Melissa Barbieri
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Melissa Anne Barbieri | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Melbourne City (player, assistant manager) | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994 | South Melbourne | ||
| 1995 | Doncaster | ||
| 1996–1997 | Brunswick | ||
| 1998 | Ringwood | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | ITC Victoria | 12 | (1) |
| 1999–2008 | Victoria Vision | 55 | (0) |
| 2008 | Richmond SC (men) | ||
| 2008–2011 | Melbourne Victory | 28 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Newcastle Jets | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Box Hill United | 10 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Adelaide United | 24 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Melbourne Victory | 11 | (0) |
| 2016 | Taroona | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Heidelberg United | ||
| 2017–2023 | Melbourne City | 36 | (0) |
| 2023 | Southern United | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Melbourne City | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2015 | Australia | 86 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Heidelberg United (women) | ||
| 2018–present | Melbourne City | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2015 | |||
Melissa Hudson née Melissa Anne Barbieri (born 20 February 1980) is an Australian soccer goalkeeper who has played for Melbourne City in the A-League Women. From 2002 she represented the Australia women's national soccer team (Matildas) and was captain from 2010 to 2013. She competed at four FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments (2003, 2007, 2011, 2015). After 86 caps, Barbieri retired from international football in June 2015 and set the record for the most clean sheets by any Matildas keeper, at 34.
Barbieri was named A-League Women's Goalkeeper of the Year (Golden Glove) for the 2008–09 and 2013–14 seasons. As from June 2025 she was playing for Melbourne City and had become the longest-serving professional soccer player in Australian history with 28 years in league teams.