Centre-Back
M. Burgess
Australia
Australia31 yrs
Australia31 yrs31
Age
185 cm
Height
70 kg
Weight
Centre-Back
Position
Midfield — left
Typical role
Australia
Nationality
A commanding centre-back who helped Ipswich earn back-to-back promotions to the Premier League. Burgess is a pillar of Australia's defensive setup.
Injury record
Groin Injury
Oct 2023 – Dec 2023
2 recorded match-day injury flags in the corpus.
Recent form
Season by season
| Season | Team | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 0 | 2 | 7.18 |
| 2024 | Sydney | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6.97 |
| 2023 | Sydney | 24 | 2 | 2 | 7.03 |
| 2022 | Sydney | 32 | 2 | 4 | 6.80 |
| 2021 | Sydney | 23 | 3 | 4 | 6.89 |
| 2020 | Western United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| 2019 | Western United | 24 | 6 | 5 | 7.18 |
| 2018 | Wellington Phoenix | 22 | 0 | 2 | 6.73 |
Discipline
21
Yellow cards
3
Red cards
167
Fouls
Strengths
Attribute profile — pace, shooting, passing, dribbling, defending, physical.
World Cup history
2026: Australia's dependable centre-back
Career highlights
- Ipswich back-to-back promotions
- Premier League debut
- Socceroos call-up
Achievements
Championship Promotion (Ipswich)League One Promotion (Ipswich)Australia regular