Mark Swainston

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Mark Swainston
Mark Francis Mercenes Swainston.jpg
Swainston playing for Kitchee
Personal information
Full name Mark Francis Baclia-An Mercenes Swainston
Date of birth (1999-11-13) 13 November 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Camborne, Cornwall, England
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
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)
National team‡
2017 Philippines U-18 4 (0)
Honours
Kitchee SC
Winner Hong Kong Premier League 2016–17
Winner Hong Kong Community Cup 2017
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 August 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:51, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Mark Francis Mercenes Swainston (Chinese: 史雲斯頓; born 13 November 1999) is an English-born Filipino professional footballer player who is currently a free agent.

Club career[]

He moved to Hong Kong before his first birthday.[1]

He joined Kitchee in 2014, and was promoted to their senior squad in July 2016.[1][2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

On 24 July 2018, following a preseason friendly, Hoi King confirmed that they had acquired Swainston on loan.[5]

On 25 August 2021, Swainston left Kitchee.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 29 March 2019.[6][7]
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 0 0 1[b] 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[c] 0 2[a] 0 0 0 1[d] 0 17 0
Career total 19 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 31 0
Notes
  1. ^ a b 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

Personal life[]

Swainston was educated at Island School.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "【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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ Mark Swainston at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Mark Swainston". HKFA. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Alumni and Students Make Premier League Debut". Island School. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.

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