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Full name | Mark Joseph Emild Offerdahl [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia | 15 October 1987||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop, Second-row, Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 13 May 2021 |
Mark Offerdahl (born 15 October 1987) is a United States international rugby league footballer who plays for and coaches his hometown club the Goondiwindi Boars in Australia. Primarily playing as a prop, he can also play as a second-row or lock. He was a member of the USA squad for both the 2013 and 2017 World Cups. He has previously played for AS Carcassonne, in France, North Wales Crusaders, in Wales, and London Broncos, Oxford and Sheffield Eagles, in England.
Offerdahl is known as 'Captain America' because of his position as captain of the USA International team.
Offerdahl was born in Goondiwindi, Queensland, Australia, and is of American descent through his father, a native of Madison, Wisconsin who served in the United States Army. [4]
Offerdahl played his junior rugby league for Goondiwindi in the Toowoomba Rugby League. He played for the Manly Sea Eagles at a junior level, and also spent time with the Easts Tigers in the Queensland Cup, AS Carcassonne in the French Elite One Championship, [5] and the Connecticut Wildcats in the AMNRL.
Following the 2013 World Cup, Offerdahl signed with the recently promoted Championship side North Wales Crusaders. [6] He left the club mid-season to join the Illawarra Cutters in the New South Wales Cup. [7]
On 11 August 2014, Offerdahl signed with the Bradford Bulls in the Championship for the 2015 season, [8] but did not join the club due to recurring injuries. [9] [10]
Offerdahl signed a two-year contract with London Broncos in the Championship on 23 July 2015. [11] The front-rower made nearly 40 appearances for the Broncos and scored 5 tries in his two years with the club. During his time in London, Offerdahl was sent on loan to Oxford, Here, he played in just one game; a 32-12 win against Hemel Stags.
On finishing his two-year contract with Broncos, Offerdahl signed a one-year deal with fellow Championship outfit the Sheffield Eagles. He became their eighth permanent signing and first of 2018, ahead of the upcoming season.
Having played nearly 30 games that season, Offerdahl returned home to play for and coach the Goondiwindi Boars in the TRL. [12]
In October 2011, Offerdahl was selected to represent the United States in their 2013 World Cup qualifying matches against South Africa and Jamaica, scoring a try against Jamaica.
In 2013, Offerdahl was named in the US squad for the 2013 World Cup. [13] [14] He played in their three group matches against the Cook Islands, Wales and Scotland, along with their semi-final against Australia. He scored a try against the Cook Islands.
In December 2015, Offerdahl captained the United States in their 2017 World Cup qualifying matches against Jamaica and Canada, scoring a try against Jamaica.
On 24 September 2017, Offerdahl was named in the United States' squad for the 2017 World Cup. [15] He was named captain of the side and played in all of their games (against Fiji, Italy and PNG). Mark continues to be an advocate for growing the game in the States.
As well as being co-owner, Mark took over head coach/player responsibilities for New York Freedom for their inaugural 2021 season in the new North American Rugby League [16]
Mark's passion for health and fitness extends from the footy field and his own training to helping others reach their goals to live the healthiest lives they can and owns FWD.Fit, functional training gyms in Hawthorne and Katonah, New York. Mark married his wife Jenna in London in 2017. Mark adopted a son in 2019 and currently still looks after his adult son, Philip Schacter.
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