Max Taylor (footballer)

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Max Taylor
Personal information
Full name Max Edward Taylor [1]
Date of birth (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Morecambe
Number 5
Youth career
2014–2019 Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Manchester United 0 (0)
2020 → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 7 (0)
2020–2021 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 9 (1)
2021–2024 Rochdale 55 (4)
2024 → Solihull Moors (loan) 3 (0)
2024– Morecambe 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2024

Max Edward Taylor (born 10 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Morecambe. [2]

Contents

Early and personal life

Born in Manchester, [3] Taylor was known as Max Dunne until February 2019. [4]

In June 2018, Taylor was diagnosed with and underwent treatment for testicular cancer, returning to training with Manchester United in September 2019. [5]

Career

Taylor joined Manchester United at the age of 14. [6] He signed his first professional contract at the start of 2018, five months before his cancer diagnosis. [7]

He received his first call-up to the senior team in November 2019. [3] [8] He was given squad number 52. [9]

In January 2020 he moved on loan to Stalybridge Celtic, [10] [11] making 9 appearances in all competitions. [12]

In May 2020 he signed a new one-year contract with the club. [6] In August 2020 he went on trial to Milton Keynes Dons with a view to a loan move. [13]

In October 2020 he moved on loan to Kidderminster Harriers. [14] [15]

On 4 June 2021 it was announced that he was being released by Manchester United and would leave the club at the end of the season following the expiry of his contract. [16]

Taylor signed for Rochdale in August 2021. [17] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win against Northampton Town on 21 August 2021. [18] He signed a new contract with Rochdale in August 2022. [19]

In March 2024, he joined fellow National League club Solihull Moors on a one-month loan deal. [20]

Taylor was released by Rochdale at the end of the 2023–24 season. [21]

Taylor signed for Morecambe in July 2024. [22]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United U23 2019–20 [23] ———1 [a] 010
2020–21 [24] ———1 [a] 010
Total——2020
Stalybridge Celtic (loan) 2019–20 [25] NPL Premier Division 70——2 [b] 090
Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 2020–21 [2] National League North 9100—0091
Rochdale 2021–22 [26] League Two 22320203 [a] 0293
2022–23 [27] League Two19100001 [a] 0201
2023–24 [2] National League 14000—1 [c] 0150
Total554202050644
Solihull Moors (loan) 2023–24 [2] National League3000—0030
Morecambe 2024–25 [28] League Two4000103 [a] 080
Career total7852030120955
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ One appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup, one appearance in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "England – M. Taylor – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  3. 1 2 "Young Man Utd star Max Taylor nears debut a year on from cancer treatment". Kidderminster Shuttle.
  4. ↑ "Max Dunne". www.manutd.com.
  5. ↑ "Max Taylor steps up his comeback". www.manutd.com.
  6. 1 2 "Max Taylor signs new contract with Man Utd". www.manutd.com.
  7. ↑ "Max Taylor: Manchester United teenager on his cancer, recovery & return to football". BBC Sport. 27 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Max Taylor: Man Utd defender gets first senior call-up following chemotherapy". BBC Sport. 26 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "Shirt numbers for debutants in Man Utd squad v Astana". www.manutd.com.
  10. ↑ "Man Utd seal loan deals for Fojticek and Taylor". www.manutd.com.
  11. ↑ "DONE DEAL: Stalybridge Celtic sign Man Utd defender Max Taylor – Tribal Football". www.tribalfootball.com.
  12. ↑ "Stalybridge Celtic – Official Site – Player Profile Max Taylor". www.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk.
  13. ↑ Fay, Richard (20 August 2020). "Manchester United's plans for defender Max Taylor". Manchester Evening News.
  14. ↑ "Max Taylor seals loan move to Kidderminster". www.manutd.com.
  15. ↑ "Man United prospect joins Harriers". Official Website of the Harriers – Kidderminster Harriers FC. 2 October 2020.
  16. ↑ "Confirmed: Eight players to leave United". www.manutd.com.
  17. ↑ "Rochdale sign ex-Man Utd defender Taylor". BBC Sport.
  18. ↑ "Northampton Town 1–3 Rochdale – BBC Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  19. ↑ "Malley joins as Taylor signs new deal at Rochdale". BBC Sport.
  20. ↑ "Moors Secure Defender On Loan". www.solihullmoorsfc.co.uk. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  21. ↑ "Retained/Released List 2023/24". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  22. ↑ "Morecambe: League Two side make 15 signings after embargo lifted". BBC Sport. 12 July 2024.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Max Taylor in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Max Taylor in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
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  26. ↑ "Games played by Max Taylor in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Max Taylor in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
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