Mark Andrew Calibjo Hartmann (born 20 January 1992) is a professional footballer who last played as a forward or an attacking midfielder for Philippines Football League club United City and the Philippines national team.[2]

Mark Hartmann
Hartmann playing for Ubon United in 2018.
Personal information
Full name Mark Andrew Calibjo Hartmann
Date of birth (1992-01-20) 20 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Southampton, England
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Youth career
Southampton
Portsmouth
0000–2010 Swindon Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Blackfield & Langley
2011 Manila Nomads
2011–2013 Loyola 34 (25)
2013–2016 Global 51 (49)
2016 Geylang International 5 (3)
2016–2017 Sarawak 12 (3)
2017–2018 Penang 8 (2)
2018 Ubon United 14 (5)
2018 Ratchaburi 9 (1)
2018–2019 Suphanburi 11 (1)
2019 Nakhon Ratchasima 12 (1)
2019–2020 United City 0 (0)
2020–2021 Petaling Jaya City 3 (0)
2020UiTM (loan) 6 (1)
2021–2023 United City 11 (4)
2023 Nakhon Si United 4 (0)
2024 United City 4 (0)
International career
2011–2012 Philippines U23 7 (2)
2011– Philippines 41 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

Club career

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As a youngster, Hartmann had stints with Portsmouth and then at Swindon Town where he was eventually released at the end of the 2009–10 season.[3]

Blackfield & Langley F.C.

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In 2010, he joined Wessex Football League side Blackfield & Langley. On 9 November 2010, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 win over Alresford Town.[4]

Manila Nomads Sports Club

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After his stint with Blackfield & Langley, he moved to the Philippines where he joined Manila Nomads.

Loyola F.C.

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In the 2010–11 United Football League mid-season transfer window, he joined Loyola and then scored his first goal in a 2–1 defeat to the Philippine Air Force.[5] He scored a further seven goals in Loyola's final three games which included a hat-trick against the Philippine Navy,[6] and a quadruple on the final day of the season in a 5–2 win.[7]

On 15 October 2011, Hartmann scored five goals in a 15–1 win over newcomer Team Socceroo in the 2011–12 United Football Cup.[8]

Global F.C.

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From 2013 to 2016, he played with Global and scored the most goals in a single season after tallying 27 goals during the 2014 UFL season.[9]

Geylang International FC

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On 10 June 2016, Geylang International announced on their Facebook page that they signed Hartmann from Global, making him the first Filipino to play in the S. League. He signed a short-term contract with Geylang that lasted until December 2016.[10] He debuted in a match against Albirex Niigata (S) at the 2016 Singapore Cup on 1 July 2016. He made 8 goals for Geylang in 11 appearances.[11] Geyland decided not to renew Hartmann's contract due to budgetary constraints[12] and clubs from Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines has expressed interest to sign him.[13]

Sarawak FA

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He underwent trials at Sarawak in November 2016.[14] By 16 December, Hartmann signed a season-long contract with Sarawak. He scored his first goal for Sarawak against Kedah with a stunning free-kick. He scored hat trick against MISC-Mifa in Malaysia FA Cup.[12] He scored a total of seven goals from fifteen appearances, three in the league and four in the Malaysia FA Cup.[15] His contract was then terminated in May 2017.[16]

Penang FA

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After leaving Sarawak, Penang signed Hartmann as a free agent.[17]

Ubon United F.C.

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After his spell at Malaysia, he joined Thai League 1 outfit Ubon United.[18] He scored his first goal for Ubon United in a 3–1 away defeat against Nakhon Ratchasima.[19] In early May, after making 14 appearances and scoring five goals, he was one of five players released by the club.[20] He joined Ratchaburi after being released from Ubon United, reported in a FOX Sports Asia article.

International career

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In September 2011, he joined the Philippine national team training pool and was named in the final 20-man squad for the 2011 Long Teng Cup and the provisional Philippines under-23 squad for the 2011 Southeast Asian Games.[21][22] In the Long Teng Cup, he made his full international debut in the 3–3 draw against Hong Kong.[23]

He made his first appearance for the under-23 national team in the 3–1 loss against Vietnam in the opening match of the 2011 Southeast Asian Games.[24]

He scored his first and second international goal during the 2014 Philippine Peace Cup against Chinese Taipei.[25]

On 12 October 2014, Hartmann scored a super hat-trick during the first half in a 5–0 victory over Papua New Guinea.[26]

In 2024, he played for the national seven-a-side which finished second in the Asia 7s tournament.[27]

International goals

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Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.[28]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
2014
1. 3 September 2014 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines   Chinese Taipei
4–0
5–1 2014 Philippine Peace Cup
2.
5–1
3. 12 October 2014 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines   Papua New Guinea
1–0
5–0 Friendly
4.
2–0
5.
3–0
6.
5–0
7. 31 October 2014 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar     Nepal
3–0
3–0
Friendly
2021
8. 11 June 2021 Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates   Guam
3–0
3–0
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Coaching career

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Hartmann became the first coach of the women's team of the Manila Nomads known as the Nomads StretchMarks.[29][30]

Honours

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Global

Personal life

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He is the youngest among the brothers Darren Hartmann, who has played for the Philippine U-21's during the 2005 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy, and Matthew Hartmann, who was a Philippines under-23 and senior international footballer.[32]

References

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  1. ^ "Mark Hartmann". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  2. ^ Mark Hartmann: From non-league footballer to Asian superstar englishplayersabroad.com
  3. ^ "Swindon Town hand pro-contracts to Evans and Bodin". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  4. ^ Greg Boughton (9 November 2010). "Hartmann hat-trick defeats Magpies". Pitchero. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  5. ^ De Guzman, Mikhail (5 May 2011). "UFL: Air Force triumphs over Loyola 2–1". Soccer Central Philippines. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  6. ^ Salonga, Jady (23 May 2011). "UFL: Loyola triumphs over Navy 4–1". Soccer Central Philippines. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  7. ^ Salonga, Jady (30 May 2011). "UFL: Loyola secures fifth slot". Soccer Central Philippines. Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  8. ^ Tupas, Cedelf P. (15 October 2011). "Loyola Meralco Sparks crush Socceroos; Burkey powers Kaya booters past Diliman XI". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  9. ^ http://uflph.com/
  10. ^ "Azkals midfielder Mark Hartmann transfers to S-League". GMA News. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  11. ^ Leom, Kelvin (25 October 2016). "Azkals star Mark Hartmann unsure of S.League future with Geylang". ESPN FC. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  12. ^ a b Lim, Desmond (16 December 2016). "Azkals star Mark Hartmann joins Sarawak from Geylang International". FourFourTwo. Haymarket Media Group. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  13. ^ Leon, Kelvin (3 November 2016). "Mark Hartmann gets Azkals call for AFF Cup, leaves S.League club Geylang". ESPN FC. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  14. ^ Sundaresan, Keeshaanan (6 December 2016). "Sarawak keeping tabs on Philippines attacker Mark Hartmann". FourthOfficial.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  15. ^ "Sarawak turns to Raickovic for help in their relegation battle". Goal.com. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Penang sign Philippines ace Mark Hartmann for MSL relegation fight". ESPN FC Asia. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  17. ^ "Penang sign Philippines ace Mark Hartmann for MSL relegation fight". TV5 ESPN. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Ex-Geylang striker Mark Hartmann signs with Ubon UMT in Thailand". ESPN. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  19. ^ Leong, Kevin (25 February 2018). "Azkals' Mark Hartman biding his time in Thai League after first Ubon UMT goal". FOX Sports Asia. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  20. ^ "Azkals striker Mark Hartmann released by Thai club Ubon UMT United". Fox Sports Asia. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  21. ^ Tupas, Cedelf P. (21 September 2011). "New Azkals team join Long Teng Cup tilt". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  22. ^ Manahan, John Paul (9 September 2011). "Privisional roster for the Southeast Asian Games named". Soccer Central Philippines. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  23. ^ "Match results – Hong Kong 3:3 Philippines". HKFA.com. Hong Kong Football Association. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  24. ^ Tupas, Cedelf P. (3 November 2011). "SEA Games: Vietnam XI downs Under-23 Azkals". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  25. ^ Roy Moore (3 September 2014). "Azkals dominate Chinese Taipei in rain-delayed match to open Peace Cup". GMA Network. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  26. ^ Ceres Lina (12 October 2014). "Azkals steamroll Papua New Guinea, 5-nil, in hastily-assembled friendly". Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  27. ^ Terrado, Jonas (14 October 2024). "Prolific Hartmann stands out in Azkals' second-place run". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  28. ^ Mark Hartmann at National-Football-Teams.com
  29. ^ "Nomads STRETCH MARKS perform well in the Laurel Cup". Nomads Sports Club. 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  30. ^ "Sports - Ladies Football". Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  31. ^ "Mark Hartmann - Soccerway profile". soccerway.com.
  32. ^ "Hartmann brothers ready for Global success with Philippines". ESPN FC. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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