{{short description|English footballer (born 1998)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}} {{Use British English|date=April 2019}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Max Melbourne |image = |image_size = |caption = |fullname = Max Melbourne<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/general-news/efl-squad-numbering-06.09.2019.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Lincoln City |publisher=English Football League |page=38 |accessdate=22 October 2019}}</ref> |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|10|24|df=y}}<ref name = "SW">{{soccerway|max-melbourne/453150|accessdate=10 April 2019}}</ref> |birth_place = |height = {{convert|1.83|m|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Max Melbourne |url=https://www.morecambefc.com/teams/first-team/defender/max-melbourne/ |publisher=Morecambe F.C. |access-date=7 October 2022}}</ref> |position = Left back |currentclub = Gateshead |clubnumber = |youthyears1 = 2008–2017 |youthclubs1 = West Bromwich Albion |years1 = 2017–2020 |clubs1 = West Bromwich Albion |caps1 = 0 |goals1 = 0 |years2 = 2018 |clubs2 = → Ross County (loan) |caps2 = 6 |goals2 = 0 |years3 = 2018 |clubs3 = → Partick Thistle (loan) |caps3 = 3 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2019–2020 |clubs4 = → Lincoln City (loan) |caps4 = 2 |goals4 = 0 |years5 = 2020–2022 |clubs5 = Lincoln City |caps5 = 21 |goals5 = 1 |years6 = 2021 |clubs6 = → Walsall (loan) |caps6 = 20 |goals6 = 1 |years7 = 2021–2022 |clubs7 = → Stevenage (loan) |caps7 = 7 |goals7 = 0 |years8 = 2022–2024 |clubs8 = Morecambe |caps8 = 31 |goals8 = 0 |years9 = 2025– |clubs9 = Gateshead |caps9 = 14 |goals9 = 0 |club-update = 18:03, 22 March 2026 (UTC) }} '''Max Melbourne''' (born 24 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for Gateshead.
==Career== Melbourne joined West Bromwich Albion at the age of 9.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wba.co.uk/teams/premier-league-2/defender/max-melbourne/|title=Profile|accessdate=1 May 2018|publisher=West Bromwich Albion F.C.}}</ref> He moved on loan to Ross County in January 2018,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42891100|title=Liam Fontaine: Ross County sign defender from Hibernian|date=31 January 2018|accessdate=31 January 2018|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> making his senior debut on 10 March 2018.<ref name = "2017-18"/> Melbourne subsequently joined Partick Thistle on a six-month loan in July 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/loan-news-max-melbourne-joins-thistle-on-loan/|title=LOAN NEWS: Max Melbourne joins Thistle on loan|date=26 July 2018|accessdate=26 July 2018|publisher=Partick Thistle F.C.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44965203|title=Partick Thistle agree loan for Max Melbourne from West Brom|date=26 July 2018|accessdate=22 November 2018|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> Melbourne scored his first Thistle goal in a 5–0 away win against Stranraer in the Scottish Challenge Cup.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://spfl.co.uk/league/challenge-cup/results/994566|title=KDM Evolution Trophy Results | SPFL|website=spfl.co.uk}}</ref> His loan deal ended early, in November 2018,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/max-melbourne/|title=Max Melbourne|date=21 November 2018|accessdate=22 November 2018|publisher=Partick Thistle F.C.}}</ref> having scored one goal in five games.<ref name = "2018-19"/> On 2 September 2019 he signed a loan deal at Lincoln City lasting until 6 January 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Imps sign Baggies defender on loan|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2019/september/190902-max-melbourne/|publisher=Lincoln City F.C. |accessdate=2 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49552738|title=Lincoln City: Jake Hesketh & Max Melbourne join Imps on loan|work=BBC Sport |date=2 September 2019}}</ref>
Melbourne's deal at Lincoln was made a {{frac|2|1|2}}-year permanent contract on 10 January 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Imps welcome quartet to LNER Stadium |url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2020/january/200109-signingquartet/ |publisher=Lincoln City |accessdate=10 January 2020 |date=10 January 2020}}</ref>
On 1 February 2021, he joined Walsall on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{cite web |title= Max Melbourne departs on loan |url= https://www.weareimps.com/news/2021/february/210201-melbourne|publisher=Lincoln City F.C. |access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55897005|title=Walsall sign Melbourne and Osei Yaw|work=BBC Sport }}</ref> He scored on his debut for the club, at home to Mansfield Town on 9 February 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=Match Report: Walsall 1–1 Mansfield|url=https://www.saddlers.co.uk/news/2021/february/match-report-walsall-1-1-mansfield/|publisher=Walsall |access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref>
He returned to the Lincoln City team the following season, starting the season opening against Gillingham.<ref>{{cite news |title=Match report: Gillingham 1 Imps 1|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2021/august/match-report-gillingham-imps/|publisher=Lincoln City F.C. |date=7 August 2021}}</ref> On 31 August 2021 he joined Stevenage on loan until January.<ref>{{cite web |title=Max Melbourne Makes Stevenage Switch|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2021/august/210831-Max-Melbourne-makes-Stevenage-switch|website=Lincoln City FC |access-date=31 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58401282|title=Stevenage sign Melbourne from Lincoln|work=BBC Sport }}</ref> He was recalled by Lincoln City on 10 January 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Max Melbourne recalled from loan|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2022/january/max-melbourne-recalled-from-loan/|website=Lincoln City FC |access-date=10 January 2022}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Lincoln on 22 January 2022, an injury time header against Plymouth Argyle.<ref>{{cite web |title=Plymouth Argyle 1 Imps 2|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2022/january/plymouth-argyle-1-imps-2/|website=Lincoln City FC |access-date=22 January 2022}}</ref> In May 2022 it was announced that he would leave the club at the end of the season,<ref>{{cite news |title=Retained list|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2022/may/retained-list/ |access-date=18 May 2022 |publisher=Lincoln City F.C. |date=18 May 2022}}</ref> and in June 2022 it was announced that he would sign for Morecambe on 1 July.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61846429|title=Morecambe sign ex-Lincoln defender Melbourne|work=BBC Sport }}</ref> He was released by Morecambe at the end of the 2023–24 season.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/crgg23vpwrwo | title=Morecambe release 16 players after troubled League Two season | date=20 May 2024 }}</ref>
He returned to football in August 2025, signing with Gateshead.<ref>https://x.com/m_melbourne3/status/1957018807412601032</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|29 April 2023}}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National Cup !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=3|West Bromwich Albion |2017–18<ref name = "2017-18">{{soccerbase season|96078|2017|accessdate=1 May 2018}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2018–19<ref name = "2018-19">{{soccerbase season|96078|2018|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref> |Championship |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0 |- |Ross County (loan) |2017–18<ref name = "2017-18"/> |Scottish Premiership |6||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||6||0 |- |Partick Thistle (loan) |2018–19<ref name = "2018-19"/> |Scottish Championship |3||0||0||0||1||0||1{{Efn|Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup.}}||1||5||1 |- |Lincoln City (loan) |2019–20<ref name = "2019-20">{{soccerbase season|96078|2019|accessdate=17 February 2021}}</ref> |League One |2||0||0||0||0||0||3{{Efn|name=EFLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy.}}||0||5||0 |- |rowspan=4|Lincoln City |2019–20<ref name = "2019-20"/> |League One |6||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||6||0 |- |2020–21<ref name = "2020-21">{{soccerbase season|96078|2020|accessdate=17 February 2021}}</ref> |League One |8||0||2||0||2||0||4{{Efn|name=EFLT}}||0||16||0 |- |2021–22<ref name = "2021-22">{{soccerbase season|96078|2021|accessdate=17 February 2021}}</ref> |League One |7||1||0||0||1||0||0||0||8||1 |- !colspan=2|Total !21!!1!!2!!0!!3!!0!!4!!0!!30!!1 |- |Walsall (loan) |2020–21<ref name = "2020-21"/> |League Two |20||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||20||1 |- |Stevenage (loan) |2021–22<ref name = "2021-22"/> |League Two |7||0||3||0||0||0||3{{Efn|name=EFLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy.}}||0||13||0 |- |Morecambe |2022–23<ref name = "2022-23">{{soccerbase season|96078|2022|accessdate=24 April 2023 }}</ref> |League One |15||0||0||0||1||0||1||0||17||0 |- !colspan=3|Career total !74!!2!!5!!0!!5!!0!!12!!1!!96!!3 |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
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