Mark Birighitti
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Mark Romano Birighitti (born 17 April 1991) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Championship side Dundee United.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mark Romano Birighitti[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1991-04-17) 17 April 1991 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dundee United | ||
Youth career | |||
ECU Joondalup | |||
Perth | |||
2006–2007 | WA NTC | ||
2007–2008 | AIS | ||
2008–2009 | Adelaide United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008 | AIS | 18 | (0) |
2008–2012 | Adelaide United | 8 | (0) |
2012–2016 | Newcastle Jets | 77 | (0) |
2015 | → Varese (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | NAC Breda | 16 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Melbourne City | 0 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Central Coast Mariners | 79 | (0) |
2022– | Dundee United | 23 | (0) |
2024 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2007 | Australia U17 | 3 | (0) |
2008–2011 | Australia U20 | 33 | (0) |
2012 | Australia U23 | 2 | (0) |
2013 | Australia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2017 |
Born in Perth, Birighitti played youth football at the Australian Institute of Sport before making his professional debut for Adelaide United. In 2012, he moved to Newcastle Jets and spent time on loan to Italian club Varese in 2015. In 2016, Birighitti left Newcastle to again move to Europe, firstly with Swansea City and then NAC Breda. He returned to the A-League in 2018 with Melbourne City before moving to Central Coast Mariners a year later. He then signed for Dundee United in 2022.
Birighitti has played once for the Australian national team, at the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup. He has also represented Australia's youth teams on many occasions, including at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup and winning the 2010 AFF U-19 Youth Championship.