Mark Schwarzer

**Mark Schwarzer** (born 6 October 1972) is a former Australian football player who played as a goalkeeper. As of 2020, he holds the record for playing the most matches in the history of the national football team of Australia.

Throughout his career, Schwarzer played at the top level in football and received praise for his consistency, leadership, sportsmanship and skill. He managed to have a very successful career and set many records. In addition to being the oldest player to have ever played for Chelsea, Leicester City and Australia, he is the only footballer in Australian history to have played for more than 20 years. He also holds the record for the most clean sheets by any Australian goalkeeper.

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|National cup|colspan="2"|League cup|colspan="2"|Continental|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="5"|Marconi Fairfield|1990–91|National Soccer League|1|0|||||0|0|1|0|
|1991–92|National Soccer League|9|0|||||0|0|9|0|||
|1992–93|National Soccer League|23|0|||||0|0|23|0|||
|1993–94|National Soccer League|25|0|||||0|0|25|0|||
|rowspan="2"|Dynamo Dresden|1994–95|Bundesliga|2|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|2|0|
|rowspan="2"|1. FC Kaiserslautern|1995–96|Bundesliga|4|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|4|0|
|rowspan="2"|Bradford City|1996–97|First Division|13|0|3|0|0|0|0|0|16|0|
|rowspan="13"|Middlesbrough|1996–97|Premier League|7|0|0|0|3|0|0|0|10|0|
|1997–98|First Division|34|0|3|0|7|0|0|0|44|0|||
|1998–99|Premier League|34|0|1|0|0|0|0|0|35|0|||
|1999–2000|Premier League|37|0|1|0|5|0|0|0|43|0|||
|2000–01|Premier League|31|0|3|0|0|0|0|0|34|0|||
|2001–02|Premier League|21|0|3|0|1|0|0|0|25|0|||
|2002–03|Premier League|38|0|1|0|0|0|0|0|39|0|||
|2003–04|Premier League|36|0|1|0|7|0|0|0|44|0|||
|2004–05|Premier League|31|0|2|0|0|0|10|0|43|0|||
|2005–06|Premier League|27|0|6|0|3|0|11|0|47|0|||
|2006–07|Premier League|36|0|6|0|0|0|0|0|42|0|||
|2007–08|Premier League|34|0|5|0|0|0|0|0|39|0|||
|rowspan="6"|Fulham|2008–09|Premier League|38|0|5|0|1|0|0|0|44|0|
|2009–10|Premier League|37|0|5|0|0|0|18|0|60|0|||
|2010–11|Premier League|31|0|0|0|1|0|0|0|32|0|||
|2011–12|Premier League|30|0|0|0|1|0|12|0|43|0|||
|2012–13|Premier League|36|0|2|0|1|0|0|0|39|0|||
|rowspan="3"|Chelsea|2013–14|Premier League|4|0|2|0|3|0|3|0|12|0|
|2014–15|Premier League|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|||
|rowspan="3"|Leicester City|2014–15|Premier League|6|0|2|0|0|0|0|0|8|0|
|2015–16|Premier League|0|0|0|0|3|0|0|0|3|0|||

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="16"|Australia|1993|2|0|
|1994|2|0|||
|1996|1|0|||
|2000|4|0|||
|2001|10|0|||
|2003|3|0|||
|2004|6|0|||
|2005|8|0|||
|2006|8|0|||
|2007|8|0|||
|2008|11|0|||
|2009|10|0|||
|2010|9|0|||
|2011|12|0|||
|2012|9|0|||
|2013|6|0|||

## Honours

**Marconi Stallions**
- National Soccer League: 1992–93

**Middlesbrough**
- Football League Cup: 2003–04; runner-up: 1997–98

**Australia**
- OFC Nations Cup: 2004

**Individual**
- FFA Australian Football Awards: Footballer of the Year: 2009, 2010
- Football Media Association Australia International Player of the Year: 2009
- Australian Professional Football Association Player of the Year: 2010
- Australia's Greatest Ever Team: 2012
- Premier League Player of the Month: February 2010
- Fulham Player of The Year: 2008–09
- Football Australia Hall of Fame: 2021
- Alex Tobin OAM Medal: 2014
- Order of Australia Medal: 2009

### Records

**Middlesbrough**
- Most international appearances while a Middlesbrough player: 53

**Chelsea**
- Chelsea oldest all-time player: 41 years and 218 days

**Leicester City**
- Leicester City oldest all-time player: 43 years and 32 days

**Australia**
- Australia all-time top appearance maker: 109
- Australia all-time most clean sheets: 44
- Longest Australia career: 20 years, 38 days
- Australia oldest all-time player: 40 years and 336 days

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Mark Schwarzer

- **image**: Mark Schwarzer.jpg
- **caption**: Schwarzer in 2008
- **fullname**: Mark Schwarzer
- **birth place**: North Richmond, New South Wales, Australia
- **height**: 1.95 m
- **position**: Goalkeeper (association football), Goalkeeper
- **youthclubs1**: Colo Cougars
- **youthclubs2**: Penrith Nepean United Football Club, Penrith
- **youthclubs3**: Blacktown Association
- **youthclubs4**: Marconi Stallions
- **years1**: 1990–1994
- **clubs1**: Marconi Stallions
- **caps1**: 58
- **goals1**: 0
- **years2**: 1994–1995
- **clubs2**: Dynamo Dresden
- **caps2**: 2
- **goals2**: 0
- **years3**: 1995–1996
- **clubs3**: 1. FC Kaiserslautern
- **caps3**: 4
- **goals3**: 0
- **years4**: 1996–1997
- **clubs4**: Bradford City A.F.C., Bradford City
- **caps4**: 13
- **goals4**: 0
- **years5**: 1997–2008
- **clubs5**: Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough
- **caps5**: 366
- **goals5**: 0
- **years6**: 2008–2013
- **clubs6**: Fulham F.C., Fulham
- **caps6**: 172
- **goals6**: 0
- **years7**: 2013–2015
- **clubs7**: Chelsea F.C., Chelsea
- **caps7**: 4
- **goals7**: 0
- **years8**: 2015–2016
- **clubs8**: Leicester City F.C., Leicester City
- **caps8**: 6
- **goals8**: 0
- **totalcaps**: 625
- **totalgoals**: 0
- **nationalyears1**: 1989
- **nationalteam1**: Australia men's national under-17 soccer team, Australia U17
- **nationalcaps1**: 6
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **nationalyears2**: 1990–1991
- **nationalteam2**: Australia men's national under-20 soccer team, Australia U20
- **nationalcaps2**: 8
- **nationalgoals2**: 0
- **nationalyears3**: 1993–2013
- **nationalteam3**: Australia men's national soccer team, Australia
- **nationalcaps3**: 109
- **nationalgoals3**: 0