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| playername = Mark Schwarzer
| image = [[File:Chelsea M. Schwarzer 003.png|128px]]
| fullname = Mark Schwarzer 
| dateofbirth = {{Birth date and age|1972|10|06|df=y}}
| cityofbirth = Sydney
| countryofbirth = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia]]
| dateofdeath = 
| cityofdeath = 
| countryofdeath = 
| height =  {{height|m=1.96}}
| position = [[Goalkeeper]]
| currentclub = {{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
| clubnumber = 32
| youthyears = 
| youthclubs = {{Flagicon|AUS}} Colo Cougars<br>{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Penrith Nepean United Football Club|Penrith]]<br>{{Flagicon|AUS}} Blacktown Association<br>{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Marconi Stallions FC|Marconi Stallions]]
| years = 1990-1994<br>1994-1995<br>1995-1996<br>1996-1997<br>1997-2008<br>2008-2013<br>2013-2015<br>2015–
| clubs = {{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Marconi Stallions FC|Marconi Stallions]]<br>{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Dynamo Dresden]]<br>{{Flagicon|GER}} [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]<br>{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]]<br>{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]]<br>{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]<br>{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]<br>{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]
| caps(goals) = {{0}}58&nbsp;{{0}}{{0}}(0)<br>{{0}}{{0}}2&nbsp;{{0}}{{0}}(0)<br>{{0}}{{0}}4&nbsp;{{0}}{{0}}(0)<br>{{0}}13&nbsp;{{0}}{{0}}(0)<br>367&nbsp;{{0}}{{0}}(0)<br>172&nbsp;{{0}}{{0}}(0)<br>{{0}}{{0}}4&nbsp;{{0}}{{0}}(0)<br>{{0}}{{0}}3&nbsp;{{0}}{{0}}(0)
| nationalyears = 1989<br>1990-1991<br>1993-2013
| nationalteam = {{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia national under-17 football team|Australia U17]]<br>{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia national under-20 football team|Australia U20]]<br>{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Australia national football team|Australia]]
| nationalcaps(goals) = {{0}}{{0}}6&nbsp;{{0}}{{0}}(0)<br>{{0}}{{0}}8&nbsp;{{0}}{{0}}(0)<br>109&nbsp;{{0}}{{0}}(0)
| manageryears = 
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'''Mark Schwarzer''' OAM (born 6 October 1972) is an Australian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays for English club [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] as a [[goalkeeper]]. He represented [[Australia national association football team|Australia]] at international level from 1993 to 2013, and was selected for both the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] and [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cups]].

Having progressed through the youth ranks of Colo Cougars, [[Penrith Nepean United Football Club|Penrith]], Blacktown Association and [[Marconi Stallions]], he turned professional for [[National Soccer League]] side Marconi Stallions in 1990. After making 58 appearances for the club, he moved to [[Fußball-Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] side [[Dynamo Dresden]] in 1994, appearing twice, and then to Bundesliga side [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]] in 1995, appearing four times. Schwarzer joined then second tier side [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] in 1996, and made sixteen appearances before joining Premier League side [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] in February 1997. He made 445 appearances for Middlesbrough, but decided to leave the club in May 2008. He then switched to Premier League side [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]], and made 218 appearances for the club until he  moved to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in 2013. He was the first, and, to date, only non-Briton to have made more than 500 Premier League appearances, and also the oldest player to have played in the knockout stages of the [[UEFA Champions League]]. He joined current club Leicester City on a free transfer in January 2015.

Having played for [[Australia national association football team|Australia]] at [[Australia national under-17 football team|under-17]] and [[Australia national under-20 football team|under-20]] level, Schwarzer made his full international debut in a [[FIFA World Cup]] qualifying match against [[Canada national football team|Canada]] in 1993. During the course of his international career, he won a total of 109 caps for his country. He became Australia's most capped player when he surpassed [[Alex Tobin]]'s appearance record in January 2011. In November 2013, Schwarzer announced his retirement from international football.

==Honours==
===Clubs===
'''Middlesbrough'''
*[[Football League Cup]] (1): [[2004 Football League Cup Final|2003–04]]
**Runner-up (2): [[1997 Football League Cup Final|1996–97]], [[1998 Football League Cup Final|1997–98]]
*[[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]] Runner-up: [[2006 UEFA Cup Final|2005–06]]

'''Fulham'''
*[[UEFA Europa League]] Runner-up: [[2010 UEFA Europa League Final|2009–10]]

===International===
'''Australia'''
*[[OFC Nations Cup]] (1): [[2004 OFC Nations Cup|2004]]
*[[2011 Asian Cup]] – Runner Up

===Individual===
* [[Fulham F.C.]] Player of The Year (1): [[2008–09 Fulham F.C. season|2008–09]]
* [[Football Federation Australia|FFA]] Australian Football Awards: Footballer of the Year (2): 2009, 2010
* Football Media Association Australia International Player of the Year (1): 2009
* Order of Australia Medal: 2009
* Australian Professional Football Association Player of the Year (1): 2010
* [[Premier League]] Player of the Month (1): [[2009–10 Premier League|February 2010]]

==External links==
*{{soccerbase|9923|Mark Schwarzer}} 
*[http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/socceroos/players/Mark-Schwarzer/590 FFA – Socceroo profile]
*[http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=94497/ FIFA profile]
*{{NFT player|pid=439}}

{{Leicester City F.C. squad}}
{{Australia}}
{{Australia squad (2001 FIFA Confederations Cup)}}
{{Australia squad (2004 OFC Nations Cup)}}
{{Australia squad (2005 FIFA Confederations Cup)}}
{{Australia squad (2006 FIFA World Cup)}}
{{Australia squad (2007 AFC Asian Cup)}}
{{Australia squad (2010 FIFA World Cup)}}
{{Australia squad (2011 AFC Asian Cup)}}

[[Category:Goalkeepers]]
[[Category:Marconi Stallions FC players]]
[[Category:Dynamo Dresden players]]
[[Category:1. FC Kaiserslautern players]]
[[Category:Bradford City A.F.C. players]]
[[Category:Middlesbrough F.C. players]]
[[Category:Fulham F.C. players]]
[[Category:Chelsea F.C. players]]
[[Category:Players]]
[[Category:Australian players]]
[[Category:Leicester City F.C. players]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1972 births]]


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