Max Clayton
Clayton in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Max James Clayton | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Crewe, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
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Current team
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Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2011 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Crewe Alexandra | 74 | (9) |
| 2014– | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | England U16 | 5 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | England U17 | 21 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | England U19 | 4 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:28, 1 May 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:43, 27 May 2013 (UTC) |
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Max James Clayton (born 9 August 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Bolton Wanderers. He has also represented England at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 levels.
Born in Crewe, Cheshire, Clayton started his football career at Crewe Alexandra Academy. Clayton made headlines in the media when the club's technical director Dario Gradi revealed a Premier league club had attempted to poach one of their 15-year-old players, which Clayton was named by the media. It was two years ago when Liverpool who had offered the Cheshire club a sum of around £1 million for the player's services two years ago. In March 2010, Clayton signed a long-term contract with the club.
Clayton made his debut for Crewe Alexandra in a 2–1 league win against Morecambe at the Alexandra Stadium on 22 April 2011, coming on as a second-half substitute for Shaun Miller. He made his second appearance of the season in a 2–0 away loss to Wycombe Wanderers, again coming on as a late substitute for Miller. Having made his debut for the club, Clayton signed his first professional contract with the club, which keep him until 2014.
He made his first appearance of the 2011–12 season on 6 August 2011, once again coming on as a late substitute for Miller as Crewe lost 3–0 away to Swindon. He began to get a regular run of games for Crewe, and scored his first goal in a 1–0 home win against Macclesfield Town in the JPT Trophy on 5 October 2011. His first league goal came in a 2–1 win on 19 November 2011 as he scored a 94th-minute winner against Morecambe, after England under-17 teammate Nick Powell had equalised for Crewe. He scored his second goal in a 2–0 home win against Accrington on 21 February 2012. On 10 March, he scored another 94th-minute winner as Crewe beat Gillingham 4–3.
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