Mark Bresciano

Mark Bresciano (/brɛˈʃɑːnoʊ/ breh-SHAH-noh; Italian: [breʃˈʃaːno]; born 11 February 1980) is an Australian former professional football player who played as a midfielder.

Mark Bresciano

Bresciano with Australia in 2006
Personal information
Full name	Mark Bresciano
Date of birth	11 February 1980 (aged 45)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Australia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder / Winger
Youth career
1986–1996	Bulleen Lions
1997	AIS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1997	Bulleen Lions	9	(4)
1997–1999	Carlton	28	(6)
1999–2002	Empoli	80	(17)
2002–2006	Parma	123	(19)
2006–2010	Palermo	107	(12)
2010–2011	Lazio	20	(0)
2011–2012	Al Nasr	17	(10)
2012–2015	Al-Gharafa	51	(3)
Total		435	(71)
National team
1997	Australia U17	5	(5)
1998–1999	Australia U20	7	(0)
1998–2000	Australia U23	15	(0)
2001–2015	Australia	84	(13)
Teams managed
2019–	Australia (Board member)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club

Club	Season	Division	League			Cup			Europe			Total
			Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Carlton	1997–98	NSL	10	2	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	14	3	0
	1998–99		18	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	4	0
	Total		28	6	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	32	7	0
Empoli	1999–2000	Serie B	17	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	2	1
	2000–01		30	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	31	6	4
	2001–02		33	10	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	10	8
	Total		80	17	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	81	18	13
Parma	2002–03	Serie A	24	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	27	0	0
	2003–04		33	8	5	2	1	0	2	0	0	37	9	5
	2004–05		34	3	7	3	0	1	9	0	0	46	3	8
	2005–06		32	8	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	35	8	2
	Total		123	19	14	10	1	1	12	0	0	145	20	15
Palermo	2006–07	Serie A	34	6	6	1	0	0	4	0	0	39	6	6
	2007–08		26	1	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	30	1	2
	2008–09		26	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	4	0
	2009–10		18	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	20	1	2
	Total		104	12	9	6	0	1	6	0	0	116	12	10
Lazio	2010–11	Serie A	20	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	23	1	2
Al-Nasr	2011–12	UAE Pro-League	17	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	10	0
Al-Gharafa	2012–13	Qatar Stars League	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	1	0
	2013–14		11	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	15	1	0
	2014–15		21	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	2	0
	Total		51	3	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	54	4	0
Career total			423	67	36	24	4	4	22	1	0	469	72	40

Cup includes domestic cups, promotion/relegation playoffs and NSL/VPL Finals series

International career

Source:

Australia
Year	Apps	Goals
2001	6	0
2002	0	0
2003	3	1
2004	6	3
2005	7	3
2006	9	1
2007	7	1
2008	8	2
2009	6	0
2010	5	0
2011	0	0
2012	7	1
2013	9	1
2014	8	0
2015	3	0
Total	84	13

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Australia U17	1997	5	5
Australia U20	1998	4	0
	1999	3	0
Australia U23	1998	3	0
	1999	4	0
	2000	8	0

International goals

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 September 2003	Madejski Stadium, Reading, England	Jamaica	1–0	2–1	Friendly
2.	30 March 2004	Loftus Road, London, England	South Africa	1–0	1–0	Friendly
3.	21 May 2004	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia	Turkey	1–1	1–3	Friendly
4.	29 May 2004	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia	New Zealand	1–0	1–0	2004 OFC Nations Cup
5.	26 March 2005	Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia	Iraq	1–1	2–1	Friendly
6.	9 October 2005	Craven Cottage, London, England	Jamaica	1–0	5–0	Friendly
7.	16 November 2005	Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia	Uruguay	1–0	1–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.	11 October 2006	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia	Bahrain	2–0	2–0	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
9.	24 March 2007	Yuexiushan Stadium, Guangzhou, China	China PR	2–0	2–0	Friendly
10.	6 February 2008	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne, Australia	Qatar	3–0	3–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.	19 November 2008	Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain	Bahrain	1–0	1–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.	15 August 2012	Easter Road, Edinburgh, Scotland	Scotland	1–0	1–3	Friendly
13.	11 June 2013	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne, Australia	Jordan	1–0	4–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Australia

• OFC U-20 Championship: 1998
• OFC Nations Cup: 2004
• AFC Asian Cup: 2015

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