Mark Anthony Almeda Winhoffer (born 1 March 1999) is a Filipino-American

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who plays as a

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for the

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of the

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(

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) and the Philippines national team.

Early career

High school

Winhoffer played for

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in the Interscholastic Association of Southeast Asian Schools (IASAS) for three years. He won the golden boot in his sophomore year, and was the IASAS most valuable player (MVP) in his junior year. He was the top assist provider in each of his three seasons there, with a total of 46, and scored a total of 30 goals. He then graduated from St. Charles North High School in

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Youth

During his time in the Philippines, he was a youth player for Global. He also played for Sockers FC when he was in the

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College career

Yale

Winhoffer played college soccer for the

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title, and Winhoffer was named the Offensive Player of the Year (the first Yale player to win the award) and was also among the First Team Honorees. The following season, he became Yale's team captain, but the season was cancelled due to the

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University of North Carolina

In August 2021, as a graduate student, he joined the

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Club career

Global

Winhoffer and teammate

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were among the youth players promoted to the first-team squad of Global for the

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United Football League (UFL) season. On 7 May 2016, he came on as a second-half substitute and scored in their 8–0 thrashing of

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. Global won the

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and

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titles.

Azkals Development Team

In mid-2021, he reportedly joined the

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(ADT) of the Philippines Football League (PFL).

International career

Winhoffer represented the Philippines U-15 team at the

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-Frenz ASEAN Champions Trophy in 2013. In 2016, he played for Philippines U-19 in the China-ASEAN International Youth Football Tournament and AFF U-19 Youth Championship, scoring once against Vietnam U-19 in the latter. He then represented Philippines U-22 at the

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, and Philippines U-23 at the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers. He made his debut for the senior national team as a second-half substitute in their 2–0

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loss to China PR on 7 June 2021.

Personal life

Winhoffer was born on 1 March 1999. His father, Ernest Winhoffer, played collegiate soccer for the

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and

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. His mother, Mariels Almeda Winhoffer, was born and raised in

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. She moved to

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as a teenager and eventually graduated from

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(finance and computer science) and worked for IBM. Mark has three siblings: Nicole, Ernest Jr., and Michael—who also played soccer for Fordham. The Winhoffers lived in

until 2012, when they moved to the Philippines as Mariels became the president and country general manager of IBM Philippines. Mark lived in the Philippines for 5 years and studied at International School Manila before moving back to St. Charles. Winhoffer studied economics at Yale University. He was named twice in the Fall Academic All-Ivy League selection, a distinction for Ivy League student-athletes with

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(GPAs) of 3.00 or higher. He graduated in May 2021.

Honors

Yale Bulldogs *

Men's Soccer:

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Global * United Football League:

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Individual *Ivy League Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year:

*Ivy League Men's Soccer All-Conference First Team:

References

External links

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Mark Winhoffer
at Yale University {{DEFAULTSORT:Winhoffer, Mark 1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Kane County, Illinois Filipino men's footballers Philippines men's international footballers American men's soccer players Filipino people of American descent American people of Filipino descent Yale Bulldogs men's soccer players Global F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Azkals Development Team players Philippines Football League players