Tomas Maronesi (Chinese: 杜馬思; born 7 April 1985), commonly known as Tomas, is a Brazilian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a center back for Hong Kong Premier League club Southern.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tomas Maronesi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1985[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Rosa, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Center back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Southern | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Marcílio Dias | ||
| 2009–2011 | Ypiranga-RS | 25 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Concórdia | 10 | (1) |
| 2012 | Ypiranga-RS | 6 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Rangers (HKG) | 18 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Wong Tai Sin | 14 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Southern | 26 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Yuen Long | 33 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Rangers (HKG) | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Kitchee | 14 | (3) |
| 2023 | → Southern (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2023– | Southern | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Hong Kong | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022 | |||
Club career edit
After failing to achieve success in Brazil, Tomas signed with Rangers of the Hong Kong First Division in 2013.[citation needed] He made his debut for the club in a 2–2 draw with Yuen Long.[3][failed verification]
On 2 August 2019, Rangers' Director Philip Lee announced that Tomas had signed a contract to return to the club.[4]
On 20 May 2020, it was revealed that Tomas had signed with Kitchee.[5]
On 31 January 2023, Tomas was loaned to Southern for the remaining of the season.
On 15 June 2023, Tomas joined Southern on a permanent deal.
International career edit
On 19 October 2021, Tomas officially announced that he had received a Hong Kong passport, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong internationally.[6]
On 8 June 2022, Tomas made his international debut for Hong Kong in the Asian Cup qualifiers against Afghanistan.
Honours edit
Yuen Long
Kitchee
References edit
- ^ a b "Maronesi, Tomas". Hong Kong Football Association. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ "T. Maronesi". Soccerway. Global Sprts Media. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ^ "Yuen Long vs Rangers". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ Tsang, Ngan Ping. "周五抵港報到 巴西中堅杜馬思回歸流浪". Apple Daily. Retrieved 2 August 2019. (in Chinese)
- ^ Lai, Wing Kam. "入籍兵左右港超爭標". Wenwipo. Retrieved 20 May 2020. (in Chinese)
- ^ "杜馬思蘇沙齊攞特區護照". on.cc. Retrieved 19 October 2021. (in Chinese)
External links edit
- Tomas Maronesi at Soccerway
- Tomas Maronesi at HKFA
- Tomas Maronesi on Instagram
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