16 Facts About Mark Birighitti

Mark Romano Birighitti was born on 17 April 1991 and is an Australian professional footballer who most recently played as a goalkeeper for Scottish side Dundee United.

In 2016, Mark Birighitti left Newcastle to again move to Europe, firstly with Swansea City and then NAC Breda.

Mark Birighitti returned to the A-League in 2018 with Melbourne City before moving to Central Coast Mariners a year later.

Mark Birighitti has played once for the Australian national team, at the 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup.

Mark Birighitti has 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.

Mark Birighitti started his career at the AIS before moving to Adelaide United in 2008.

Mark Birighitti quickly became the first choice goalkeeper for the Newcastle Jets, edging out Ben Kennedy and Jack Duncan.

On 24 March 2014, Mark Birighitti flew to Germany to discuss a possible transfer to Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.

In October 2015, Mark Birighitti was involved in an on-field collision with Sydney FC striker Shane Smeltz.

Mark Birighitti returned to action within weeks, missing only one A-League game.

On 27 January 2015, Mark Birighitti joined Serie B club Varese on a six-month loan deal.

On 18 July 2016, Mark Birighitti joined Premier League side Swansea City on a two-year deal.

On 1 September 2017, Mark Birighitti joined Eredivisie side NAC Breda on a two-year deal and played the full 90 minutes in NAC Breda's first ever away win in a Eredivisie match against Feyenoord, in which he stopped a penalty.

On 11 September 2018, Mark Birighitti joined Australian A-League side Melbourne City on a three-year deal.

On 21 July 2022, it was announced that Mark Birighitti had signed a two-year contract with Dundee United, subject to international clearance.

Mark Birighitti was selected to represent the Australian under-20 squad at the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship.