Mark Bridge
Bridge with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mark Robert Bridge | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Chiangrai United | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Parramatta Eagles | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Parramatta Power | 5 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Newcastle Jets | 50 | (13) |
| 2008–2012 | Sydney FC | 80 | (17) |
| 2009 | → Tianjin Teda (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 95 | (28) |
| 2016– | Chiangrai United | 14 | (7) |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2005 | Australia U-20 | 9 | (9) |
| 2006–2008 | Australia U-23 | 23 | (3) |
| 2008 | Australia | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 September 2016. |
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Mark Bridge (born 7 November 1985 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a striker for Thai League club Chiangrai United. Bridge is the Western Sydney Wanderers' highest goal scorer, as well as the scorer of their first ever goal, earning himself the nickname 'King Bridge' among fans. On 18 April 2015 in the 26th-round match against Adelaide United, Bridge became the ninth player to reach 200 A-League games.
Bridge joined Newcastle from Parramatta Power in 2005 during the inaugural A-League season. Although it took some time for Bridge to find his feet he was the Jets best player during his second season (2006/07) at the club scoring 8 goals during the season.
Although his third season with the Jets only yielded four goals, his last for the Jets was the most decisive, being the only goal in the 2008 A-League Grand Final.
As his contract had expired at the Jets, Bridge subsequently left the team and was unveiled as a Sydney FC player on 3 March 2008 alongside Simon Colosimo and John Aloisi. He scored his first goal for Sydney in their 5–2 demolition of Perth Glory at the Sydney Football Stadium.
On 11 February 2009, Bridge arrived Kunming, Yunnan province, China, meet with Tianjin TEDA. He signed a four-month loan deal for Chinese Super League club Tianjin Teda during the offseason with Sydney FC. However, Tianjin's failure to qualify from the group stage of the AFC Champions League meant that he had made the last appearance for the club and would return to Sydney FC at the end of May.
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