| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maximillian Rotimi Oyedele [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Salford, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Legia Warsaw | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Beechfield United | ||
| 2011–2012 | Burnley | ||
| 2012–2022 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Altrincham (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| 2024 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Legia Warsaw | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Poland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Poland U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Poland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Poland U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Poland | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 | |||
Maximillian Rotimi Oyedele (born 7 November 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw. Born in England, he represents the Poland national team.
Oyedele joined the Manchester United Academy aged eight from Burnley, impressing through the youth ranks. [2] Having progressed through the ranks, he was a part of the 2021–22 FA Youth Cup winning side, featuring from the bench in the final. [3]
In February 2023, Oyedele, alongside teammates Joe Hugill and Sonny Aljofree, joined National League club Altrincham on loan as part of a new scheme that would see him continue training with the Manchester United youth teams, as well as having the opportunity to gain first-team playing experience. [4] The move proved successful with Oyedele being nominated for the Altrincham Goal of the Season for his strike against Oldham Athletic. [5] Following his return from loan to Manchester United, he was blocked from competing in the Under-19 European Championship, instead being included in the first-team squad for the trip to Norway. [6]
In January 2024, Oyedele joined League Two bottom club Forest Green Rovers on loan until the end of the season. [7]
On 22 August 2024, Oyedele joined Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw on a permanent transfer. [8]
Born in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, to a Polish mother and a Nigerian father, he is a Poland youth international, having represented Poland at the under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels. [9]
On 30 September 2024, having played 100 minutes across two matches for Legia, [10] Oyedele received a surprise call-up to the senior team by manager Michał Probierz for the UEFA Nations League matches against Portugal and Croatia. [11] He made his first appearance and start for Poland against Portugal on 12 October, before being replaced by Jakub Moder after 66 minutes of a 1–3 loss. [12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United U21 | 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 [b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 [b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Altrincham (loan) | 2022–23 | National League | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | ||||
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2023–24 | EFL League Two | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Legia Warsaw | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [c] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 4 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | |||
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
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