Mark Birighitti
Birighitti playing for Adelaide United Youth in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mark Romano Birighitti | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Swansea City | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| 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– | Swansea City | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Australia U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Australia U20 | 33 | (0) |
| 2012 | Australia U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013– | Australia | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 September 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 July 2013 |
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Mark Romano Birighitti (born 17 April 1991) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League side Swansea City.
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.
Birighitti 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.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."
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. 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.
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