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Max Thompson (born 9 February 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sunderland.

Max Thompson

Personal information
Full name	Max Thompson[1]
Date of birth	(2002-02-09) 9 February 2002 (age 20)[2]
Place of birth	Macclesfield, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Sunderland
Youth career
2010–2018	Manchester United
2018–2019	Everton
2019–2020	Burnley
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Burnley	1	(0)
2022–	Sunderland	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:48, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

Career

Youth career

Thompson was first spotted playing by Everton head of recruitment, Martin Waldron, in a local tournament at around aged six or seven and instantly impressed.[3] Waldron wanted to bring him to the Academy setup at Everton and was involved in a few games but he ended up signing for Manchester United as an under-9.[3] He progressed through the age groups at United, but surprisingly wasn't offered a scholarship and departed the club aged 15.[3] Waldron and Everton had kept a close eye on Thompson whenever the two sides met and naturally he moved to Everton following his release.[3] He spent 18-months at the club, but finding game time at Everton limited, Thompson was allowed to explore other options and he requested to be released from his contract.[3] Burnley were not openly looking to add a striker but offered Thompson a trial.[3] The forward scored twice in an under-23 friendly and played once for the under-18 side against Nottingham Forest.[3] He made the right impression and Burnley effectively took over his scholarship in December 2019, signing for 18-months.[4][3]

Professional career

During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, Thompson was invited to train with the first-team bubble and impressed manager, Sean Dyche, in training.[3] On 22 June 2020, he made his senior debut, coming on as a substitute for Matěj Vydra in Burnley's 5–0 loss to Manchester City at the City of Manchester Stadium.[5]

On 22 July 2022, Thompson joined newly-promoted Championship side Sunderland on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He was initially assigned to the under-21 squad.[6]

Personal life

Thompson’s brother and father, Warren, also played football, for Blackburn Rovers and York City respectively.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 June 2020

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
Burnley	2019–20[8]	Premier League	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2020–21[8]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0

References

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