Max Lewis Rowe Alleyne (born 21 July 2005) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Early and personal life

Max Lewis Rowe Alleyne was born on 21 July 2005 in

Bristol Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by t ...

. He is the son of former England and Gloucestershire cricketer

Mark Alleyne Mark Wayne Alleyne (born 23 May 1968) is an English cricket coach and former first-class cricketer who made ten One Day International appearances for England between 1998/99 and 2000/01. He is the head coach at Gloucestershire County Cricket Cl ...

Club career

Alleyne made his debut for the

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under-18 team during the 2020–21 season whilst still 15 years old. He left the Southampton academy to join

in 2021 for a £1.5 million fee which reportedly also included a sell-on clause up to 20%. He signed his first professional contract with City in July 2022. Alleyne was included in the City first-team squad on 13 December 2023, being named as on the substitutes' bench for the

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match against

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. On 26 December 2024 Alleyne was included in City’s matchday squad to face Everton in the

being an unused substitute in the match. Despite suffering injury on international duty with the England youth side, in May 2025 he was named Manchester City U21 Player of the Year.

International career

Having represented England at various age groups, Alleyne is also eligible to play for Barbados. On 10 September 2024, Alleyne made his

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debut during a 2-0 win over

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Style of play

Alleyne is a

Honours

Manchester City *

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References

External links

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at the Manchester City F.C. website {{DEFAULTSORT:Alleyne, Max 2005 births Living people Footballers from Bristol English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Manchester City F.C. players England men's youth international footballers Black British sportsmen 21st-century Black British people English people of Barbadian descent Sportspeople of Barbadian descent 21st-century English sportsmen