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Marcos Painter
Personal information
Full name	Marcos Painter
Date of birth	August 17 1986 (1986-08-17) (age 22)
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Height	6ft 0in
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Swansea City
Number	14
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005–2006 2006–	Birmingham City Swansea City	05 (0) 46 (0)
National team
2005–	Ireland U21
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:54, 31 January 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Marcos Painter (born August 17, 1986) is a professional footballer with Swansea City.

He was brought up in the Chelmsley Wood area of Birmingham and attended the Archbishop Grimshaw secondary school.

Painter is a product of the Academy at Birmingham City and has been capped for the Republic of Ireland at Under 19, 20 and Under 21 level."Cyprus U21 1-1 Rep of Ireland U21", BBC, 2005-10-07. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.  Painter can operate as a centre-half or left back but did play Left Midfield in his younger days.

The tough-tackling defender was handed a new one-year professional contract at the start of the 2005/06 season and got a taste of the first team action during the club\'s pre-season tour of Norway. During a game against Brann Bergen, he launched a two footed tackle on Slovenian international, Fabijan Cipot, causing a career threatening injury. Surprisingly Painter only received a yellow card. He made his first team debut against Scunthorpe United in the Carling Cup in September 2005.

At the beginning of the 2006-07, Painter played in 2 league and cup games to increase his total appearances to 7 games. On 14 November 2006 he joined Swansea City on a month\'s loan to cover for the injured Tom Williams. In January, after playing 8 league games, the Swans extended his loan for a third month with a view to making the move permanent.

On the 30th January, Painter looked set to complete a permanent move to Swansea after Birmingham manager Steve Bruce admitted that Painter would have trouble getting back into the Blues first team. On the 31st January 2007, Painter moved permanently to Swansea City for an initial fee of £25,000 with a further £25,000 to be paid 1 year later. Swansea City will also pay an additional sum if promoted."Swans secure Painter from Blues", BBC Sport, 2007-01-31. Retrieved on 2007-01-31.  He has since established himself as Swansea\'s first choice left back, having amassed 49 appearances since his transfer.

References

External links

• Marcos Painter career stats at Soccerbase

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