Mark Viduka

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.

Mark Viduka
Mark Viduka 2005 WCQ.jpg
Personal information
Full nameMark Anthony Viduka
Date of birth (1975-10-09) 9 October 1975 (age 48)
Place of birthMelbourne, Australia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
1992–1993AIS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–1995Melbourne Knights48(40)
1995–1998Dinamo Zagreb84(40)
1998–2000Celtic37(30)
2000–2004Leeds United130(59)
2004–2007Middlesbrough72(26)
2007–2009Newcastle United38(7)
Total491(251)
National team
1993–1994Australia U2020(32)
1994–2000Australia U2321(17)
1994–2007Australia43(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career statistics

Club performance 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

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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

Mark Viduka Media

References

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