Mackye Dre Townsend West (born 1 August 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ware and the Montserrat national football team.

Mackye Townsend-West
Personal information
Full name Mackye Dre Townsend West[1]
Date of birth (2003-08-01) 1 August 2003 (age 21)[2]
Place of birth Camden, England[3]
Position(s) Defender[2]
Team information
Current team
Ware
Youth career
2019–2020 Stevenage
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Stevenage 0 (0)
2022St Albans City (loan) 4 (0)
2022–2023Royston Town (loan) 12 (0)
2023–2024 Royston Town 10 (0)
2024– Ware 6 (0)
International career
2024– Montserrat 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:32, 10 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Stevenage

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Townsend-West joined the Stevenage youth academy after academy scouts saw him playing in a trial game in 2019.[4] Academy manager Robbie O'Keefe stated that Townsend-West had impressed with his "raw pace" and technical ability in the trial match.[4]

Whilst still a first-year scholar in the club's academy,[2] Townsend-West was an unused substitute for the first-team's 2–0 away defeat away at Peterborough United in the FA Cup on 19 November 2019.[2][5] He made his professional debut in the club's 3–2 EFL Trophy defeat against Milton Keynes Dons at Broadhall Way on 6 October 2020.[6] Townsend-West signed his first professional contract with Stevenage on 15 October 2020.[4] He made one appearance during the 2021–22 season, missing eight months of the season due to injury,[7] and was retained by the club in May 2022.[8]

Ahead of the 2022–23 season, Stevenage manager Steve Evans stated Townsend-West would leave the club on loan, once he had recovered from a "small knock" sustained in pre-season, in order to gain first-team experience.[9][10] He joined National League South club St Albans City on 5 August 2022, on a loan agreement until January 2023.[10] After making four appearances for St Albans, Townsend-West was recalled by Stevenage in December 2022 and loaned to Southern League Premier Division Central club Royston Town, making 12 appearances there.[11][12] He was released by Stevenage at the end of the 2022–23 season.[13]

Non-league

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Townsend-West signed for Royston Town on a permanent basis on 25 July 2023.[14] He joined Ware for the 2024-25 season.[15]

International career

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Townsend-West made his debut for the Montserrat national football team against Bonaire on 10 October 2024.[16]

Career statistics

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As of match played 4 March 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stevenage 2020–21[17] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2021–22[18] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2022–23[19] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
St Albans City (loan) 2022–23[3] National League South 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Royston Town (loan) 2022–23[12] SFL Premier Division Central 12 0 0 0 12 0
Royston Town 2023–24[12] SFL Premier Division Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Career total 16 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "EFL – Notification of shirt numbers – Stevenage" (PDF). EFL. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Boroguide – Mackye Townsend-West – Defender". Boroguide. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Soccerway – Mackye Townsend-West". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Mackye Townsend-West signs Pro deal". Stevenage F.C. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Peterborough United 2–0 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Stevenage 2–3 Milton Keynes Dons". Soccerway. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Mackye Townsend-West – Status". Twitter. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Stevenage FC Retained & Released List 2021/22". Stevenage F.C. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  9. ^ Metcalfe, Neil (28 July 2022). "Stocking fillers are for Christmas not Stevenage says Steve Evans". The Comet. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Mackye Townsend-West joins St Albans City on loan". Stevenage F.C. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Mackye Townsend-West & Owen Cochrane leave on loan". Stevenage F.C. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  12. ^ a b c "Royston Town – Mackye Townsend-West". Royston Town F.C. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Stevenage FC retained list 2022/23". Stevenage F.C. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Townsend-West signing". Royston Town F.C. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  15. ^ https://www.aylesburyunitedarchive.com/player/mackye-townsend-west
  16. ^ https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=740633
  17. ^ "Games played by Mackye Townsend-West in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Games played by Mackye Townsend-West in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Games played by Mackye Townsend-West in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
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