Max Dyche (born 22 February 2003) is an English professional

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who plays as a defender for club

Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the c ...

Career

Dyche began his career with

. He made his debut on 12 December 2020 against

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England. Its first team competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' ...

, as a substitute for Christopher Missilou in the 72nd minute of the game. The match ended 2–1 to Crewe. Dyche made his first start against

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club () is a professional association football, football club based in Oxford, England. The club compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football league system, English football. Founded as Headingto ...

on 15 December 2020, the match finishing 4–0 to Oxford. On 4 February 2022, he joined

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leaders

Brackley Town Brackley Town Football Club is a Association football, football club in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of and play at St James Park. The club won the FA Trophy in 2018. History Established in 1890, the club sp ...

on loan to aid his development. On 11 September 2023, Dyche joined

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club

Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. The club was founded in the spr ...

on an initial one-month loan deal. On 27 January 2024 it had been confirmed that Dyche had gone back out on loan. Returning to the National League to spend the rest of the season at

Woking Woking ( ) is a town and borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in north-west Surrey, England, around from central London. It appears in Domesday Book as ''Wochinges'', and its name probably derives from that of a Anglo-Saxon settleme ...

. Following nine appearances in a Woking shirt, Dyche was recalled in March due to injuries in the Northampton squad. In June 2024, he returned to Woking on a season-long loan deal. On 8 January 2025, it was announced that Northampton Town had recalled Dyche from his loan spell. Returning to

Northamptonshire Northamptonshire ( ; abbreviated Northants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Leicestershire, Rutland and Lincolnshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the east, Bedfordshi ...

having featured 25 times, scoring twice for the Cards during his six months at the club. On 6 May 2025, Northampton announced the player had been offered a new contract.

Career statistics

Honours

Northampton Town *

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promotion:

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Personal life

Dyche is one of the two children of

Sean Dyche Sean Mark Dyche (; born 28 June 1971) is an English professional football manager and former footballer who was most recently the manager of Premier League club Everton. During his playing career, Dyche played as a centre-back, making his pro ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dyche, Max 2003 births Living people Footballers from Northampton English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Northampton Town F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players Brackley Town F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Woking F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players 21st-century English sportsmen