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Filipino footballer

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Mercenes and the surname or paternal family name is Swainston.
Mark Swainston
Swainston playing for Eastern
Personal information
Full name Mark Francis Mercenes Swainston
Date of birth (1999-11-13) 13 November 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Tacloban City, Philippines
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team Kaya F.C.–Iloilo
Number 6
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)
2022–2023 Eastern 7 (1)
2023– Kaya F.C.–Iloilo 5 (0)
International career
2017 Philippines U18 4 (0)
2024– Philippines 1 (0)
Medal record
Kitchee SC
Winner Hong Kong Premier League 2016–17
Winner Hong Kong Community Cup 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Mark Francis Mercenes Swainston (Chinese: 史雲斯頓; born 13 November 1999) is a Filipino professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Philippines Football League club Kaya F.C.–Iloilo and the Philippines national team.

Early life

Mark moved to Hong Kong before his first birthday. He studied in Island School 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. 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. 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.

Loan to Hoi King

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

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.

International career

Swainston made his debut for the senior Philippines national team on 26 March 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Iraq.

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 March 2019.
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 0 0 0 1 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 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 0
Career total 19 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 31 0
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

Club

Kitchee

Kaya–Iloilo

References

  1. ^ "傑志簽下銳兵 放眼亞洲 誓要重奪聯賽冠軍". Kitchee SC (in Chinese). July 12, 2016. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  2. "Alumni and Students Make Premier League Debut". Island School. November 3, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  3. "【港超】傑志改朝換代 新季簽三援升四小將". 香港01 (in Chinese). July 12, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  4. "Hong Kong youth system crippled after 49 'foreign' youngsters are sidelined by Fifa ruling on minors". South China Morning Post. December 30, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  5. "港超聯 天堂與地獄！傑志10蛋贈港會". Oriental Daily News (in Chinese). April 7, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  6. Hseung, Ka Man. "組軍進度遜預期 凱景將洽商借用外援". Apple Daily. Retrieved July 24, 2018. (in Chinese)
  7. "香港足球總會". www.hkfa.com. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  8. "Philippines v Iraq game report". ESPN. March 26, 2024.
  9. Mark Swainston at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  10. "Mark Swainston". HKFA. Retrieved April 17, 2018.

External links

Kaya F.C.–Iloilo – current squad


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