Mark Winhoffer

Mark Anthony Almeda Winhoffer (born 1 March 1999) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for the North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference (NCAA Division I). Born in the United States, he plays for the Philippines national team.

Early career High school Winhoffer played for International School Manila 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 St. Charles, Illinois. He also played for Sockers FC when he was in the Chicago area. The following season, he became Yale's team captain, but the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

University of North Carolina In August 2021, as a graduate student, he joined the North Carolina Tar Heels.

Club career Global Winhoffer and teammate Marco Casambre were among the youth players promoted to the first-team squad of Global for the 2015 United Football League (UFL) season. Global won the 2016 UFL cup and league titles.

Azkals Development Team In mid-2021, he reportedly joined the Azkals Development Team (ADT) of the Philippines Football League (PFL).

International career Winhoffer represented the Philippines U-15 team at the Football Association of Malaysia-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 2019 AFF U-22 Youth Championship, 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 World Cup qualifier loss to China PR on 7 June 2021.

Personal life Winhoffer was born on 1 March 1999. His mother, Mariels Almeda Winhoffer, was born and raised in Manila. She moved to Illinois as a teenager and eventually graduated from Fordham University (finance and computer science) and worked for IBM. Mark has three siblings: Nicole, Ernest Jr., and Michael—who also played soccer for Fordham. He graduated in May 2021.

Honors Yale Bulldogs Ivy League Men's Soccer: 2019

Global United Football League: 2016 United Football League Cup: 2016

Individual Ivy League Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year: 2019 Ivy League Men's Soccer All-Conference First Team: 2019