# Maxi Oyedele

Maximillian Rotimi Oyedele (born 7 November 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw. Born in England, he represents the Poland national team.

## Club career

Oyedele joined the Manchester United Academy aged eight from Burnley, impressing through the youth ranks. Having progressed through the ranks, he was a part of the 2021–22 FA Youth Cup winning side, featuring from the bench in the final.
In February 2023, Oyedele, alongside teammates Joe Hugill and Sonny Aljofree, joined National League club Altrincham on loan as part of a new scheme that would see him continue training with the Manchester United youth teams, as well as having the opportunity to gain first-team playing experience. The move proved successful with Oyedele being nominated for the Altrincham Goal of the Season for his strike against Oldham Athletic. Following his return from loan to Manchester United, he was blocked from competing in the Under-19 European Championship, instead being included in the first-team squad for the trip to Norway.
In January 2024, Oyedele joined League Two bottom club Forest Green Rovers on loan until the end of the season.
On 22 August 2024, Oyedele joined Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw on a permanent transfer.

## International career

Born in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, to a Polish mother and a Nigerian father, he is a Poland youth international, having represented Poland at the under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels.
On 30 September 2024, having played 100 minutes across two matches for Legia, Oyedele received a surprise call-up to the senior team by manager Michał Probierz for the UEFA Nations League matches against Portugal and Croatia. He made his first appearance and start for Poland against Portugal on 12 October, before being replaced by Jakub Moder after 66 minutes of a 1–3 loss.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 31 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Manchester United U21 | 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Manchester United U21 | 2023–24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Altrincham (loan) | 2022–23 | National League | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 4 |
| Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 2023–24 | EFL League Two | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Legia Warsaw | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
* ↑ Includes Polish Cup
* 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy
* ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League

### International

    As of match played 15 October 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Poland |
| Poland | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 2 | 0 |

## Honours

Manchester United U18
* FA Youth Cup: 2021–22