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.
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Full name | Mark Francis Baclia-An Mercenes Swainston | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | 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
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*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
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other Cups | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kitchee | 2016–17 | Hong Kong Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
Hoi King (loan) | 2018–19 | Hong Kong Premier League | 13 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Career total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
- Notes
- Appearances in the Sapling Cup
- Appearances in the Hong Kong Community Cup
- Appearances in the Hong Kong FA Cup
- Appearances in the Hong Kong Senior Shield
References
- "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.
- "Alumni and Students Make Premier League Debut". Island School. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- "【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.
- "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.
- "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.
- 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)
- "香港足球總會". www.hkfa.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- Mark Swainston at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- "Mark Swainston". HKFA. Retrieved 17 April 2018.