Max Aarons

Max Aarons
Max Aarons 2021-08-07 1.jpg
Aarons warming up for Norwich City in 2021
Personal information
Full name Maximillian James Aarons
Date of birth (2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Norwich City
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2016 Luton Town
2016–2018 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Norwich City 201 (5)
International career
2018–2019 England U19 7 (0)
2019– England U21 26 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:59, 8 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:35, 2 July 2023 (UTC)

Maximillian James Aarons (born 4 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Norwich City. He is primarily a right-back, but can also play as a left-back.

Club career

Aarons began his career at Luton Town, and moved to join Norwich City's academy in 2016. He signed a three-year professional contract with the Canaries in June 2018, before making his debut in an EFL Cup game against Stevenage on 14 August. His first senior goal also came in the EFL Cup, as he concluded a 3–1 win over Cardiff City two weeks later. Aarons made his first league appearance on 2 September, starting in the East Anglian derby against Ipswich Town, a 1–1 draw. On 10 October, he extended his contract at the club until June 2023.

In March 2019 he was selected to the 2018–19 Championship Team of the Season, and was also awarded the 2018–19 EFL Young Player of the Season award. He was promoted with Norwich to the Premier League after a 2–1 victory over Blackburn Rovers.

In April 2021 he was nominated for the EFL Young Player of the Season.

In January 2022, Aarons made his 150th appearance for Norwich City in a Premier League match against West Ham United.

International career

After breaking into the Norwich City first team at the start of the 2018–19 season, Aarons earned a call-up to the England under-19 team in September 2018.

On 30 August 2019, Aarons was included in the England U21 squad for the first time and made his debut during the 3–2 2021 U21 Euro qualifying win against Turkey on 6 September 2019.

Despite his England caps, in March 2021 it was reported that Aarons would be called up to the Jamaica national team, as part of a plot by the Jamaican Football Federation to purposely target a number of English and English-born players for call ups in order to increase the nation's chances of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. JFF president Michael Ricketts claimed that Aarons was going to apply for a Jamaican passport in order to play for the nation. However, Aarons subsequently revealed he had not been contacted by Jamaica, stating: "I am able to play for Jamaica but I never heard anything from them or whatever. I had people messaging me, a few family members from Jamaica, and I had to say that I hadn't heard anything". Aarons also revealed that he had no interest in playing for anyone other than his home nation, commenting: "my full focus is definitely on England".

On 14 June 2023, Aarons was included in the England squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

Personal life

Aarons is of Jamaican descent. He is the cousin of Huddersfield Town player Rolando Aarons.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 May 2023
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
Norwich City 2018–19 Championship 41 2 0 0 2 1 43 3
2019–20 Premier League 36 0 3 0 1 0 40 0
2020–21 Championship 45 2 2 0 0 0 47 2
2021–22 Premier League 34 0 1 0 0 0 35 0
2022–23 Championship 45 1 1 0 2 0 48 1
2023–24 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 201 5 7 0 5 1 213 6

International

As of match played 28 June 2023
Appearances and goals by national team, year and competition
Team Year Competitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
England U19 2018 1 0 3 0 4 0
2019 3 0 0 0 3 0
England U21 2019 3 0 2 0 5 0
2020 4 0 0 0 4 0
2021 5 0 1 0 6 0
2022 3 0 2 0 5 0
2023 2 0 3 0 5 0

Honours

Norwich City

Individual


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