Max Josef Lowe (born 11 May 1997) is an English professional

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who plays as a full-back or

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for

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club

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games a ...

. He has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-20 level.

Club career

Derby County

Lowe came through the

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academy, and was an unused substitute for the first team on 2 October 2013, as Derby drew 4–4 with

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn professio ...

. He went on to turn professional at the club in June 2015. However, he missed much of the 2015–16 season with a hamstring injury. He made his professional debut on 23 August 2016, in a 1–1 draw with

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Park ...

in the second round of the

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; he converted his penalty in the resulting shoot-out, which Derby won 14–13. On 27 September 2016, Lowe made his League debut in an away game to Cardiff City. Lowe joined

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side

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mov ...

on a half-season loan in January 2018. He was then loaned to

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club

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in August 2018, on a deal which ran until January 2019. After playing in two games for Derby during January, Lowe returned to Aberdeen on loan for the rest of the 2018–19 season.

Sheffield United

On 7 September 2020,

announced the signing of Lowe on a four-year contract. Lowe made his debut in the

in a 5-4 penalty loss to

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. His Premier League debut, against

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in United's fifth league fixture of the season, lasted only 19 minutes after he had to be withdrawn following a concussion. Lowe came back into the side at left wing-back in defeats to Man City,

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and West Brom which left United stranded at the foot of the table with one point from their opening ten fixtures; Wilder admitted that Lowe was starting games "too early" and local media suggesting he looked "lost" and "could quickly find himself sinking without a trace." Following defeat to

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, in which Lowe was booked and subbed at half time, he lost his place in the team, only making two more league appearances (one start, one as substitute) between December and March. As a whole, Lowe made the matchday squad 33 times as Sheffield United were relegated back to the Championship after two seasons, but featured just eight times, with seven appearances from the start, and was fourth-choice full back, leading to suggestions he could leave the club. On 27 August 2021, Lowe joined Championship side

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on loan for the remainder of the season. on 10 June 2022, Forest announced that Lowe would return to his parent club once the loan had expired.

International career

Lowe featured in the

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of the

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for the England under-17s, playing in the 6–0 win over the

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at the

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on 29 October 2013. He was called up to the England under-18 team in September 2014 and the England under-20 team in August 2016. In May 2019, Lowe returned to the international fold by being included in the England U20 squad for the

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Career statistics

Honours

Shrewsbury Town *

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: Runner-up 2017–18 Aberdeen *

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runner-up: 2018–19 Nottingham Forest *

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