Max Alleyne

Max Alleyne
Alleyne with Watford in 2025
Personal information
Full name Max Lewis Rowe Alleyne
Date of birth (2005-07-21) 21 July 2005
Place of birth Coalpit Heath Bristol, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 68
Youth career
–2021 Southampton
2021–2023 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Manchester City 2 (0)
2025–2026 → Watford (loan) 16 (0)
International career‡
2022 England U17 2 (0)
2022–2023 England U18 5 (0)
2023 England U19 8 (0)
2024– England U20 6 (0)
2025– England U21 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:48, 17 January 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:18, 19 November 2025 (UTC)

Max Lewis Rowe Alleyne (born 21 July 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester City.

Early and personal life

Max Lewis Rowe Alleyne[2] was born on 21 July 2005[3] in Bristol.[4] He is the son of former England and Gloucestershire cricketer Mark Alleyne.[5]

Club career

Alleyne is a centre back.[6] He made his debut for the Southampton under-18 team during the 2020–21 season whilst still 15 years old.[7] He left the Southampton academy to join Manchester City in 2021 for a £1.5 million fee which reportedly also included a sell-on clause up to 20%.[8][9] He signed his first professional contract with City in July 2022.[10]

Alleyne was included in the City first-team squad on 13 December 2023, being named as on the substitutes' bench for the UEFA Champions League match against Crvena Zvezda.[11] On 26 December 2024, Alleyne was included in City's matchday squad to face Everton in the Premier League being an unused substitute in the match.[12] Despite suffering injury on international duty with the England youth side, in May 2025 he was named Manchester City U21 Player of the Year.[13]

On 8 August 2025, Alleyne joined Championship side Watford on a season-long loan deal.[14] On the next day, he made his debut for the club, coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute of the opening game of the season, which Watford lost 1–0 against Charlton Athletic.[15]

Alleyne was recalled to Manchester City on 5 January 2026 to provide cover for the long-term injuries sustained by Rúben Dias and Joško Gvardiol.[16] Two days later, on 7 January, he made his first-team debut, delivering an impressive performance in a 1–1 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion at the Etihad Stadium.[17] His breakthrough week continued on 10 January, when he scored his first goal for the club on his FA Cup debut in a third-round tie against Exeter City, which ended in a 10–1 victory.[18]

Alleyne though was heavily criticised for his performance on 20 January 2026 in a Champions's League game at Bodo/Glimt, where bad individual errors led to two goals for the Norwegian side in a 3–1 victory.[19]

International career

Having represented England at various age groups, Alleyne is also eligible to play for Barbados.[20]

On 10 September 2024, Alleyne made his England U20 debut during a 2–0 win over Romania at Edgeley Park.[21]

On 29 August 2025, Alleyne was called up to the under-21s.[22] On 10 October, he made his debut in a 4–0 away victory against Moldova.[23]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 February 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City U21 2023–24[24] — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
2024–25[25] — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
Total — — — 5 0 5 0
Manchester City 2025–26[26] Premier League 2 0 2 1 2 0 1[b] 0 7 1
Watford (loan) 2025–26[26] Championship 16 0 — 1 0 — 17 0
Career total 18 0 2 1 3 0 6 0 28 1
  1. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Manchester City

References

  1. ^ "Max Alleyne". World Football. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  2. ^ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Max Alleyne: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  4. ^ Mumford, Jack (13 December 2023). "Who is City's Max Alleyne?". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  5. ^ Wigmore, Tim (25 May 2023). "Mark Alleyne: 'Without BLM, I would not have got another job in professional cricket'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  6. ^ Bailey, Chris (18 July 2023). "Manchester City youngsters aim to shine in pre-season as launchpad to first-team progress". The National. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  7. ^ House, Alfie (22 November 2021). "Max Alleyne confirms move from Southampton to Manchester City". Daily Echo. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Southampton could get windfall as interest reported Man City starlet". Daily Echo. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  9. ^ Teach, Tom (30 July 2021). "Manchester City agree £1.5million transfer fee for Southampton defender". Hampshire Live. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  10. ^ Bray, Joe (8 July 2022). "Two Man City players sign contract extensions as 13 youngsters sign first professional deals". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Man City Vs Crvena Zvezda". Soccerway. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Manchester City Vs Everton". Soccerway. 26 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  13. ^ Bray, Joe (27 May 2025). "My dad played for England but I'm on a different path - I want to make it at Man City". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Official: Alleyne Joins From Manchester City". Watford F.C. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  15. ^ "Match Wrap: Charlton Athletic 1-0 Watford". Watford F.C. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  16. ^ "Manchester City recall centre-back from Championship loan following Josko Gvardiol injury". Yahoo! Sports. 5 January 2026.
  17. ^ "Pep's praise for Alleyne and Khusanov". Manchester City F.C. 7 January 2026.
  18. ^ Smith, Jonathan (10 January 2026). "City hit double figures in ruthless FA Cup victory". Manchester City F.C.
  19. ^ Astbury, Matt (21 January 2026). "What went wrong for 'fragile' Manchester City in 3-1 loss to Bodo/Glimt". dazn.com. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  20. ^ Bray, Joe (13 December 2023). "Who is Max Alleyne? Man City centre-back called up to Champions League squad". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  21. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (10 September 2024). "Report: England ELS 2-0 Romania". England Football. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  22. ^ Englandfootball.com
  23. ^ Hunt, Holly (10 October 2025). "Report: England MU19s 4-1 Belgium". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  24. ^ "Games played by Max Alleyne in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  25. ^ "Games played by Max Alleyne in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  26. ^ a b "Games played by Max Alleyne in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  27. ^ McNulty, Phil. "Carabao Cup final: Nico O'Reilly double helps Man City beat Arsenal at Wembley". BBC Sport.
  28. ^ "Manchester City 4–0 Fluminense". BBC Sport. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.


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