Maxime Colin

Maxime Jean-Yves Colin (born 15 November 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a full back for club Metz. He previously played for Boulogne, Troyes, Anderlecht, Brentford and Birmingham City. He won seven caps for France at under-20 level.

Club career Boulogne Colin spent his youth career as an amateur with a number of clubs in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, most notably Arras and Avion. Having begun his career as a forward, Colin subsequently moved to right back. He was not a member of any club's centre of excellence because his parents prioritised his education. knowing that he had the right to postpone his studies for up to five years so could always return to college if he did not succeed at football. He was in and out of the team during the 2012–13 Ligue 1 season, making 24 appearances as they reached the semi-final of the Coupe de France but were relegated to Ligue 2. He made his debut with a start in a 2–2 draw with Lierse on 13 September and scored the first goal of his senior career on Boxing Day in a 4–0 victory over Westerlo.

Brentford

On 14 August 2015, Colin signed a four-year contract with English Championship club Brentford for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut as a 58th-minute substitute for Akaki Gogia in a 1–0 defeat to Burnley nine days later, but a knee ligament injury suffered in training in mid-September ruled him out for three months. He returned with a start in a 4–2 victory over Huddersfield Town.

Colin returned fully fit for 2016–17 pre-season, but missed the first two matches of the regular season because of a calf injury. He scored his first Bees goal during a 4–1 win over Reading on 27 September and followed with a further three goals during the season. He was one of six debutants in the next match, away to Norwich City; he played the whole match and was yellow-carded in the first half as his team lost 1–0. On his home debutplaying at left back to accommodate Emilio Nsue on the rightColin controlled a ball over the top "and with his back to goal produced a brilliant turn which saw the whole goal open up. He then lashed a low shot which went through [the goalkeeper] for Blues' first goal in more than six hours of football" to open the scoring against Preston North End, who went on to win 3–1. He missed six matches in November and December because of a torn hamstring, and was otherwise ever-present in league competition. His second season ran similarly to his first. He was undisputed first choice at right back, spent some time on the left when Kristian Pedersen was injured, and missed three games in March with a hamstring injury: Birmingham lost all three and failed to score.

Metz On 27 July 2023, Colin signed a two-year contract with Metz, newly promoted to Ligue 1 for the 2023–24 season. He began the season in the starting eleven but damaged a calf during his third match and was out for approaching two months. He ended the regular season with 22 league appearances, all as a starter,

2016–17

2017–18

2018–19

2019–20

2020–21

2021–22

2022–23

2023–24 Ligue 2

2025–26 Ligue 1