Max Kilman

Maximilian William Kilman (born 23 May 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Max Kilman
Kilman during a futsal match, April 2018
Personal information
Full name Maximilian William Kilman[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-23) 23 May 1997[2]
Place of birth Chelsea, London, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.92 m)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Number 49
Youth career
Fulham
Gillingham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Welling United 0 (0)
2015–2018 Maidenhead United 34 (1)
2016–2017 → Marlow (loan) 30 (2)
2018– Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 (0)
National team
2015–2018 England (futsal) 25
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Born in Chelsea, Greater London,[4] Kilman's parents are both half-Russian and half-Ukrainian.[5] His father is from Moscow, Russia and his mother is from Kyiv, Ukraine. Kilman speaks Russian in addition to English.[6]

Club career

Early career

Kilman began his career in the academy at Fulham. As a teenager, he joined futsal club Genesis Futsal Club while continuing to play the 11-a-side game. He later joined the academy at Gillingham before signing for Maidenhead United in 2015, after making a single London Senior Cup appearance for Welling United against Cockfosters in October 2014.[7] Kilman was loaned out to Southern Football League side Marlow for the 2016–17 season.[8][9]

Kilman returned the following season and made his debut for the Magpies on the opening day of the 2017–18 season against Maidstone United, while continuing his futsal career, signing for Helvécia. He went on to make 39 appearances for Maidenhead before signing for Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee on transfer deadline day in August 2018.[10]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Kilman spent the season with the club's under-23 side, helping them to win promotion from the second tier of the Premier League reserve competition.[11] In April 2019, head coach Nuno Espírito Santo stated that "Max is 100 per cent integrated into the (first team) squad... I just see him as a very good football player, a centre-half with quality. He's big, aggressive. He has to improve like all young players, but we're really, really happy with Max."[12]

Kilman was first included in a senior matchday squad in December 2018 and was an unused substitute on five occasions before the defender made his senior debut for Wolves on 4 May 2019 when he came on as a last-minute substitute in a 1–0 win against Fulham in the Premier League.[13] In making this bow in the Premier League, Kilman became the first player to go directly from non-League to the Premier League, with no loans in between, since Chris Smalling moved from Maidstone United to Fulham in 2008.[14] Kilman made his full senior debut for Wolves in a 4–0 home win against FC Pyunik of Armenia in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League Qualifying Third Round, 2nd Leg, on 15 August 2019.[15]

On 25 September 2019, Kilman made his debut appearance in the EFL Cup, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home Third Round draw with Reading that ultimately saw Wolves progress to the Fourth Round on penalties (4–2).[16] On 24 October 2019 Kilman made his first starting appearance in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League at the group stage, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 away win at Slovan Bratislava.[17] Kilman made his full league debut in Wolves's 1–1 home draw against Sheffield United on 1 December 2019.[18]

On 21 April 2020, Wolverhampton's Express & Star announced that Kilman's contract with Wolves had been extended until the summer of 2022.[19]

Kilman started in two consecutive Premier League games for the first time when Wolves visited Leeds United on 19 October 2020, and marked the occasion by setting up the only goal of the game for Raúl Jiménez, his first assist as a Wolves player, and being nominated Man of the Match both by BBC Sport and Sky Sports.[20][21]

On 21 October 2020, two days after his Man of the Match performance, Wolves announced that Kilman had extended his contract with the club until the summer of 2025.[22][23]

International career

Kilman made his debut for the England national futsal team as an 18-year-old. He went on to accumulate 25 caps for the Three Lions. Kilman's futsal career was put on hiatus when he signed for Wolves in August 2018. He is eligible to play international football for Russia or Ukraine national because of his parents.[24] Max indicated that he would be likely to accept a call-up for the Ukraine national team if asked.[25]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Welling United 2014–15 Conference Premier 0000—1[lower-alpha 1]010
Maidenhead United 2015–16 National League South 0000—0000
2016–17 National League South 0000—2[lower-alpha 2]020
2017–18 National League 33110—5[lower-alpha 3]0391
2018–19 National League 1000—0010
Total 341100070421
Marlow (loan) 2016–17 Southern League Division One Central 30200—00302
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2018–19 Premier League 100000—10
2019–20 3010205[lower-alpha 4]0110
2020–21 1301000—140
Total 170202050260
Career total 7933020130973
  1. One appearance in London Senior Cup
  2. Two appearances in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup
  3. Four appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Berks & Bucks Senior Cup
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "UEFA Europa League 2019/2020: Booking List before Round of 16, 1st leg" (PDF). UEFA. p. 2. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. "Max Kilman: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. "Max Kilman: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. "Max Kilman". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  5. Spiers, Tim (5 December 2019). "From futsal to non-league to the Premier League, 6ft 4in Max Kilman has 'got the ability to go to the very top'". The Athletic. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  6. Stone, Simon (7 November 2020). "Max Kilman: England futsal team ending has devastated former team-mates". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  7. "Max Kilman". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  8. Meet the Premier League new boy who represents England… at futsal
  9. Wolves defender Max Kilman explains how Futsal aided his pathway into the pro game
  10. Under-23s Make Triple Signing
  11. "Wolves win Division 2 despite Saints victory". Premier League. 30 April 2019.
  12. Max Kilman '100 per cent integrated' into Wolves squad
  13. "Wolves 1-0 Fulham". BBC Sport. 4 May 2019.
  14. Spiers, Tim (5 December 2019). "From futsal to non-league to the Premier League, 6ft 4in Max Kilman has 'got the ability to go to the very top'". The Athletic. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  15. Rose, Gary (15 August 2019). "Europa League: Wolves beat Pyunik 4–0 for an 8–0 aggregate win". BBC Sport.
  16. Sanders, Emma (25 September 2019). "Wolves 1–1 Reading (4–2 pens): Home side win dramatic penalty shoot-out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  17. Johnston, Neil (24 October 2019). "Slovan Bratislava 1–2 Wolves: Raul Jimenez hits winner in Europa League". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  18. "Matt Doherty rescues Wolves after Lys Mousset has Sheffield United off to flyer". The Guardian. 1 December 2019.
  19. Edwards, Joe (21 April 2020). "Max Kilman's Wolves contract quietly extended until 2022". Express & Star. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  20. Stone, Simon (19 October 2020). "Leeds 0–1 Wolves: Win a 'massive result' says defender Conor Coady". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  21. Brand, Gerard (20 October 2020). "Leeds 0–1 Wolves: Match report & highlights". Sky Sports. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  22. "Kilman commits future to Wolves". Wolves. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  23. "Max Kilman signs new Wolves contract to 2025". BBC Sport. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  24. Stone, Simon (7 November 2020). "Max Kilman: England futsal team ending has devastated former team-mates". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  25. https://en.uaf.ua/article/40665
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