Mark Swainston

Mark Swainston

Swainston playing for Kitchee
Personal information
Full name Mark Francis Mercenes Swainston
Date of birth (1999-11-13) 13 November 1999
Place of birth Philippines
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Kitchee
Number 35
Youth career
2014 Hong Kong FC
2014–2017 Kitchee
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Kitchee 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:48, 18 May 2017 (UTC).

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

Club career

Swainston was born in The Philippines to an English father and Filipino mother. 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 Hong Kong FC.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 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.


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