Max McMillan

Max McMillan
Personal information
Full name Max Henry McMillan[1]
Date of birth (2002-10-03) 3 October 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth York, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 North Ferriby
Youth career
Haxby Town
–2021 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Fleetwood Town 0 (0)
2022 → Radcliffe (loan) 3 (1)
2023–2024 Wigan Athletic 0 (0)
2024– North Ferriby 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:48, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

Max Henry McMillan (born 3 October 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Northern Premier League Division One East club North Ferriby.

Early and personal life

McMillan is the son of former York City player Andy McMillan and the grandson of former Pretoria Callies coach Trevor McMillan, whilst his brother Alex was a scholar at Grimsby Town.[2] He was born in York but is of South African descent through his father.[2] He attended Joseph Rowntree School in York.[3]

Club career

After playing youth football for Haxby Town at under-7s level, McMillan joined Leeds United's academy aged 8.[3] He signed a two-year scholarship deal with the club in April 2019.[3] On 23 April 2021, McMillan signed for League One club Fleetwood Town on a contract until the end of the 2022–23 season.[4] He made his debut for Fleetwood Town on 5 October 2021 in a 3–1 win against Barrow in the EFL Trophy, and scored the final goal after latching onto a cross from Ryan Edmondson.[5][6] McMillan joined Northern Premier League Premier Division club Radcliffe on a month-long loan on 17 February 2022.[7] He departed Fleetwood at the end of the 2022–23 season.[8]

In September 2023, McMillan joined Wigan Athletic's under-21 side on a contract until the end of the season having impressed on trial.[9]

He was released by Wigan at the end of the 2023–24 season.[10]

In October 2024, McMillan joined Northern Premier League Division One East club North Ferriby.[11]

International career

Being of South African descent through his father, McMillan is eligible to represent the Bafana Bafana, with his father Andy stating in October 2019 that he and his brother Alex were 'desperate' to represent South Africa.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 November 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leeds United U21 2020–21[13] — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Fleetwood Town 2021–22[14] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 2[a] 1 2 1
Radcliffe (loan) 2021–22[15] NPL Premier Division 3 1 — — — 3 1
Career total 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 2
  1. ^ a b Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". premierleague.com. Premier League. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b Flett, Dave (23 June 2018). "South Africa FA running rule over sons of York City legend". York Press. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Flett, Dave (26 April 2019). "Leeds United sign three York-based teenagers as scholars". York Press. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Max McMillan swaps Premier League side Leeds United for Fleetwood Town". fleetwoodtownfc.com. Fleetwood Town F.C. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  5. ^ "McMillan: It's a really proud moment for me and my family". fleetwoodtownfc.com. Fleetwood Town F.C. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  6. ^ Sobot, Lee (6 October 2021). "Former Leeds youngster hails Whites forward Ryan Edmondson and significant breakthrough at Fleetwood". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Max McMillan joins Radcliffe on an initial month-long loan". fleetwoodtownfc.com. Fleetwood Town F.C. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Retained list: Development Squad". www.fleetwoodtownfc.com. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Max McMillan signs one-year contract with U21s". wiganathletic.com. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Wigan Athletic confirms retained list following the 2023/24 season". Wigan Athletic FC. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  11. ^ @north_ferribyfc (21 October 2024). "𝙒𝙀𝙇𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙀 | 𝙈𝘼𝙓 𝙈𝘾𝙈𝙄𝙇𝙇𝘼𝙉 The Club are pleased to welcome former Fleetwood and Wigan Athletic forward, Max McMillan to the Club. The Leeds youth graduate will head straight in to tomorrow's squad. #NFFC | #VILLAGERS" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 October 2024 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ Sobayeni, Prince (18 October 2019). "Duo 'desperate' to play for Bafana". FARPost. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Games played by Max McMillan in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Games played by Max McMillan in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Radcliffe – Appearances – Max McMillan – 2021-2022". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.