Mitchell Langerak

Melbourne Victory

Langerak signed his first professional contract in February 2007, with A-League club Melbourne Victory. Soon after he was sent on loan to South Melbourne for the remainder of the 2007 Victorian Premier League season, to gain game time and experience. Once the loan finished Langerak continued his duties as the Victory's third choice goalkeeper before Eugene Galekovic moved to Adelaide United. He made his debut for Melbourne in the Round 21 clash of the 2007–08 season against rivals Sydney FC and despite letting in two goals, his performance in the 2–2 draw was a confident debut. With Galekovic making a move to Adelaide United, Langerak became the second choice keeper. With first choice Michael Theoklitos making his move overseas, Victory signed New Zealand international Glen Moss from Wellington Phoenix. Moss started the 2009–10 as Melbourne's first choice keeper before Langerak grasped his opportunity in the first team to become the side's first choice keeper for the remainder of the season. On 13 April 2010, Melbourne announced that they had rejected a bid for Langerak from German giants Borussia Dortmund, however talks continued. On 4 May 2010, Langerak revealed to FourFourTwo Magazine, that Borussia Dortmund had made a second, substantially increased, bid for his services on the same day as the interview, but was again rejected by Melbourne Victory.

South Melbourne

In 2007, Langerak joined South Melbourne on loan for the 2007 VPL…

Langerak was selected in the Young Socceroos squad to play in the 2006 AFC Youth Championship. Langerak received his first senior national team call-up in March 2011, named by coach Holger Osieck as a member of the 17-man squad to play Germany in a friendly match. Langerak made his debut for Australia's senior team in an international friendly against France on 12 October 2013, a match in which the Socceroos were thrashed 6–0. This match turned out to be manager Holger Osieck's final match in charge of Australia, with his sacking coming shortly after the conclusion of the match. Langerak made his second appearance for Australia against Canada, a match which Australia won 3–0. Langerak was included in the 23-man squad going to Brazil for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He was also included in Australia's final list for 2015 AFC Asian Cup, which was held in Australia, but he didn't play a single match. In May 2021, having represented Australia eight times, Langerak announced his retirement from international football due to wanting to remain with his family during the COVID-19 pandemic. In September 2022, Langerak came out of international retirement ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, following relaxation of restrictions on international travel, but was not selected for the World Cup squad.

Club

As of match played 30 November 2024

International

As of 15 November 2017

Melbourne Victory

A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup: 2008 A-League Championship: 2008–09 A-League Premiership: 2008–09 Borussia Dortmund

Bundesliga: 2010–11, 2011–12 DFB-Pokal: 2011–12 DFL-Supercup: 2013, 2014 UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2012–13 VfB Stuttgart

2. Bundesliga: 2016–17 Nagoya Grampus

J.League Cup: 2021. 2024 Australia

AFC Asian Cup: 2015 Australia U-20

AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2006 Individual

PFA Harry Kewell Medal: 2009–10 J.League MVP of the month: December 2020, September 2021 J.League Best XI: 2021 Nagoya Grampus Player of the Season: 2022 J.League Cup MVP: 2024 Records

J.League 1 most clean sheets in a season: 21 (2021) Longest consecutive run without conceding a goal in J.League 1: 823 minutes