Max Bird

Max Andrew Bird (born 18 September 2000) is an English footballer who can play either as a defensive midfielder or central midfielder for EFL Championship club Derby County. He made his first-team debut in September 2017, aged 16. He also attended John Taylor High School, Barton-under-needwood, UK.

Max Bird
Personal information
Full name Max Andrew Bird[1]
Date of birth (2000-09-18) 18 September 2000
Place of birth Burton upon Trent, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Derby County
Number 8
Youth career
2010–2017 Derby County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Derby County 100 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:58, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

Career

Having progressed through the Derby County Academy, Bird made his debut for the first team against Barnsley in the EFL Cup on 12 September 2017. Aged 16 at the time, he became Derby's eighth-youngest player. Shortly afterwards, he signed a new contract running until 2020.[2]

Bird's first league appearance for Derby County came in the closing seconds of a 2–1 win over Swansea City on 1 December 2018, replacing Mason Mount.[3] He made his first start on 2 March 2019 in a 4–0 away defeat to Aston Villa, playing the full 90 minutes of the game.[4]

On 17 September 2020, Bird signed a new deal with Derby to take him through to the end of the 2023–24 season.[5] He scored his first goal for Derby in a 2-1 win against Stoke City on 18 September 2021.[6]

Career statistics
As of match played 3 January 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derby County 2017–18[7] Championship 000010—10
2018–19[8] Championship 402020—80
2019–20[9] Championship 2203020—270
2020–21[10] Championship 3300010—340
2021–22[11] Championship 2510000—251
Career total 841506000951

    References
    1. "Max Bird: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
    2. Jordan-Probert, Jools (23 January 2018). "Max Bird - Derby County player profile and stats". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
    3. "Derby County 2-1 Swansea City". British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
    4. "Aston Villa 4-0 Derby County". British Broadcasting Corporation. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
    5. "BIRD AND SIBLEY SIGN NEW LONG-TERM CONTRACTS WITH DERBY COUNTY". Derby County F.C. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
    6. "Derby 2-1 Stoke". BBC. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
    7. "Games played by Max Bird in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
    8. "Games played by Max Bird in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
    9. "Games played by Max Bird in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
    10. "Games played by Max Bird in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
    11. "Games played by Max Bird in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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