Max, a left-sided defender, came through the youth ranks at Wanderers before signing a first professional contract with the Whites in the summer of 2022.

The 20-year-old spent the 22/23 season on loan at Buxton in the National League North and made 26 appearances for the Derbyshire side before joining fellow National League side Rochdale for a short period at the start of the 2023/24 campaign.