Mark Minichiello

Mark Minichiello
Personal information
Full name Markus Antonio Minichiello
Born (1982-01-30) 30 January 1982
Sydney, Australia
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight 98 kg (15 st 6 lb)[1]
Playing information
Position second-row, lock, prop, hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2002 Sydney Roosters 1 0 0 0 0
2003–06 South Sydney 85 16 0 0 64
2007–14 Gold Coast Titans 173 32 0 0 128
2015– Hull F.C. 19 4 0 0 16
Total 278 52 0 0 208
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2007–11 NSW City 5 2 0 0 8
2013 Italy 3 1 0 0 4
As of 11 April 2015
Source: Rugby League Project

Markus Antonio "Mark" Minichiello (born 30 January 1982) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for Hull FC of Super League. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters, South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Gold Coast Titans. He is also the younger brother of Australian international fullback, Anthony Minichiello, and is known to friends and family as "The Real Minichiello" distinguishing him from his brother.

While attending Westfields Sports High, Minichello played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1999.[2]

Mark started his career with the Sydney Roosters in 2002. He only played one game for the club before switching to the arch rivals the South Sydney Rabbitohs. He played 85 games with the club before signing for the Gold Coast Titans in 2007 for their inaugural season. He has been an important member for the Titans since he joined in 2007. He was selected for City in the City vs Country match on 8 May 2009.[3]

Mark has been selected to play for NSW city, further greatening his chances of playing for the NSW Blues in the State of Origin.

Super League career

On 15 August 2014, Minichiello announced that he has joined Hull FC in the English Super League on a two-year deal starting in 2015. Minichiello enjoyed a successful season with the Black and Whites in 2015, winning the Supporters' Player of the Year award & the club's Player of the Year award with Liam Watts.

On the 27th January 2016, Minichiello extended his contract with Hull until the end of the 2017 season [4]

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