Mark Birighitti

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Mark Birighitti
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Birighitti playing for Adelaide United Youth in 2009
Personal information
Full name Mark Romano Birighitti[1]
Date of birth (1991-04-17) 17 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Perth, Australia
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Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle Jets
Number 1
Youth career
ECU Joondalup
Perth SC
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– Newcastle Jets 77 (0)
2015 → Varese (loan) 4 (0)
International career‡
2007 Australia U-17 3 (0)
2008–2011 Australia U-20 33 (0)
2012 Australia U-23 2 (0)
2013– Australia 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 July 2013

Mark Romano Birighitti (born 17 April 1991) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Newcastle Jets in the A-League.

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.

Birighitti has played once for the Australian national team, in 2013. 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.

Club career

Adelaide United

Mark started his career at the AIS before moving to Adelaide United in 2008. He made his first team debut against Queensland Roar on 17 October 2008 helping Adelaide to a 1–0 win.[2] Aurelio Vidmar praised the young goalkeeper after the game saying "I think Birighitti played well he's got a really good future, he had big shoes to fill and I think he did an outstanding job tonight." [3]

His second successive A-League start came against Perth Glory at Hindmarsh Stadium after Adelaide's number one goalkeeper, 28-year-old Eugene Galekovic, was injured during the Asian Champions League game against FC Bunyodkor.[4] Despite conceding the game's first goal at the near post, Birighitti played his part in the 2–1 win taking Adelaide to the top of the league table.[5]

With Galekovic again ruled out with injury Birighitti started the second leg of the 2008 AFC Champions League Final against Gamba Osaka on 12 November 2008; Adelaide lost the match 2–0.[6] He injured his ankle after falling awkwardly in a training session on 17 December 2008 ruling him out of the remaining A-League 2008-09 season.[7]

Newcastle Jets

On 17 January 2012 it was announced he had signed a two-year contract with A-League club Newcastle Jets starting post the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage.[8] He quickly became the first choice goalkeeper for the Newcastle Jets, edging out Ben Kennedy and Jack Duncan. In late 2013 he signed a contract extension with the Jets until the end of the 2015–16 season [9]

On 24 March 2014, Birighitti flew to Germany to discuss a possible transfer to Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.[10][11] After failing to secure a contract with Bayer Leverkusen he then came back to the Jets for the 2014–15 season.

In October 2015, Birighitti was involved in an on-field collision with Sydney FC striker Shane Smeltz. Birightitti suffered multiple broken teeth and required facial surgery after the incident.[12] He returned to action within weeks, missing only one A-League game.[13]

A.S. Varese 1910 (loan)

On 27 January 2015, Birighitti joined Italian Serie B club Varese on a six-month loan deal.[14] He made his Serie B debut for Varese in a 1–0 away loss to Vicenza on 25 April 2015.[15]

International career

Mark was selected in the Australian under-20 squad for the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship.

He made his debut for the senior Australian national team in Australia's final match of the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup against China, a 4–3 loss.[16]

Career statistics

As of 17 May 2016
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AIS 2008[17] Victorian Premier League 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Adelaide United 2007–08[18] A-League 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
2008–09[19] 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2009–10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010–11[19] 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2011–12[19] 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 8 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
Newcastle Jets 2012–13[19] A-League 22 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
2013–14[19] 23 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
2014–15[19] 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2015–16 26 0 1 0 0 0 27 0
Total 77 0 1 0 0 0 78 0
Varese (loan) 2014–15 Serie B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Career total 107 0 1 0 1 0 109 0

Honours

Country

Australia

Individual

References

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External links

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  8. ↑ http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/229058,newcastle-jets-snap-up-birighitti.aspx
  9. ↑ http://www.theherald.com.au/story/1821269/mark-birighitti-to-stay-with-jets/
  10. ↑ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/football/jets-goalkeeper-mark-birighitti-has-flown-to-germany-to-talk-to-german-club-bayer-leverkusen/story-fnk6pqhd-1226863056222
  11. ↑ http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/jets-goalkeeper-mark-birighitti-has-flown-to-germany-to-talk-to-german-club-bayer-leverkusen/story-e6frf4gl-1226863056222
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