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Marco Wegener

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Marco Wegener
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-08-15) 15 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Hong Kong
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2011–2013 Hong Kong Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Hong Kong Rangers 18 (0)
2017–2018 Lee Man 12 (0)
2019 Kwok Keung 1 (0)
International career
2013 Hong Kong U–18 8 (1)
2015– Hong Kong U–20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2016

Marco Wegener (Chinese: 韋健豪, born 15 August 1995) is a Hong Kong professional football player who plays as a midfielder and is currently a free agent.

Youth career

Wegener 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

In 2014, Wegener graduated into the first team of Hong Kong 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]

International career

Wegener received his first call up to the Hong Kong U–19's during 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification. On July 15, 2016, he was selected to the Hong Kong U–20 squad for the U21 National Quadrangular Football Tournament in Singapore.[6]

Personal life

Wegener's father is German while his mother is a Hong Konger.[7] He was a flag bearer for the 2006 FIFA World Cup quarter final match between Germany and Argentina.[8]

References

  1. ^ Kung, Kevin. "New year, new glories". Young Post.
  2. ^ "東網Campus:波牛絕迹 流浪專收大學生". on.cc. Retrieved 4 February 2015. (in Chinese)
  3. ^ "球員名單". Facebook. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ "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)
  6. ^ "Final Squad for U21 National Quadrangular Football Tournament in Singapore". HKFA. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  7. ^ "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)
  8. ^ "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)