Martin Dominic Martin Hassan (born 16 September 1999) is a South Sudanese

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who plays as a

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for South Korean club

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and the South Sudan national team.

Club career

Sawi began his career at the South Sudanese club Young Stars, before moving to

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in 2016 to sign for Ansan Greeners. In 2018, Sawi signed up as a Goyang Citizen. In January 2020, after scoring 19 goals in 35 appearances for Goyang, Sawi signed for

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club Yangju Citizen.

International career

In November 2018, Sawi made an appearance for South Sudan's under-23 team against Uganda at

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. On 17 November 2019, Sawi made his debut for

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in a 2–1 loss against

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* 1999 births Living people Naturalized citizens of South Sudan South Sudanese men's footballers South Sudan men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders South Sudanese expatriate men's footballers South Sudanese expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea K3 League players Footballers from Alexandria {{SouthSudan-footy-bio-stub