James Maxwell (born 9 December 2001) is a Scottish

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, who plays as a

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for

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club

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...

Career

Maxwell was with

Ayr United Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is ...

and

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

's youth academies before signing as a pro youth for Rangers. Maxwell signed on loan with

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club Queen of the South for the

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season. Maxwell had 32 appearances and scored 5 goals for the

Dumfries Dumfries ( ; sco, Dumfries; from gd, Dùn Phris ) is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is located near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth about by road from the ...

club. During July 2021, Maxwell signed on loan with Scottish Championship club

for the 2021-22 season. On 7 July 2022, Maxwell confirmed that he had left Rangers. On 21 July 2022, Maxwell moved south of the border for the first time in his career when he joined

club

Career statistics

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References

2001 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Ayr United F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players English Football League players {{scotland-footy-defender-2000s-stub