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.
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Personal information | |||||||||||||
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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
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:51, 18 July 2018 (UTC) |
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.
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 |
Swainston was educated at Island School.[8]
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