Maxime Estève
{{short description|French footballer (born 2002)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Maxime Estève
| image = Maxime Esteve 2021.jpg
| caption = Estève in 2021
| full_name = Maxime Fernand Christian Estève{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/3886218 |title=Latest updated Premier League squad lists for 2023/24 |publisher=Premier League |date=8 February 2024 |access-date=5 April 2025}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|5|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Montpellier,{{cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur78027.html |title=Maxime Estève |newspaper=L'Équipe |location=Paris |access-date=5 April 2025 |language=fr}} France
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Burnley
| clubnumber = 5
| youthyears1 = 2009–2010
| youthclubs1 = Olympique de Saint-André
| youthyears2 = 2010–2013
| youthclubs2 = Canet Roussillon
| youthyears3 = 2011–2019
| youthclubs3 = Montpellier
| years1 = 2019–2021
| clubs1 = Montpellier II
| caps1 = 11
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2021–2024
| clubs2 = Montpellier
| caps2 = 59
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2024
| clubs3 = → Burnley (loan)
| caps3 = 16
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2024–
| clubs4 = Burnley
| caps4 = 46
| goals4 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam1 = France U20
| nationalcaps1 = 7
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2023–2024
| nationalteam2 = France U21
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2024
| nationalteam3 = France Olympic
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 17:00, 3 May 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Maxime Fernand Christian Estève (born 26 May 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for {{English football updater|Burnley}} club Burnley.
Club career
=Montpellier=
Estève signed his first aspirant contract with Montpellier on 19 November 2019.{{cite web |title=Maxime Estève signe un contrat aspirant avec le MHSC (info MhscOnAir) |trans-title=Maxime Estève signs an aspirant contract with MHSC (info MhscOnAir) |url=https://mhsconair.com/exclu-mhsc-onair/maxime-esteve-signe-un-contrat-aspirant-avec-le-mhsc-info-mhsconair |website=MHSC OnAir |access-date=25 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110055924/https://mhsconair.com/exclu-mhsc-onair/maxime-esteve-signe-un-contrat-aspirant-avec-le-mhsc-info-mhsconair |archive-date=10 November 2022 |language=French |date=19 November 2019}} He made his professional debut with Montpellier in a 3–2 Ligue 1 loss to Marseille on 8 August 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/08/08/france/ligue-1/montpellier-herault-sport-club/olympique-de-marseille/3525906/|title=Montpellier vs. Marseille - 8 August 2021|website=Soccerway}} On 23 September 2021, he signed his first professional contract with the club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Maxime-esteve-passe-professionnel-a-montpellier/1287426|title=Maxime Estève passe professionnel à Montpellier|website=L'Équipe}}
=Burnley=
On 1 February 2024, Estève was loaned out to English side Burnley until the end of the season with an option to buy.{{cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Maxime-esteve-quitte-montpellier-et-rejoint-burnley/1446149|title=Maxime Estève quitte Montpellier et rejoint Burnley|trans-title=Maxime Estève leaves Montpellier and joins Burnley|language=fr|publisher=L'Équipe|date=2 February 2024|access-date=2 February 2024}} On 21 May 2024, Burnley said the loan had been made permanent.{{Cite web |title=CLUB CONFIRM RETAINED LIST {{!}} BurnleyFC |url=https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/content/club-confirm-retained-list |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=www.burnleyfootballclub.com |language=en}}
International career
Estève is a youth international for France, having played for the France U20s.{{Cite web|url=http://montpellier-infos.fr/index.php/sport/27792-maxime-esteve-convoque-avec-l-equipe-de-france-u20|title=Maxime Esteve convoqué avec l’équipe de France U20 - MONTPELLIER INFO : Le journal du Grand Montpellier|website=montpellier-infos.fr}} After some injuries in his position at club level with Burnley, he took the decision himself to withdraw from the French 2024 Summer Olympics squad, and was replaced by Loïc Badé.{{cite web |title=BADÉ REMPLACE ESTÈVE|trans-title=Badé replaces Estève|language=fr|url=https://www.fff.fr/article/12718-bade-remplace-esteve.html|publisher=French Football Federation|date=17 June 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/burnley-block-maxime-est-ve-223200920.html |title=Burnley block Maxime Estève from playing at Paris Olympics |publisher=Yahoo Sports |date=16 June 2024 }}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 3 May 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Montpellier
|2020–21{{Soccerway|maxime-esteve/574654|accessdate=4 February 2024}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22
|Ligue 1 |24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|Ligue 1 |23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24
|Ligue 1 |12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!59 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 62 | 1 | |||
| Burnley (loan)
|16 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Burnley
|46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 48 | 1 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!121 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 126 | 2 |
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Honours
Individual
- EFL Championship Team of the Season: 2024–25{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c985rrjgy7yo |title=Burnley's Parker and Blades' Hamer win EFL awards |first=Ben |last=Ashton |website=BBC Sport |date=27 April 2025 |access-date=28 April 2025}}
- The Athletic Championship Team of the Season: 2024–25{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6336642/2025/05/20/athletic-end-of-season-awards-2024-25-men/ |title= The Athletic’s end-of-season awards, 2024-25: Men’s football |website=The Athletic’s |date=28 May 2025}}
References
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External links
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{{Burnley F.C. squad}}
{{2024–25 EFL Championship Team of the Season}}
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Category:Footballers from Montpellier
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Montpellier HSC players
Category:Premier League players
Category:France men's youth international footballers
Category:France men's under-21 international footballers
Category:French expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England