Mark Rossiter (born 27 May 1983) is an Irish footballer.Rossiter began his career at English Premier League side Sunderland, signing on as a professional at the Stadium of Light in the summer of 2002. On 6 November 2002, he made his senior debut in the League Cup third round, playing the whole 90 minutes as Sunderland beat Arsenal 3-2 at Highbury. He played in the League Cup fourth round against First Division side Sheffield United on 3 December, The Black Cats lost the game 2-0 at Bramall Lane. On 4 January 2003, Rossiter played in the 1-1 FA Cup third round draw at Bolton Wanderers. He came on for the injured Stephen Wright after 16 minutes, only to get injured himself and replaced by Joachim Björklund just 11 minutes later. This turned out to be his last appearance for Sunderland. Whilst playing for the Republic of Ireland U21s on 1 April, he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in a 1-0 defeat against Albania, during the Under-21 European Championship qualifying. The injury required surgery and would keep Rossiter sidelined until at least Christmas. In May 2003, he was offered a new two-year contract at Sunderland by manager Mick McCarthy. He didn't feature during the 2003-04 season and was released from his contract in May 2004. Wikipedia
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