James Maxwell (born 9 December 2001) is a Scottish

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, who plays as a

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for club

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system after winning the 202 ...

Career

Maxwell was with Ayr United and

Falkirk Falkirk ( ; ; ) is a 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 resident population of 32,422 at the ...

's youth academies before signing as a pro youth for

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. Maxwell signed on loan with

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club Queen of the South for the 2020-21 season. Maxwell had 32 appearances and scored 5 goals for the

Dumfries Dumfries ( ; ; from ) is a market town and former royal burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, near the mouth of the River Nith on the Solway Firth, from the Anglo-Scottish border. Dumfries is the county town of the Counties of Scotland, ...

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

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club

Career statistics

Honours

Doncaster Rovers *

: 2024–25

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 21st-century Scottish sportsmen {{scotland-footy-defender-2000s-stub