Max Aarons

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Max Aarons
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Aarons warming up for Norwich City in 2021
Personal information
Full name Maximillian James Aarons[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-04) 4 January 2000 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Club 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 127 (4)
National team‡
2018–2019 England U19 7 (0)
2019– England U21 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:59, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:00, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Maximillian James Aarons (born 4 January 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League 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.[3] He signed a three-year professional contract with the Canaries in June 2018,[3] before making his debut in an EFL Cup game against Stevenage on 14 August.[4] His first senior goal also came in the EFL Cup, as he concluded a 3–1 win over Cardiff City two weeks later.[5] Aarons made his first league appearance on 2 September, starting in the East Anglian derby against Ipswich Town, a 1–1 draw.[6] On 10 October, he extended his contract at the club until June 2023.[7]

In March 2019 he was selected to the 2018–19 Championship Team of the Season,[8] and was also awarded the 2018–19 EFL Young Player of the Season award.[9] 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.[10]

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.[11]

On 30 August 2019, Aarons was included in the England U21 squad for the first time [12] and made his debut during the 3–2 2021 U21 Euro qualifying win against Turkey on 6 September 2019.[13]

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.[14][15] JFF president Michael Ricketts claimed that Aarons was going to apply for a Jamaican passport in order to play for the nation.[14] However, Aarons subsequently revealed he had infact 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".[16] 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".[16]

Personal life[]

Aarons is of Jamaican descent.[17] He is the cousin of Huddersfield Town player Rolando Aarons.[18]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 18 September 2021
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[19] Championship 41 2 0 0 2 1 — 43 3
2019–20[20] Premier League 36 0 3 0 1 0 — 40 0
2020–21[21] Championship 45 2 2 0 0 0 — 47 2
2021–22[22] Premier League 5 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
Career total 127 4 5 0 3 1 0 0 135 5

Honours[]

Norwich City

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Norwich City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 47. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Max Aarons". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Max Aarons signs first professional contract". Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Norwich City vs Stevenage on 14 Aug 18 – Match Centre – Norwich City". www.canaries.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Cardiff City vs Norwich City on 28 Aug 18 – Match Centre – Norwich City". www.canaries.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Ipswich Town vs Norwich City on 02 Sep 18 – Match Centre – Norwich City". www.canaries.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Max Aarons rewarded with new deal at Norwich City". www.canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  8. ^ "EFL awards: Che Adams, Teemu Pukki & Billy Sharp on Championship shortlist". BBC Sport. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Twitter". mobile.twitter.com. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Buendia, Pukki & Toney up for EFL award". BBC Sport – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  11. ^ Davitt, Paddy. "England calling for Max Aarons". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  12. ^ "ENGLAND U21S KICK-OFF A NEW CAMPAIGN AND AIDY BOOTHROYD HAS PICKED HIS SQUAD". The FA. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  13. ^ "EDDIE NKETIAH AND REISS NELSON SCORE AS ENGLAND U21S WIN OPENING EURO QUALIFIER". The FA. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "Southampton star Nathan Redmond in line for shock international call-up ahead of World Cup 2022".
  15. ^ "Kemar Roofe's World Cup dream as Rangers star tops list for international side".
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b "Aarons 'fully focused' on U21 Euros with England amid Jamaica interest".
  17. ^ Steinberg, Jacob (26 October 2019). "Norwich's Max Aarons: 'When I came here it almost felt like home'". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  18. ^ Freezer, David. "Rapid rise continuing for Canaries prospect Aarons after derby debut". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  19. ^ "Games played by Max Aarons in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  20. ^ "Games played by Max Aarons in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  21. ^ "Games played by Max Aarons in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  22. ^ "Games played by Max Aarons in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  23. ^ Anderson, John, ed. (2019). Football Yearbook 2019–2020. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 258–259. ISBN 978-1-4722-6111-3.
  24. ^ "Live blog: EFL Awards 2019". EFL.com. 7 April 2019. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  25. ^ "Max Aarons, Jamal Lewis and Teemu Pukki named in EFL Team of the Season". www.canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  26. ^ "Championship: Norwich and Leeds dominate PFA selection of team of 2018–19". BBC Sport. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  27. ^ https://www.canaries.co.uk/News/2020/december/max-aarons-named-efl-young-player-of-the-month/

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