Mark Viduka

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Mark Viduka
Personal information
Full name Mark Anthony Viduka
Date of birth (1975-10-09) 9 October 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1992–1993 AIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Melbourne Knights 48 (40)
1995–1998 Dinamo Zagreb 84 (40)
1998–2000 Celtic 37 (30)
2000–2004 Leeds United 130 (59)
2004–2007 Middlesbrough 72 (26)
2007–2009 Newcastle United 38 (7)
Total 491 (251)
National team
1993–1994 Australia U20 20 (32)
1994–2000 Australia U23 21 (17)
1994–2007 Australia 43 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Mark Antony Viduka (born 9 October 1975) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a centre forward. Viduka captained the Australia national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which remains their joint-best performance to date. His four goals in the UEFA Champions League are the most scored by any Australian player.

Club career statistics[change | change source]

Club statistics League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AustraliaLeague Cup League Cup AsiaTotal
1992–93 Melbourne Knights National Soccer League 4 2 - - - 4 2
1993–94 21 17 - - - 21 17
1994–95 24 21 - - - 24 21
CroatiaLeague Croatian Cup League Cup EuropeTotal
1995–96 Croatia Zagreb Prva HNL 27 12 - - - 27 12
1996–97 25 18 - - - 25 18
1997–98 25 8 - - - 25 8
1998–99 7 2 - - - 7 2
ScotlandLeague Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup EuropeTotal
1998–99 Celtic Premier League 9 5 2 3 0 0 - 11 8
1999–00 28 25 1 0 4 1 4 1 37 27
EnglandLeague FA Cup Football League Cup EuropeTotal
2000–01 Leeds United Premier League 34 17 2 1 1 0 16 4 53 22
2001–02 33 11 1 1 1 1 7 3 42 17
2002–03 33 20 4 2 1 0 2 0 40 22
2003–04 30 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 31 12
2004–05 Middlesbrough Premier League 16 5 0 0 1 0 4 2 21 7
2005–06 27 7 5 2 2 1 9 6 43 16
2006–07 29 14 7 5 1 0 0 0 37 19
2007–08 Newcastle United Premier League 26 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 7
2008–09 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Country Australia 49 40 - - - 49 40
Croatia 84 40 - - - 84 40
Scotland 37 30 3 3 4 1 4 1 48 35
England 240 92 22 12 7 2 38 15 307 121
Total 410 202 25 15 11 3 42 16 488 236

International career statistics[change | change source]

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Australia national team
YearAppsGoals
1994 2 0
1995 0 0
1996 0 0
1997 10 2
1998 2 0
1999 0 0
2000 2 0
2001 3 0
2002 0 0
2003 3 1
2004 2 0
2005 7 3
2006 6 0
2007 6 5
Total 43 11

References[change | change source]

  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mark Viduka". www.national-football-teams.com.