| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maxwell John Conway[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-09-05)5 September 2003 (age 21)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester,England | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crewe Alexandra (on loan fromBolton Wanderers) | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2020 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | →Buxton (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2023 | →Rochdale (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | →AFC Fylde (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2024– | →Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 38 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:32, 16 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Maxwell "Max" John Conway (born 5 September 2003) is an Englishfootballer who plays as adefender forEFL League Two clubCrewe Alexandra, on loan fromEFL League One clubBolton Wanderers.
Conway came through theBolton Wanderers academy, joining at U16 level. He signed his first professional contract with Bolton Wanderers on 13 June 2022.[3]
Prior to signing his deal, Conway had featured on the first team bench during the2020–21 season and was amongst the substitutes for theEFL Trophy Group stage game againstShrewsbury Town in October 2020.[4]
In November 2022, Conway joinedNational League North clubBuxton on loan until January 2023,[5] and the following February, he extended his loan deal with the club until the end of the season.[6] In May 2023, Bolton announced that Conway had signed a new one-year deal with the club.[7]
In August 2023, Conway was loaned out to newly relegatedNational League side,Rochdale,[8] On 6 October after featuring just seven times for Dale, he was recalled by parent club, Bolton Wanderers.[9]
A day later, Conway joined fellow National League clubAFC Fylde on a 28-day loan deal;[10] his loan was extended in November until 31 January 2024,[11] and then until the end of the season.[12] On 22 May 2024, Bolton confirmed that they had activated an option to extend his contract with the club.[13]
On 9 August 2024, despite featuring heavily for Bolton's first team during pre-season, Conway joinedLeague Two sideCrewe Alexandra on a season-long loan.[14] Conway made his senior debut in theEFL a day later, coming on as a substitute forLewis Billington during Crewe's 1–0 defeat atBarrow on the opening day of the season.[15] He scored his first senior goal (a "fine individual effort") in Crewe's 1–1 League draw atDoncaster Rovers on 12 October 2024.[16] On 16 January 2025, Crewe confirmed that Conway would remain at the club until the end of the season.[17]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 2020–21 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Buxton (loan) | 2022–23 | National League North | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| Rochdale (loan) | 2023–24 | National League | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| AFC Fylde (loan) | 2023–24 | National League | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2024–25[19] | League Two | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 42 | 2 |
| Career total | 98 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 107 | 3 | ||