Max Burgess (born 16 January 1995) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for

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in the

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Career

Sydney FC

Burgess started his career at

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under coach

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, where he was spotted by Sydney FC management and signed up to the Sydney FC Youth team. He made his first start for the senior squad in Round 1 of the 2014-15 A-League against Melbourne City.

Newcastle Jets

On 28 March 2015 Newcastle Jets announced that they had signed Burgess as an injury replacement player for the remainder of the 2014–15 A-League season. Burgess made his Jet's inauguration in the Round 23 clash against Adelaide United, coming off the bench as a substitute for fellow youngster Mitch Cooper. He continued his spree of appearances, and was issued a yellow card in the 4–3 loss to

. His A-League season culminated against the Brisbane Roar in the final round of the season, again coming on for the aforementioned Cooper in the 52nd minute. The game ended 2–1 to the Roar.

Return to Sydney

On 3 August 2015, Burgess returned to Sydney FC as part of the FFA Cup squad and the Youth Team.

C.F. União

Burgess joined Portuguese

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side União in June 2017 on a three-year deal.

Wellington Phoenix

In October 2018, Burgess joined

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on a one-year contract from

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Western United

On 16 May 2019, it was announced that Burgess would be departing from the Phoenix. He later signed for Western United on a two-year contract. Burgess scored his first hat-trick in the

on 1 March 2020 against

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Second Return to Sydney FC

It was announced in late May 2021, that Burgess would sign a third time for Sydney FC in controversial manner, after walking way from Western United with a season left to run on his contract.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burgess, Max 1995 births Living people Association football midfielders Sydney FC players Newcastle Jets FC players C.F. União players Rockdale Ilinden FC players Sydney Olympic FC players A-League Men players National Premier Leagues players Australian expatriate soccer players Australian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Portugal Wellington Phoenix FC players Western United FC players Soccer players from Sydney Australian soccer players