Max Caputo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 August 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Melbourne City | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Essendon Royals | |||
| Sunshine George Cross | |||
| 2018–2021 | Melbourne City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Melbourne City NPL | 41 | (27) |
| 2021– | Melbourne City | 27 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Australia U20 | 7 | (5) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 August 2024 | |||
Max Caputo (born 17 August 2005) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Melbourne City.[1]
Career
Melbourne City
On 23 April 2021, Caputo earned a scholarship contract at A-League club Melbourne City after spending four years in their youth setup.[1] After some first-team players had left their squad during the 2020–21 season, it was rumoured that Max Caputo would fill into their squad in a Melbourne Derby.[2] At age 15, Caputo made his senior professional debut on 6 June 2021 against Melbourne Victory as a substitute.[3] He had his second appearance in the A-League at the age of 17 on 2 April 2023 when he was substituted in the 90th minute and scored the equaliser two minutes later, becoming Melbourne City's youngest ever goalscorer in the league.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Asia | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Melbourne City NPL | 2021 | NPL Victoria 3 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | |||
| 2022 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | 13 | 9 | |||||
| 2023 | NPL Victoria 2 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | ||||
| 2024 | Victoria Premier League 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 27 | — | — | — | 41 | 27 | |||||
| Melbourne City | 2020–21 | A-League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | A-League Men | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 34 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 68 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 31 | ||
Honours
Melbourne City
- A-League Men Premiership: 2022–23[8]
References
- ^ a b "Essendon Royals junior Max Caputo earns scholarship contract at Melbourne City — Essendon Royals Soccer Club". essendonroyals.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Caputo: It was a crazy experience". Melbourne City FC. Football Australia. 9 June 2021.
- ^ "What a moment for 15-year-old Max Caputo coming on for his #ALeague debut 👏". Twitter. A-League.
- ^ "'That's why I brought him on': City's new teen prodigy makes history with last gasp header". 2 April 2023.
- ^ Max Caputo at Soccerway
- ^ "Player statistics for Max Caputo (2021)". GameDay. SportsTG. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Player statistics for Max Caputo". GameDay. SportsTG. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Melbourne City vs. Western Sydney Wanderers (Television production). Australia: Paramount+. 28 April 2023. Event occurs at 2:26:30. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links
- Max Caputo at Soccerway