Amadou Jawo (born 29 September 1984) is a Gambian

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who plays as a

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for Brottby SK in Sweden.

Career

Jawo was born in

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, Gambia. He arrived in Sweden at the age of five and after settling down in

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he joined the local club IK Frej. When he was sixteen he made his first team debut for

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in Division 1. During his time at the club he scored 9 goals in 56 games. At the end of 2007 Jawo trialed with

Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Name The club is named ...

. He played two games for the

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club but did not end up getting signed. In the second game where Djurgården played against Gefle IF he however impressed Gefle manager

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enough to be signed by the

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club instead. After two successful seasons at Gefle IF he was sold to

IF Elfsborg Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Allsvenskan and have spent ...

in what was one of the most lucrative deals in the history of the club. 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. The new Djurgården manager

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tried to bring Jawo to his club during several transfer windows and finally in March 2013 he joined them on a season long loan. In January 2014, Djurgården announced that Jawo had signed a 5-year contract, keeping him at the club through 2018. On 23 April 2019, Jawo joined Brottby SK.

Personal life

Jawo is of Gambian descent. He was a Djurgårdens IF supporter when he was growing up. He has a total of nine siblings. His brother

Omar Jawo Omar Jawo (born 8 November 1981 in Banjul) is a Gambian-Swedish footballer who plays as a defender. Career Jawo began his youth career with Assyriska FF. He earned his first two professional caps with the squad in 2002, before signing with IK F ...

has played 89 games in the Swedish top tier

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while another brother, Momodou Jawo, was a

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for IK Frej.

Career statistics

Honors

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Individual

* Årets Järnkamin (1): 2013

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Jawo, Amadou 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Banjul Gambian emigrants to Sweden Naturalized citizens of Sweden Swedish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Gefle IF players IF Elfsborg players Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players IK Frej players Allsvenskan players Swedish people of Gambian descent