Max Caputo

Max Caputo (born 17 August 2005; Italian: [kaˈpuːto]) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Melbourne City.^[1]

Max Caputo

Personal information
Date of birth	(2005-08-17) 17 August 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth	Australia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	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	42	(7)
International career‡
2022–	Australia U20	10	(7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 October 2025

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

As of 3 August 2024^[5][6][7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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]
• A-League Championship : 2024–25