Max Frederick Smallcombe (born 27 March 1999) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Max Frederick Smallcombe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Truro, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2016 | Exeter City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Exeter City | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Bideford (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Tiverton Town (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Bideford | 16 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Bodmin Town | ||
| 2021–2023 | Loughborough Students | 49 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| Wales U16 | |||
| 2015–2016 | Wales U17 | 4 | (0) |
| Wales U19 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:54, 24 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editSmallcombe came through the Exeter City Academy to make his first-team debut on 30 August 2016, in a 4–2 defeat at Oxford United in an EFL Trophy group stage match.[3] He turned professional at Exeter in April 2017, having successfully captained the youth team to a league title in the 2016–17 season.[4]
He started the 2017–18 season on loan at Southern League Division One West club Bideford.[5] He scored his first goals in senior football with a brace on 2 September, helping the "Robins" to a 5–1 victory over Bishop's Cleeve in an FA Cup qualification match at The Sports Ground.[6] Manager Sean William Joyce went on to praise his professionalism, stating that he was badly missed by the team after he picked up a hamstring injury in September.[7]
International career
editSmallcome made his debut for the Wales under-17 team in a UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification victory over the Netherlands at Dragon Park on 22 October 2015, and went on to win a total of four caps.[9][10]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 20 September 2017
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Exeter City | 2016–17[11] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017–18[12] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bideford (loan) | 2017–18[13] | SFL - Division One West | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the EFL Trophy
References
edit- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 18th May 2019: Exeter City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 79. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ Max Smallcombe at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Oxford United 4 Exeter City 2: Match report". exetercityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Five academy players set to put pen to paper on pro contracts at Exeter City". exetercityfc.co.uk. 27 April 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ Smart, Matt. "Bideford ready for first game of Evo-Stik League South West season". North Devon Gazette. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ Barker, Adam. "Bideford AFC 5 vs. 1 Bishops Cleeve - 2 September 2017 - Bideford AFC - Bideford AFC". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ Byrom, David (4 October 2017). "Bideford boss Sean Joyce praises Exeter City over on loan duo". devonlive. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ TEAMS: Today's teams for the visit of @AFCTotton..., twitter.com, 28 September 2019
- ^ "Smallcombe, Max - The Grecian Archive". grecianarchive.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Under-17 - Max Smallcombe – UEFA.com". UEFA.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Max Smallcombe in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Max Smallcombe in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Max Smallcombe - Bideford AFC - Bideford AFC". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.