Max Sanders - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameMax Harrison Sanders

PositionCentral midfielder

NationalityEngland

Age27

Date of birth4 Jan 1999

BirthplaceCrawley

Height176 cm

Shirt number#6

ClubNotts County

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Central midfielder

Season stats

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37

Appearances

3

Goals

4

Assists

3097

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Crewe.

Career

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Premier League 2 Division Two

Sanders's current-season form is up 78% on last season (Season 18→32), while his Rating eased 31→28. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Crewe · 11th	37	3	4	7.23	28	32
2024/25	Crewe · 13th	41	0	1	6.85	31	18
2023/24	Leyton Orient · 11th	27	1	1	6.71	40	10
2022/23	Lincoln · 11th	33	1	2	6.82	44	22
2021/22	Lincoln · 17th	19	0	1	6.63	41	7

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 6 youth-team spells in the full career.

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England U19	4	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

M. Sanders is a 27-year-old central midfielder at Crewe, enjoying a standout season — 3 goals and 4 assists in 37 appearances, a Season grade of 32. On long-term scout potential he's rated 28.4. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter (74.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.82 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sanders.

On the season, Sanders graded 32 for current form (age-blind), on 3 goals, 4 assists and 2.819 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 18 → 32). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28. At 27 Sanders is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Sanders is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending up

28.4

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

31.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

74.8%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.82

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Crewe finished 11th of 24 · a mid-table side

37

Apps

2.82

Def. / 90

53

Tackles

34

Interceptions

7

Clean sheets

2.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 37 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 74.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 28.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %74.8%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.087

Assists / 900.116

Goal contribution / 900.203

Defensive actions / 902.819

Player flow

Goal involvements7

Cards / 900.262

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~11), then tapers with age. At 27, Sanders sits on 5.1, at or near its peak. The blue line is Sanders's projected Rating — 28.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists4

Defending

Tackles53

Interceptions34

Blocks10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9

Red cards0

Transfer history

Notts CountyJun 2026 – nowFree

CreweJul 2024 – Jun 2026

Leyton OrientJul 2023 – Jul 2024Free

LincolnFeb 2021 – Jul 2023

Brighton(back from loan)Jul 2020 – Feb 2021

AFC Wimbledon(on loan)Sept 2019 – Jul 2020

Brightonuntil Sept 2019

Transfer history

About M. Sanders

Max Harrison Sanders is a 27-year-old central midfielder who plays for Notts County, born on January 4, 1999 in Crawley, standing 176 cm tall. He is from England. Notts County currently sit 15th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, M. Sanders has made 37 appearances with 3 goals and 4 assists across 3,097 minutes, with 9 yellow cards.

M. Sanders's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Notts County face Burton Albion at home in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Sanders at 28.4 with a Season form score of 31.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 1 career title — among them the Premier League 2 Division Two. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, M. Sanders has totalled 224 club appearances with 16 goals and 11 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 41 appearances for Crewe.