Chris Maxwell

Connah's Quay Nomads

Maxwell spent a six-month loan spell at Welsh Premier League team Connah's Quay Nomads during the 2008–09 season, making 20 appearances in all competitions, before being recalled by Wrexham in January 2009.

Wrexham

In April 2009, Maxwell made his first team debut for Wrexham at the age of 18. He went on to start the remaining three league games of the 2008–09 season, claiming his first senior clean sheet on the last day of the season against Weymouth. After playing all of their 2009–10 pre-season games, Maxwell was joined at Wrexham by the more experienced Sam Russell. After only four games of the season, Russell was sidelined with a dislocated elbow, allowing Maxwell the opportunity to start. Maxwell went on to play 21 consecutive games and kept 10 clean sheets during Russell's absence. His contribution was acknowledged when he agreed an extension to his contract keeping him at the club until the end of the 2010–11 season. Maxwell regained the place ahead of Russell to play the last nine games of the season keeping a further five clean sheets. A number of defensive club records were broken; clean sheets, goals conceded and the first season where no more than two goals were conceded in a single game. Maxwell was recognised for his performances with a number of fans awards, including being named the Wrexham Football Association 'young player of the season'. During the 2010–11 pre-season, Maxwell was joined at Wrexham by the more…

Maxwell is eligible to play for three of the home nations, as he is Welsh by birth, has an English father and a Scottish grandfather. He was a member of the Wales U16 squad that won the 2005 Victory Shield, during the 2005–06 season, won his first U17 cap at the age of 15 and went on to win his first U19 cap at the age of just 16 and three days. During the 2008–09 season, Maxwell added a further two international age groups to his tally; U23 semi professional and U21 honours both before his 19th birthday. At the start of the 2009–10 season, Maxwell retained his place in the Wales U21 squad and played in all of Wales' Group 3 qualification games for the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. Maxwell continued as number 1 in the Wales U21 squad during 2010 and played in all of the remaining Wales' Group 3 qualification games for the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. Wales narrowly missed out on qualification for the next stage on an away goal rule to Italy. Maxwell continued to be a key member of the 2011–13 Wales U21 squad for qualification games in the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. Maxwell was called into the senior Wales squad during the buildup to UEFA Euro 2016, due to an injury to Danny Ward. Maxwell remained with the squad during preparations but did not make the final squad when Ward made a full recovery.

Wrexham

FA Trophy: 2012–13 Fleetwood Town

Football League Two play-offs: 2014 Charlton Athletic

EFL League One play-offs: 2019 Blackpool

EFL League One play-offs: 2021 Wales U16

Victory Shield: 2005 Individual

Wrexham Young Player of the Year: 2009–10, 2010–11. Conference Premier Player of the Month: October 2013 Fleetwood Town Players' Player of the Season: 2014–15 Fleetwood Town Supporters' Player of the Season: 2014–15 Fleetwood Town Community Player of the Season: 2014–15 Fleetwood Town PFA Community Player of the Season: 2015–16 Football League One Unsung Hero Award: April 2016 Preston North End Community Player of the Season 2016–17 EFL League One Golden Glove: 2020–21 PFA Team of the Year: 2020–21 League One