Max Dickov
Personal information
Full name Max Paul Dickov[1]
Date of birth (2002-04-27) 27 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Manchester, England[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Full back, winger
Team information
Current team
Brentford
Youth career
2009–2011 Manchester City
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 AFC Macclesfield 1 (0)
2019–2020 Poynton 12 (1)
2020–2022 Stockport Town 26 (14)
2022– Brentford 0 (0)
International career
2018 England Schoolboys
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:03, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

Max Paul Dickov (born 27 April 2022) is an English professional footballer who plays as a utility player for Premier League club Brentford.

Dickov is a product of the Manchester City and Oldham Athletic academies and began his senior career with spells at non-League clubs AFC Macclesfield, Poynton and Stockport Town. He began his professional career with Brentford in 2022.

Club career

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Early years

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Along with his brother Sam, Dickov entered the Manchester City Academy at the age of seven.[4] Following his release in 2011 and two spells with Oldham Athletic,[3][4] Dickov turned down the opportunity of scholarships and instead played the first senior football of his career with Cheshire League clubs AFC Macclesfield and Poynton.[5][6] He moved on to North West Counties League First Division club Stockport Town in 2020.[7] Dickov scored eight goals in 9 appearances during the COVID-19-affected 2020–21 season,[8][9] before scoring and six goals in 19 appearances prior to his final appearance for the club midway through the 2021–22 season.[10]

Brentford

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On 29 June 2022, Dickov transferred to the B team at Premier League club Brentford and signed a one-year contract, with the option of a further year,[11] effective 1 July 2022,[3] on a free transfer.[12] He had spent a large amount of the second half of the 2021–22 season on trial with the team.[11] He was deployed as a utility player during his time at the club,[13] featuring as a full back,[14] winger and midfielder.[4][15] Dickov was a member of the 2022–23 Premier League Cup-winning squad and at the end of the season,[16] the one-year option on his contract was taken up, with a further one-year option attached.[17] Dickov made a first team friendly appearance during the 2023–24 pre-season and signed a new one-year contract at the end of the campaign.[18][19] Dickov was named in the club's 25-man Premier League squad for the first half of the 2024–25 season.[20]

Central midfield.

Representative career

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Dickov was capped by England Schoolboys.[3]

Personal life

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Dickov's father Paul is a former Scottish international footballer and his brother Sam combines an off-field role with Manchester City with that of an amateur footballer.[4][7][21][22] Dickov attended Wilmslow High School.[23]

Career statistics

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As of match played 7 March 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AFC Macclesfield 2017–18[24] Cheshire League First Division 1 0 0 0 1[c] 0 2 0
Poynton 2019–20[5] Cheshire League Premier Division 12 1 0 0 1[c] 0 12 1
Stockport Town 2020–21[8] North West Counties League First Division 8 8 0 0 1[d] 0 9 8
2021–22[10] North West Counties League First Division 18 6 0 0 1[e] 0 19 6
26 14 0 0 4 0 30 14
Brentford 2022–23[25] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 26 14 0 0 0 0 4 0 30 14
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance in Cheshire Amateur Cup
  4. ^ Appearance in FA Vase
  5. ^ Appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup

Honours

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Brentford B

References

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  1. ^ "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. ^ "The First Interview | Max Dickov on joining Brentford B". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Max Dickov – Forward – Brentford B". Official website of Brentford Football Club. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Maintaining The Standards | Max Dickov". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Sam Dickov player stats | The Cheshire Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  6. ^ "All football below National League to end". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Dynamic Dickov Taking the Town by Storm". Non League Daily. 21 September 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Max Dickov". NWCFL. Archived from the original on 19 April 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  9. ^ "NLS Steps 3–6 update". The Football Association. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Max Dickov". NWCFL. Retrieved 29 June 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ a b "Max Dickov joins Brentford B". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Transfer news: Summer transfer window 2022: Premier League ins and outs". SkySports. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Brentford Buzz: Max Dickov". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Max Dickov on Hearts victory". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Highlights: Brentford B 0 AFC Wimbledon 0". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  16. ^ a b "Brentford B 2 Blackburn U21 1". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Brentford B squad update". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Brentford 1 Southampton 2: Minutes for first-team players in behind-closed-doors friendly". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  19. ^ "Brentford academy confirm summer departures and extensions". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  20. ^ "2024/25 Premier League squad lists". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  21. ^ "Alumni Profile: Sam Dickov, Partnerships Operations Executive in the Premier League". www.ucfb.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  22. ^ "Samuel Dickov". NWCFL. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  23. ^ "High Notes – Issue 5" (PDF). 5 October 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  24. ^ "Max Dickov player stats | The Cheshire Football League". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  25. ^ "Games played by Beatpoet/sandboxDickov in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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Category:Living people Category:English footballers Category:Brentford F.C. players Category:2002 births Category:Stockport Town F.C. players Category:North West Counties Football League players Category:Men's association football fullbacks Category:England men's schools international footballers