Max Clayton

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Max Clayton
Personal information
Full nameMax James Clayton[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-09) 9 August 1994
Place of birthCrewe, England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current clubCrewe Alexandra
Number7
Youth career
2001–2011Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–Crewe Alexandra74(9)
National team‡
2010England U165(2)
2010–2011England U1720(4)
2011–England U182(0)
2012–England U194(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:12, 18 November 2013 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:43, 27 May 2013 (UTC)

Max James Clayton (born 9 August 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Crewe Alexandra. He has also represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels. His father Paul Clayton was also a striker for Crewe Alexandra and his older brother Harry is currently a professional with Nantwich Town.[2]

Club career

Born in Crewe, Cheshire, Clayton made his debut for Crewe Alexandra in a 2–1 league win against Morecambe at the Alexandra Stadium on 22 April 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute for Shaun Miller.[3] He made his second appearance of the season in a 2–0 away loss to Wycombe Wanderers, again coming on as a late substitute for Miller.[4] He made his first appearance of the 2011–12 season on 6 August 2011, once again coming on as a late substitute for Miller as Crewe lost 3–0 away to Swindon.[5] He began to get a regular run of games for Crewe, and scored his first goal in a 1–0 home win against Macclesfield Town in the JPT Trophy on 5 October 2011.[6] His first league goal came in a 2–1 win on 19 November 2011 as he scored a 94th minute winner against Morecambe, after England under-17 team mate Nick Powell had equalised for Crewe. He scored his second goal in a 2–0 home win against Accrington on 21 February 2012.[7] On 10 March he scored another 94th minute winner as Crewe beat Gillingham 4–3.[8] On 16 March 2012, Clayton scored a vital goal in a 2–2 draw at Southend to send Crewe to Wembley for the League 2 play-off final on a 3–2 aggregate score.[9] On 7 April 2013, he scored in the 2013 Football League Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium, as Crewe beat Southend United 2–0.[10]

International career

He has also represented England at under-16, under-17 and under-18 levels, playing in the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico. On 25 June 2011, he scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory over Uruguay in Torreón. He scored his first goal for the under-19 team on 24 May 2013 against Georgia.[11]

Career statistics

As of 19 November 2013.[12]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[13] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crewe Alexandra 2010–11 2000000020
2011–12 243000062305
2012–13 354102243429
2013–14 132201020182
Career totals 74930321259216

Honours

Club

Crewe Alexandra

References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 34. Retrieved 25 June 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Max Clayton upholds family tradition" Crewe Chronicle. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Crewe 2–0 Morecambe". BBC News. 22 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011. 
  4. ↑ "Wycombe 2–0 Crewe" BBC Sport. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "Swindon 3–0 Crewe" BBC Sport. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "Crewe 1–0 Macclesfield" BBC Sport. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  7. ↑ "Crewe 2–0 Accrington" BBC Sport. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  8. ↑ "Gillingham 3–4 Crewe" BBC Sport. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  9. ↑
  10. ↑ "Crewe 2–0 Southend". bbc.co.uk (BBC Sport). 7 April 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013. 
  11. ↑ "England v Georgia" TheFA.com. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  12. ↑ Max Clayton career stats at Soccerbase
  13. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy

External links

Crewe Alexandra F.C. – current squad
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