| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Peter Christopher Maye[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1982-07-14)14 July 1982 (age 43)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England[2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Port Vale | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Port Vale | 2 | (0) |
| 2002 | Southend United | 2 | (0) |
| 2002 | Nuneaton Borough | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Corby Town | ||
| 2003–2006 | Team Bath | ||
| 2006 | Chippenham Town | ||
| 2006–2007 | Taunton Town | ||
| 2007–2011 | Yate Town | ||
| 2011–2013 | Bristol Manor Farm | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Daniel Peter Christopher Maye (born 14 July 1982) is an English former professionalfootballer who now works as a footballcoach atEFL Championship clubDerby County.
Maye started his career withSecond DivisionPort Vale, making his debut as a 67th minutesubstitute in a 5–0 win overCambridge United atVale Park on 5 October 2001, replacingIan Armstrong. Eleven days later, he played the second half of theFootball League Trophy clash withCarlisle United, replacing fellow youngsterAlex Gibson. Vale scored twice in six minutes to turn the game around 2–1. His final appearance was on 6 April 2002, replacingMarc Bridge-Wilkinson with eight minutes to go of a goalless home draw withBournemouth.[3]
He joinedSouthend United on afree transfer for the start of the2002–03 season. He made his debut for theThird Division club on 17 August 2002, replacingPhil Whelan late into a 3–2 defeat toShrewsbury Town atRoots Hall. His next match was in theLeague Cup first round on 10 September, coming on forDamon Searle with the score 3–0 toWimbledon, the score at full-time was 4–1. He played his last game seven days later, again coming off the bench, this time replacingNeil Jenkins, in another home defeat,Kidderminster Harriers claiming a 2–1 victory. He left the club once his three-monthcontract expired.[4]
Late in 2002, he joinedConference sideNuneaton Borough before quickly moving on toCorby Town. In 2003, he joinedTeam Bath, staying for three years; he completed adegree program with the affiliated university – a degree in Coach Education Sports Development from theUniversity of Bath. He spent part of 2006 withChippenham Town before signing withTaunton Town. In 2007, he joinedYate Town whilst working as a teacher at a Bath Secondary School before moving on toBristol Manor Farm.
Maye was appointed as acoach at theBristol Rovers academy.[5] In December 2012, he joined the coaching staff atSouthampton and went on to obtain hisUEFA A Licence and by 2019 was working as 'Lead Youth Phase Coach' at the club'sacademy.[6]
In August 2023, after 12 years working at Southampton, Maye joined the coaching staff atDerby County'sacademy, taking up the role of lead under-18 coach.[7] In June 2025, Maye was promoted to the role of Senior Professional Development Phase Coach, in this new role he was appointed as manager of the clubs under-21 team.[8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Port Vale | 2001–02 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Southend United | 2002–03 | Third Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Nuneaton Borough | 2002–03 | Conference | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
