Filston Mawana

Filston Mawana (born 21 March 2000) is a Congolese-born Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for IK Frej in Superettan, on loan from Hammarby IF.[1]

Filston Mawana
Personal information
Full name Filston Mawana
Date of birth (2000-03-21) 21 March 2000
Place of birth DR Congo
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Hammarby IF
Number 18
Youth career
0000–2016 Malmö FF
2017–2018 1899 Hoffenheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 1899 Hoffenheim 0 (0)
2018 → 1899 Hoffenheim II 1 (0)
2019– Hammarby IF 0 (0)
2019– → IK Frej (loan) 17 (6)
National team‡
2015–2017 Sweden U17 21 (14)
2017– Sweden U19 3 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 September 2017

Early life

Mawana was born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, but moved to Sweden and the city of Malmö together with his family in 2006.[2][3]

Career

Youth years

He started to play football with local club Malmö FF, and was first called up to the Swedish national under 17-team in 2015.[4]

In December 2016, Mawana transferred to 1899 Hoffenheim, signing a four and half-year contract.[5] He impressed in the youth system of the Bundesliga club and in 2017 The Guardian rated him as one of the 60 most promising football players in Europe born in 2000.[2] Reportedly, Mawana attracted interest from clubs like Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Chelsea and Juventus.[6]

He made his senior debut for 1899 Hoffenheim II in the Regionalliga Südwest on 12 May 2018, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 win against VfB Stuttgart II.[7] However, Mawana suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury during a training session the following summer.[8]

2019

On 19 March 2019, Mawana returned to Sweden, signing a three-year contract with Hammarby IF.[9] He spent the first half of the season nursing his knee injury, but made his competitive debut for Hammarby on 21 August, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 away win against IFK Luleå in the Svenska Cupen.[10]

During the fall of 2019, he went out on loan to IK Frej in Superettan, Sweden's second tier. Mawana scored a brace, his first senior goals, for the club in a 3–0 win against Syrianska FC on 14 September.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of 17 July 2020[1]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1899 Hoffenheim II 2017–18 Regionalliga 1000—10
Total 10000010
Hammarby Fotboll 2019 Allsvenskan 0010—10
Total 00100010
IK Frej (loan) 2019 Superettan 10300—103
2020 Ettan 7300—73
Career total 1861000196

References
  1. "Spelarstatistik: Filston Mawana" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  2. "Next Generation 2017: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. ""Ska göra allt för att lyckas!" – möt Bajens senaste nyförvärv". Fotboll STHLM (in Swedish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  4. "Landslagsdatabasen: Filston Mawana" (in Swedish). SVFF. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  5. "Stora MFF-talangen klar för Hoffenheim" (in Swedish). Expressen. 1 December 2016.
  6. "Filston Mawana drar till sig intresse från europeiska storklubbar". Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). 22 May 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  7. "Hoffenheim II vs. Stuttgart II 3 – 0" (in Swedish). Soccerway. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  8. "Svensklöftet ser framåt efter korsbandsskada: "Ska komma tillbaka så starkt som möjligt"". Fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). 1 September 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  9. "Anfallslöfte till Hammarby - Filston Mawana klar" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  10. "Komfortabelt cupavancemang på Skogsvallen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  11. "Historisk seger borta mot Syrianska" (in Swedish). IK Frej. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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