Max Thompson (footballer, born 2002)

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Max Thompson
Personal information
Full name Max Thompson [1]
Date of birth (2002-02-09) 9 February 2002 (age 23) [2]
Place of birth Macclesfield, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Chorley
Youth career
2010–2018 Manchester United
2018–2019 Everton
2019–2020 Burnley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Burnley 1 (0)
2022–2023 Sunderland 0 (0)
2024 MFK Skalica 0 (0)
2024–2025 Queen's Park 0 (0)
2025– Chorley 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:53, 13 April 2025 (UTC)

Max Thompson (born 9 February 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward who plays for National League North club Chorley.

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Career

Youth career

After interest from other clubs, Thompson ended up signing for Manchester United as an under-9 in 2010. [3] He progressed through the age groups at United but wasn't offered a scholarship and departed the club aged 15. [3] Following his release, Thompson signed for Everton. [3] He spent 18-months at the club, but finding game time at Everton limited, Thompson was allowed to explore other options and he requested to be released from his contract. [3] Following this, he went on trial with Burnley and scored twice in an under-23 friendly and played once for the under-18 side against Nottingham Forest before signing. [4] [3]

Professional career

During the COVID-19 lockdown, Thompson was invited to train with the first-team bubble and impressed Burnley manager, Sean Dyche, in training. [3] On 22 June 2020, he made his senior debut, coming on as a substitute for Matěj Vydra in Burnley's 5–0 loss to Manchester City at the City of Manchester Stadium. [5]

On 22 July 2022, Thompson joined newly-promoted Championship side Sunderland on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He was initially assigned to the under-21 squad. [6]

In October 2023, Thompson left Sunderland by mutual consent. [7]

In January 2024, Thompson signed for Slovak First Football League side MFK Skalica. [8] He left the club at the end of the season without making an appearance.

On 10 October 2024, Thompson joined Scottish Championship club Queen's Park on a contract until the end of the season with the option for a further year. [9] He left the club at the end of the season after making three appreances in the cup. [10] In August 2025, Thompson joined National League North club Chorley on a short term deal. [11]

Personal life

Thompson's brother and father, Warren, also played football, for Blackburn Rovers and York City respectively. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 February 2025 [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burnley 2019-20 [14] Premier League 100000—10
2020-21 Premier League000000—00
Total100000—10
MFK Skalica 2023-24 Slovak First League 0000——00
Queen's Park 2024-25 Scottish Championship 0010002 [a] 030
Career total1010002040
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Max Thompson". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jones, Andy (28 June 2020). "The youngsters who could get their chance in Burnley's run-in" . Retrieved 26 April 2021– via The Athletic.
  4. ↑ "Max Thompson". Burnley F.C. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Manchester City 5-0 Burnley". BBC Sport. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Young quartet sign for the Lads". Sunderland A.F.C. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Max Thompson leaves SAFC". Sunderland A.F.C. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Do Skalice prichádza mladý útočník Max Thompson" (in Slovak). MFK Skalica. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Max Thompson signs for the Spiders". queensparkfc.co.uk. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Queen's Park FC – Squad update". Queen's Park F.C. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Max Thompson signs for the Magpies!". chorleyfc.com. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  12. ↑ "Everton's new starlets - Duncan Ferguson's relative, a Brazilian-born winger and the Yorkshire Gylfi Sigurdsson". liverpoolecho.co.uk. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  13. ↑ Max Thompson at Soccerway . Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Max Thompson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2025.


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