Marco Wegener

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Marco Wegener
Personal information
Full name Marco Wegener
Date of birth (1995-08-15) 15 August 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Hong Kong
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Midfielder
Team information
Current team
North District
Number 94
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2023
‡ 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 footballer of partial German descent who currently plays as a defender for Hong Kong Premier League club North District.

Youth career[edit]

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[edit]

In 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[edit]

Wegener 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[edit]

Wegener'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]

  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. ^ "德港混血後衞韋健豪加盟北區". on.cc. Retrieved 17 July 2023. (in Chinese)
  7. ^ "Final Squad for U21 National Quadrangular Football Tournament in Singapore". HKFA. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  8. ^ "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)
  9. ^ "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)

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