Tomas Maronesi (Chinese: 杜馬思; born 7 April 1985), commonly known as Tomas, is a former Brazilian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a center back.

Tomas Maronesi
杜馬思
Personal information
Full name Tomas Maronesi[1]
Date of birth (1985-04-07) 7 April 1985 (age 39)[2]
Place of birth Santa Rosa, Brazil
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Center back
Team information
Current team
Central & Western District
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)
2023Southern (loan) 8 (1)
2023–2024 Southern 15 (1)
2024– Central & Western District 0 (0)
International career
2022 Hong Kong 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022

Club career

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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 remainder of the season.

On 15 June 2023, Tomas joined Southern on a permanent deal.

International career

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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

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Yuen Long

Kitchee

References

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  1. ^ a b "Maronesi, Tomas". Hong Kong Football Association. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  2. ^ "T. Maronesi". Soccerway. Global Sprts Media. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Yuen Long vs Rangers". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ Lai, Wing Kam. "入籍兵左右港超爭標". Wenwipo. Retrieved 20 May 2020. (in Chinese)
  6. ^ "杜馬思蘇沙齊攞特區護照". on.cc. Retrieved 19 October 2021. (in Chinese)
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