| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 December 2003 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Middlesbrough, England | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sturm Graz | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Motherwell | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Motherwell | 19 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | → Queen of the South (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Cove Rangers (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2023– | Sturm Graz | 31 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Sturm Graz II | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Scotland U16 [2] | 1 | (1) |
| 2022– | Scotland U19 [3] | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Scotland U21 | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:55, 20 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Max Johnston (born 26 December 2003) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Austrian Bundesliga side Sturm Graz. He has represented Scotland internationally at youth level.
Johnston signed for Motherwell at 12 years old, progressing through the club's academy system, [4] then joining up with the first-team squad ahead of the 2020–21 season. [1] Johnston debuted for the Steelmen on 13 February 2021, as a substitute in the Lanarkshire derby versus Hamilton Academical. [5] [6]
On 1 September 2021, Johnston signed for Queen of the South on a season long loan deal, with the former Doonhamers manager being his father Allan. [7] He was then loaned to Cove Rangers in September 2022. [8] After making 10 appearances with Cove, Johnston was recalled on 1 January 2023. [9] He then became a regular in the Motherwell first team, and won the SFWA Young Player of the Year award for 2022–23. [10]
On 25 July 2023, Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz announced the signing of Johnston on a contract until the summer of 2027. [11]
Johnston represented Scotland at under-16 level, scoring on his debut versus Australia in 2019. On 17 March 2022, Johnston was called up late to the Scotland under-19 squad. [12]
He was added to the full Scotland squad for the first time in October 2023, following withdrawals by Aaron Hickey and Andrew Robertson. [13]
Johnston's father is former Scotland international Allan, and his uncle Sammy is also a former player. [4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Motherwell | 2020–21 [15] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 [16] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 [17] | Scottish Premiership | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 19 | 3 | ||
| Total | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 21 | 3 | |||
| Queen of the South (loan) | 2021–22 | Scottish Championship | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 [c] | 1 | 31 | 3 | |
| Cove Rangers (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| Sturm Graz | 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 7 [d] | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 [e] | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | – | 47 | 0 | |||
| Sturm Graz II | 2023–24 | 2. Liga | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 93 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 117 | 6 | ||
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