Mark Schwarzer OAM (/ˈʃwɔːrtsər/ SHWORT-sər;[4][5] born 6 October 1972) is an Australian former professional football player who played as a goalkeeper.

He joined Leicester City on a free transfer in January 2015 and left the club at the end of their 2015–16 Premier League-winning season.

Having played for Australia at under-17 and under-20 level, Schwarzer made his full international debut in a World Cup qualifying match against Canada in 1993 as a substitute after Robert Zabica was sent off in the 17th minute.

"[12] After rejecting offers from A-League clubs Sydney FC and Perth Glory in 2016,[13] Schwarzer retired at age 43, joining Optus Sport as a panellist via video link on the now defunct Countdown to Kickoff program.

Schwarzer was later involved in the network's coverage of UEFA Euro 2020, and regularly appears as a guest on the station's GegenPod podcast.

[24] A fractured cheekbone sustained against West Ham United, however, looked like it had ruled Schwarzer out for the rest of the season,[25] but he returned for the UEFA Cup final against Sevilla, albeit playing with a protective mask.

[26] When he played in Middlesbrough's 1–0 victory over Portsmouth on 29 December 2007, he became the Premier League's longest-serving foreigner at one club, surpassing Dennis Bergkamp's record of 315 matches.

[30] Schwarzer made his Fulham debut in a 2–1 defeat to newly promoted Premier League side Hull City, but he followed up by keeping a clean sheet in his next match in a 1–0 win at home to Arsenal and played every minute of the 2008–09 season.

[38] Schwarzer made a notable injury-time penalty save against Mikel Arteta in November 2012 to help Fulham earn a 3–3 draw against Arsenal.

[43] On 9 July 2013, Schwarzer signed a one-year contract with Fulham's West London rivals Chelsea on a free transfer.

[48][49] Schwarzer became the oldest player to represent Chelsea in the Premier League when he played against Sunderland on 19 April 2014, aged 41 years and 195 days old.

[50] He became the club's oldest ever player by some margin, overtaking Graham Rix, who last played for Chelsea at the age of 37 years and 203 days.

[50] On 22 April, he replaced the injured Petr Čech in the first half of a Champions League semi-final against Atlético Madrid, and kept the score at 0–0.

[53] Schwarzer was included on the list of players released by Chelsea at the end of the season,[54] but he eventually signed a new one-year contract with the club, on 30 June 2014.

[56] On 6 January 2015, Schwarzer moved to Premier League side Leicester City on a free transfer as cover for the injured Kasper Schmeichel, after signing an 18-month deal.

[60] Schwarzer made eight appearances in his first season at the King Power Stadium, of which six were in their successful campaign to avoid relegation from the Premier League.

[64] In the return leg in Sydney, he made headlines when he saved two penalties to send Australia to the final phase of qualifying against Argentina.

[72] Despite making two good saves in the opening match against Oman, which finished as a 1–1 draw,[73] he made an error which led to a goal in the 3–1 loss to Iraq.

[74] In the quarter-final, he could not match Japanese goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi during the penalty shootout, which saw the Socceroos get knocked out of the competition in their debut at the tournament.

[79] In the final match, Australia beat Serbia, 2–1, thus finishing third in the group with four points, just missing out on qualification to the round of 16 on goal difference with Ghana.

[82] Schwarzer's goalkeeping position was succeeded by Mitchell Langerak, and later with Mathew Ryan in Australia's association football team.