Leyton Maxwell

Infobox Football biography
playername = Leyton Maxwell


fullname = Leyton Jonathan Maxwell
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1979|10|3|df=y
cityofbirth = St Asaph
countryofbirth = Wales
height = height|m=1.74
position = Midfielder
currentclub = Caernarfon Town
clubnumber =
youthyears = 1997-1999
youthclubs = Liverpool
years = 1999-2001
2000-2001
2001-2004
2003 2004
2004
2004-2005
2005
2005-2006
2006-
clubs = Liverpool
→ Stockport County (loan)
Cardiff City
→ Barry Town (loan) Swansea City
Carmarthen Town
Mansfield Town
Rhyl
Bangor City
Caernarfon Town
caps(goals) = 00 (0)
20 (2)
34 (1)
01 (0) 03 (0)
08 (2)
01 (0)
06 (0)
31 (4)
32 (9)
nationalyears = 1999-2001
nationalteam = Wales U-21
nationalcaps(goals) = 14 (0)
pcupdate = 18:45, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
ntupdate = 18:45, 4 July 2007 (UTC)

Leyton Jonathan Maxwell (born 3 October 1979 in St Asaph, Wales) is a Welsh footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Caernarfon Town in the League of Wales. Maxwell has played for ten clubs in his career, including spells at Liverpool and Cardiff City.

Career

Liverpool

Born in St Asaph and brought up in nearby Dyserth, Maxwell began his career as a trainee with Liverpool. He became a regular in the reserve team, keeping Steven Gerrard out of the squad on occasion, and signed a professional contract with the club by the time he was 19. He made his debut for the Liverpool first team in a League Cup match against Hull City, scoring Liverpool's second goal at the Kop End in a 4–2 win.

However, that would prove to be his only appearance for the Reds, and Maxwell was loaned out to Stockport County for the final year of his contract, scoring two goals in 23 appearances. When his contract came to an end at the end of the 2000-01 season, Maxwell was given a free transfer and signed for Cardiff City.

Cardiff City

Maxwell made a promising start to his Cardiff career, making 21 appearances in his first season at Ninian Park. His second season with the Bluebirds went in a similar fashion, making a further 22 appearances in the first six months of the 2002-03 season. However, he was loaned to Barry Town for the remainder of the season.

Maxwell returned to Cardiff for the start of the 2003-04 season, but only made two more appearances before being granted a free transfer to Swansea City in March 2004. His only goal for Cardiff came in a league match away to Northampton Town. Before the end of the 2003-04 season, Maxwell managed to play three games for the Swans, but was again given a free transfer in June 2004.

League of Wales

In the summer of 2004, Maxwell signed for Carmarthen Town and made eight appearances before transferring to Mansfield Town. He went on trial with Newport County later in the season before finally moving back to North Wales to sign for Rhyl. Again, his tenure with Rhyl was short-lived and he signed for Bangor City for the 2005-06 season.

It was at Bangor that Maxwell finally managed to hold down a first team place, making 31 appearances and scoring 4 goals, but he was yet again sold on at the end of the season and moved to Caernarfon Town in July 2006.

Honours

;Cardiff City
*Football League Division Two play-off
**Winner (1): 2002-03
*FAW Premier Cup
**Winner (1): 2001-02

External links

*soccerbase|id=17830|name=Leyton Maxwell
* [http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/team/past_players/players/maxwell/ Liverpool FC profile]
* [http://www.welsh-premier.com/player_detail_solo.php?player_id=391 Welsh Premier League profile]