| Mark Swainston | |
| Fullname: | Mark Francis Mercenes Swainston |
| Birth Date: | 13 November 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Tacloban City, Philippines |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Currentclub: | Kaya F.C.–Iloilo |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | KCC |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Kitchee |
| Years1: | 2016–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Kitchee |
| Caps1: | 10 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Hoi King (loan) |
| Caps2: | 13 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Eastern |
| Caps3: | 7 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Kaya–Iloilo |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Philippines U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2024– |
| Nationalteam2: | Philippines |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 5 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 26 March 2024 |
Mark Francis Mercenes Swainston (; 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.
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.
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]
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.
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]
Swainston made his debut for the senior Philippines national team on 26 March 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Iraq.[8]
| 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[10] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[11] | 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[12] | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[13] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Career total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
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