Marco Wegener (Chinese: 韋健豪, born 15 August 1995) is a Hong Kong professional footballer of partial German descent who currently plays as a defender for Hong Kong Premier League club North District.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Wegener | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Hong Kong | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Defender Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | North District | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Rangers | 19 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Lee Man | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Kui Tan | ||
| 2019–2020 | Tsun Tat | ||
| 2022–2023 | Rangers | 8 | (0) |
| 2023– | North District | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Hong Kong U-19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2015 | Hong Kong U-20 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2016 | |||
Youth career
editWegener played his high school football at La Salle College. In 2011, he scored the lone goal in a 1–0 victory over Diocesan Boys' School in the Hong Kong Inter-School Football Competition quarterfinals.[1]
Club career
editIn 2014, Wegener graduated into the first team of Rangers, making his debut in a 4–1 loss to Dreams Metro Gallery. He trains with the first team while completing his Associate Degree at Hong Kong Poly.[2]
On 5 August 2017, Wegener was announced as a player for Lee Man.[3]
On 24 July 2018, Hoi King confirmed the trial of Wegener.[4] In the end, the player elected not to sign with the club in order to continue his university education in Australia.[5]
On 10 September 2022, Wegener returned to Rangers after 5 years.
On 17 July 2023, Wegener joined North District.[6]
International career
editWegener received his first call-up to the Hong Kong under-19 team during 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification. On 15 July 2016 he was selected to the Hong Kong under-20 squad for the under-21 National Quadrangular Football Tournament in Singapore.[7]
Personal life
editWegener's father is German while his mother is a Hong Konger.[8] He was a flag bearer for the 2006 FIFA World Cup quarter final match between Germany and Argentina.[9]
References
edit- ^ Kung, Kevin. "New year, new glories". Young Post.
- ^ "東網Campus：波牛絕迹 流浪專收大學生". on.cc. Retrieved 4 February 2015. (in Chinese)
- ^ "球員名單". Facebook. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ 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)
- ^ "凱景華人班底齊腳聘外援還看預算 邀足總董事梁芷珊協助推廣". Upower. Retrieved 30 July 2018.} (in Chinese)
- ^ "德港混血後衞韋健豪加盟北區". on.cc. Retrieved 17 July 2023. (in Chinese)
- ^ "Final Squad for U21 National Quadrangular Football Tournament in Singapore". HKFA. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "標準流浪新兵貨源充足". on.cc. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2015. (in Chinese)
- ^ "八強賽事開球禮亮相 香港6小將世盃任旗手". Apple Daily. Retrieved 18 June 2006. (in Chinese)
External links
edit- Marco Wegener at HKFA
- Marco Wegener at Soccerway