Max Burgess
Max Burgess (born 16 January 1995) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for Sydney FC in the A-League. Career. Sydney FC. Burgess started his career at Rockdale City Suns under coach Branko Culina, 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 Sydney FC. 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 LigaPro side União in June 2017 on a three-year deal. Wellington Phoenix. In October 2018, Burgess joined Wellington Phoenix on a one-year contract from Sydney Olympic. 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 A-League on 1 March 2020 against Central Coast Mariners. 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.