Mark Swainston

Mark Francis Mercenes Swainston (Chinese: 史雲斯頓; born 13 November 1999) is an English-born Filipino professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.

Mark Swainston
Swainston playing for Eastern
Personal information
Full name Mark Francis Baclia-An Mercenes Swainston
Date of birth (1999-11-13) 13 November 1999
Place of birth Camborne, Cornwall, England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Eastern
Number 8
Youth career
2013–2014 KCC
2014–2016 Kitchee
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Kitchee 10 (0)
2018–2019 → Hoi King (loan) 13 (0)
2022– Eastern 4 (1)
International career‡
2017 Philippines U-18 4 (0)
Honours
Kitchee SC
WinnerHong Kong Premier League2016–17
WinnerHong Kong Community Cup2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:51, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Early life

Mark moved to Hong Kong before his first birthday.[1] He would study in Island School.[2] in Sha Tin along with now-professional Rory Lonergan and Barak Braunshtain.

Club career

Kitchee

He joined Kitchee in 2014 and was promoted to their senior squad in July 2016.[1][3] However, in December 2016 FIFA enforced a ban on numerous foreign players in Hong Kong, including Swainston, as he did not have a Hong Kong passport, thus making him a foreign player.[4] This ruling was eventually overturned, and Swainston made his professional debut on 7 April 2017, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute for Hélio in a 10–0 victory against HKFC.[5]

Loan to Hoi King

On 24 July 2018, following a preseason friendly, Hoi King confirmed that they had acquired Swainston on loan.[6]

On 25 August 2021, Swainston left Kitchee.

Eastern

On 24 November 2022, Swainston joined Eastern. Mark would make his debut in the 3-0 victory over HKFC in the Hong Kong FA Cup quarter-finals, coming on as a substitute for Leon Jones.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 29 March 2019.[8][9]
Club Season League National Cup Other Cups Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kitchee 2016–17 Hong Kong Premier League 100000000010
2017–18 00002[lower-alpha 1]0001[lower-alpha 2]030
2018–19 000000000000
2019–20 5000500000100
Total 6000700010140
Hoi King (loan) 2018–19 Hong Kong Premier League 1301[lower-alpha 3]02[lower-alpha 1]0001[lower-alpha 4]0170
Career total 19010700010310
Notes
  1. Appearances in the Sapling Cup
  2. Appearances in the Hong Kong Community Cup
  3. Appearances in the Hong Kong FA Cup
  4. Appearances in the Hong Kong Senior Shield

Honours
Kitchee

References
  1. "傑志簽下銳兵 放眼亞洲 誓要重奪聯賽冠軍". Kitchee SC (in Chinese). 12 July 2016. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  2. "Alumni and Students Make Premier League Debut". Island School. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  3. "【港超】傑志改朝換代　新季簽三援升四小將". 香港01 (in Chinese). 12 July 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  4. "Hong Kong youth system crippled after 49 'foreign' youngsters are sidelined by Fifa ruling on minors". South China Morning Post. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  5. "港超聯　天堂與地獄！傑志10蛋贈港會". Oriental Daily News (in Chinese). 7 April 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  6. Hseung, Ka Man. "組軍進度遜預期 凱景將洽商借用外援". Apple Daily. Retrieved 24 July 2018. (in Chinese)
  7. "香港足球總會". www.hkfa.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  8. Mark Swainston at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  9. "Mark Swainston". HKFA. Retrieved 17 April 2018.


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