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{{Short description|Former Italy international rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name           = Mark Minichiello
|fullname       = Markus Antonio Minichiello
|image          = Mark Minichiello.jpg
|image_size     = 290px
| caption       = 
|birth_date     = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|1|30}}
|birth_place    = [[Sydney, New South Wales, Australia]]
|height         = {{convert|180|cm|ftin|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="hull">{{cite web|url=http://www.hullfc.com/first-team/profile/262538/mark-minichiello|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215080722/http://www.hullfc.com/first-team/profile/262538/mark-minichiello|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-02-15|title=Hull 1st Team Mark Minichiello|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=2015|website= Hull FC|publisher= Hull FC|access-date=17 July 2015}}</ref>
|weight         = {{convert|100|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}<ref name="hull"/>
|position       = {{rlp|SR}}
|club1          = [[Sydney Roosters]]
|year1start     = 2002
|year1end       =  
|appearances1   = 1
|tries1         = 0 
|goals1         = 0 
|fieldgoals1    = 0 
|points1        = 0
|club2          = [[South Sydney Rabbitohs|South Sydney]]
|year2start     = 2003
|year2end       = 06
|appearances2   = 85
|tries2         = 16 
|goals2         = 0 
|fieldgoals2    = 0 
|points2        = 64
|club3          = [[Gold Coast Titans]]
|year3start     = 2007
|year3end       = 14 
|appearances3   = 173
|tries3         = 32
|goals3         = 0
|fieldgoals3    = 0
|points3        = 128
|club4          = [[Hull F.C.]]
|year4start     = 2015
|year4end       = 19 
|appearances4   = 138
|tries4         = 21
|goals4         = 0
|fieldgoals4    = 0
|points4        = 84
|teamA          = [[City Origin Team|NSW City]]
|yearAstart     = 2007
|yearAend       = 11 
|appearancesA   = 5
|triesA         = 2 
|goalsA         = 0 
|fieldgoalsA    = 0 
|pointsA        = 8
|teamB          = [[Italy national rugby league team|Italy]]
|yearBstart     = 2013
|yearBend       = 17
|appearancesB   = 6
|triesB         = 1
|goalsB         = 0
|fieldgoalsB    = 0
|pointsB        = 4
|retired        = yes
|source         = <ref>[https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Mark-Minichiello/ loverugbyleague]</ref><ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/mark-minichiello/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref>
|updated        = 19 October 2019
| module       = {{infobox person
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| alma_mater   = 
| relatives    = [[Anthony Minichiello]] (brother)
}}
}}

'''Markus Antonio''' "'''Mark'''" '''Minichiello''' (born 30 January 1982) is a former [[Italy national rugby league team|Italy]] international [[rugby league]] footballer who played as a {{rlp|sr}} forward.

He previously played for the [[Sydney Roosters]], [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] and the [[Gold Coast Titans]] in the [[NRL]], and [[Hull F.C.]] in the [[Super League]]. He represented [[City Origin Team|NSW City]] between 2007 and 2011.

==Background==
Minichiello was born in [[Sydney, New South Wales, Australia]]. He is the younger brother of former [[Rugby League World Golden Boot Award|Golden Boot]] winner [[Anthony Minichiello]].

==Early career==
While attending Westfields Sports High, Minichiello played for the [[Australia national schoolboys rugby league team|Australian Schoolboys team]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|title=SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2130-0-0-0&sID=26424|access-date=10 October 2008| publisher=SportingPulse}}</ref>

==Club career==
===Sydney Roosters===
Minichiello  started his career with [[Sydney Roosters]] in 2002. He only played one game for the club before switching to the arch rivals [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]].

===South Sydney Rabbitohs===
He played 85 games with the club during a tough time in their history as South Sydney finished last in 2003, 2004 and 2006.  He signed for [[Gold Coast Titans]] in 2007 which was the club's inaugural season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/other-sports/list/the-worst-teams-in-nrl-history-newcastle-knights-rugby-league-wooden-spoon-parramatta-eels-salary-cap-semi-radradra-kieran-foran/1k2c6o18od8431jen234fqd91u/4/|title=The worst teams in NRL history|website=Sporting News}}</ref> 
[[File:Mark Minichiello 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Minichiello playing for the Gold Coast Titans]]

===Gold Coast Titans===
He was an important member for the Gold Coast club since he joined in 2007.  In the [[2009 NRL season]], he was part of the Gold Coast side which qualified for the finals for the first time in their history.  The following year, he played in the club's preliminary final defeat against the [[Sydney Roosters]] at [[Suncorp Stadium]].

In 2011, he played 23 games as the Gold Coast finished last on the table and claimed the wooden spoon.  In total, he played 173 first grade games for the club between 2007 and 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/parramatta-eels-defeat-the-gold-coast-titans-to-avoid-wooden-spoon-for-2011/news-story/fc87216a6a23a4b8d0eefd6174b60c47/|title=Parramatta Eels defeat the Gold Coast Titans to avoid wooden spoon for 2011|website=Daily Telegraph}}</ref>

===Hull FC===
On 15 August 2014, Minichiello announced that he was joining [[Hull F.C.]] in the [[Super League]] on a two-year deal starting in 2015. Minichiello enjoyed a successful season with Hull F.C. in 2015, winning the Supporters' Player of the Year award & the club's Player of the Year award with [[Liam Watts]].

On 27 January 2016, Minichiello extended his contract with Hull until the end of the 2017 season.<ref>Daily, Hull. (27 January 2016) [http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Mark-Minichiello-extends-Hull-FC-contract/story-28618791-detail/story.html Mark Minichiello extends Hull FC contract]. Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved on 2016-09-30.</ref>

He played in the [[2016 Challenge Cup Final]] victory over the [[Warrington Wolves]] at [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref name="Hull FC’s Jamie Shaul’s late try takes Challenge Cup away from Warrington">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/aug/27/hull-warrington-challenge-cup-final-match-report|title=Hull FC's Jamie Shaul's late try takes Challenge Cup away from Warrington|publisher=Guardian|date=27 August 2016|access-date=7 November 2019}}</ref><ref name="Challenge Cup final: Hull FC 12-10 Warrington Wolves">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/37169016|title=Challenge Cup final: Hull FC 12-10 Warrington Wolves|publisher=BBC|date=27 August 2016|access-date=7 November 2019}}</ref>

He played in the [[2017 Challenge Cup Final]] victory over the [[Wigan Warriors]] at [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref name="Hull FC 18-14 Wigan recap as the Black and Whites claim back-to-back Challenge Cup triumphs">{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/challenge-cup-final-live-score-11054626|title=Hull FC 18-14 Wigan recap as the Black and Whites claim back-to-back Challenge Cup triumphs|publisher=Mirror|date=26 August 2017|access-date=6 November 2019}}</ref>

==Representative career==
===City===
He was selected for City in the [[City vs Country Origin|City vs Country]] match on 8 May 2009.<ref>
{{cite news|work=[[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]]|title=Blues halfback duel in two as Mitchell Pearce misses selection|first=Todd|last=Balym|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25422326-5016947,00.html|date=3 May 2009|access-date=3 May 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205020103/http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25422326-5016947,00.html|archive-date=5 December 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Italy===
Minichiello played for [[Italy national rugby league team|Italy]] at the [[2013 Rugby League World Cup|2013]] and [[2017 Rugby League World Cup]].

==Personal life==
In 2017 Mark launched his own functional training and rehabilitation equipment company [https://Xer360.com Xer360].<ref>[https://xer360.com/about-us Xer360 website] Retrieved on 2017-01-12</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category|Mark Minichiello}}
*[http://www.hullfc.com/team/first-team/mark-minichiello Hull FC profile]
*''[https://web.archive.org/web/20120213235353/http://www.titans.com.au/default.aspx?s=player-profile-display&id=1219&player=mark-minichiello&team=Titans Mark Minichiello] at the [[Gold Coast Titans]] official website.''
*[https://www.superleague.co.uk/player/429/mark%3Cbr-%3Eminichiello SL profile]
*[https://www.xer360.com/ Xer360]
*[http://www.rlwc2017.com/players?team=481#Mark-Minichiello 2017 RLWC profile]

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{{Italy 2017 Rugby League World Cup squad}}
{{2016 Super League Dream Team}}

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