Max Bardell
Personal information
Full name Max James Bardell[1]
Date of birth (2002-11-14) 14 November 2002[1]
Place of birth Huddersfield, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Derby County
Number 40
Youth career
Huddersfield Town
0000–2019 Manchester City
2019–2023 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Derby County 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:58, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

Max Bardell (born 14 November 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Derby County.

Career

Bardell started his career at the academies of Huddersfield Town & Manchester City, before joining the Derby County academy in 2019 on a scholarship.[2]

During the 2019–20 season, Bardell played 18 times for the under-18s in, including two appearances in Derby's run to the play-off rounds in the UEFA Youth League.[2][1] For the 2020–21, in second year of his scholarship, Bardell captained the under-18 side,[2] as well as making his first appearances for the under-21s.[2][1]

In January 2021, Derby's first team squad suffered a Covid-19 outbreak which forced the first-team players and staff to miss the clubs third round FA Cup tie at Chorley and the clubs under-21s and 18s players and staff would replace them.[3] On 9 January, the game took place with Bardell playing 73 minutes at right back, the youthful Derby side lost 2–0,[4] but Bardell won praise for his performance.[5]

In the summer of 2021, Bardell signed his first professional contract with Derby County, after completing his two-year scholarship.[6] During the 2021–22 season, Bardell became a permanent member of the clubs under-21s, but a hamstring injury limited appearances.[2] He featured in two first match day Championship squads as an unused substitute in February 2022.[7][8]

The 2022–23 season was another injury affected one for Bardell,[2] he was restricted to four under-21 appearances.[1] Bardell made his second appearance for the first team in a 5–0 FA Cup First Round replay win over Torquay United in November 2022,[9] Derby described this as his "official" debut.[2] On 18 January 2023, Bardell signed a contract extension, extending his stay at Derby until June 2025.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 November 2022[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derby County 2020–21[12] Championship 001000—10
2021–22[13] Championship 000000—00
2022–23[14] League One 0010000010
2023–24[14] League One 0000000000
Career total 0020000020

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 Max Bardell at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Max Bardell". dcfc.co.uk. Derby County F.C. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
    3. ↑ Bower, Aaron (6 January 2021). "Derby County to field youth players at Chorley after Covid outbreak". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
    4. ↑ "Chorley 2–0 Derby County". BBC Sport. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
    5. ↑ Stone, Simon (9 January 2021). "Derby County: Fans lavish Max Bardell with praise after 'accomplished' Chorley display". Football Fancast. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
    6. ↑ "BARDELL: "RELIEF TO SCORE AND GET OUR FIRST WIN"". Derby County. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
    7. ↑ Beardmore, Michael (2 February 2022). "Huddersfield Town 2–0 Derby County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
    8. ↑ "Derby County 3–1 Hull City". BBC Sport. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
    9. ↑ Pilnick, Brent (15 November 2022). "Derby County 5–0 Torquy United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
    10. ↑ Pallat, James (18 January 2023). "Derby County announce triple contract update". Derby Telegrpah. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
    11. ↑ Max Bardell at Soccerbase
    12. ↑ "Games played by Max Bardell in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
    13. ↑ "Games played by Max Bardell in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
    14. 1 2 "Games played by Max Bardell in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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