| Maxime Estève | |
| Full Name: | Maxime Fernand Christian Estève[1] |
| Birth Date: | 2002 5, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Montpellier, France |
| Height: | 1.93 m[2] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Burnley |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Canet |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | 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: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | France U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam2: | France U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2024 |
| Nationalteam3: | France Olympic |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 21:06, 18 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:14, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
Maxime Fernand Christian Estève (born 26 May 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for side Burnley.
A youth product of Canet and Montpellier, Estève signed his first aspirant contract with Montpellier on 19 November 2019.[3] He made his professional debut with Montpellier in a 3–2 Ligue 1 loss to Marseille on 8 August 2021.[4] On 23 September 2021, he signed his first professional contract with the club.[5]
On 1 February 2024, Estève was loaned out to English side Burnley until the end of the season with an option to buy.[6] On 21 May 2024, Burnley said the loan had been made permanent.[7]
Estève is a youth international for France, having played for the France U20s.[8] His club, Burnley, denied him permission to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics on home soil, and was replaced by Loïc Badé.[9] [10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Montpellier | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 62 | 1 | |||||
| Burnley (loan) | 2023–24 | Premier League | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Burnley | 2024–25 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 77 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 80 | 1 | ||||