Amadou Jawo
Amadou Jawo (born 29 September 1984) is a Gambian footballer who plays as a striker for Brottby SK in Sweden.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 September 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Banjul, Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Brottby SK | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IK Frej | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Vallentuna BK | 56 | (9) |
| 2008–2009 | Gefle IF | 41 | (10) |
| 2009–2013 | IF Elfsborg | 57 | (8) |
| 2013 | → Djurgårdens IF (loan) | 26 | (12) |
| 2014–2018 | Djurgårdens IF | 56 | (6) |
| 2018 | → IK Frej (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2019– | Brottby SK | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2018 | |||
Career
Jawo was born in Banjul, Gambia.[2] He arrived in Sweden at the age of five and after settling down in Täby kyrkby he joined the local club IK Frej. When he was sixteen he made his first team debut for Vallentuna BK in Division 1.[3] During his time at the club he scored 9 goals in 56 games.[4]
At the end of 2007 Jawo trialed with Djurgårdens IF. He played two games for the Stockholm club but did not end up getting signed. In the second game where Djurgården played against Gefle IF he however impressed Gefle manager Per Olsson enough to be signed by the Gävle club instead.[5] After two successful seasons at Gefle IF he was sold to IF Elfsborg in what was one of the most lucrative deals in the history of the club.[6]
Jawo struggled to break into the starting eleven at Elfsborg and declared at the end of 2011 that he would not accept being a bench player for another year.[7] The new Djurgården manager Magnus Pehrsson tried to bring Jawo to his club during several transfer windows and finally in March 2013 he joined them on a season long loan.[5] In January 2014, Djurgården announced that Jawo had signed a 5-year contract, keeping him at the club through 2018.[8]
On 23 April 2019, Jawo joined Brottby SK.[9]
Personal life
Jawo is of Gambian descent. He was a Djurgårdens IF supporter when he was growing up.[5] He has a total of nine siblings. His brother Omar Jawo has played 89 games in the Swedish top tier Allsvenskan while another brother, Momodou Jawo, was a goalkeeper for IK Frej.[3][10][11]
Career statistics
- As of 19 July 2016[12]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sweden | League | Svenska Cupen | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2008 | Gefle IF | Allsvenskan | 27 | 5 | — | — | 27 | 5 | ||
| 2009 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 17 | 5 | |||
| IF Elfsborg | 10 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | |||
| 2010 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2011 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| 2012 | 14 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 17 | 3 | |||
| 2013 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Djurgårdens IF (loan) | 26 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | 31 | 13 | |||
| 2014 | Djurgårdens IF | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 32 | 7 | ||
| 2015 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 173 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 205 | 42 | ||
Honors
Individual
- Årets Järnkamin (1): 2013
References
- "Jawo klar för Dif - till 2018" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- https://int.soccerway.com/players/amadou-jawo/30550/
- "Johan Orrenius möter Amadou Jawo". expressen.se (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
- "Amo Jawo åter het i allsvenskan" (in Swedish). Vallentuna Fria. Archived from the original on 2013-08-18. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- "Välkommen till DIF Amadou Jawo" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-15. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- Stefan Persson (2009-07-27). "Jawo till Elfsborg". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
- "Amadou Jawo: "Tänker inte acceptera ett år till på bänken"" (in Swedish). SvenskaFans. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
- "Jawo klar för Dif - till 2018" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
- "Jag har alltid varit en hårt arbetade spelare", svenskalag.se, 23 April 2019
- "Eliteprospects.com - Omar Jawo". eliteprospects.com (in Swedish). Eliteprospects. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
- "Truppen 2013 - IK Frej Täby Herrfotboll" (in Swedish). IK Frej. Archived from the original on 2013-03-15. Retrieved 2013-03-17.
- "Eliteprospects.com - Amadou Jawo". Eliteprospects. 26 January 2016. Archived from the original on 15 March 2013.
External links
- Amadou Jawo at SvFF (in Swedish)
- "Amadou Jawo at Eliteprospects". Archived from the original on March 15, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2013.