Omar Jawo (born 8 November 1981 in

Banjul Banjul (,"Banjul"
(US) and ), officially the City of Ba ...

) is a Gambian-Swedish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a defender.

Career

Jawo began his youth career with

Assyriska FF Assyriska Fotbollsföreningen, also known simply as Assyriska FF, is a Swedish football club based in Södertälje, Stockholm County. The club, formed in 1974 by Assyrian immigrants, has advanced through the league system and is currently playin ...

. He earned his first two professional caps with the squad in 2002, before signing with

IK Frej IK Frej is a Swedish sports club located in Täby kyrkby. It currently plays in Division 4, the sixth tier in Swedish football. Background IK Frej was founded 5 February 1968 by Åke Berghagen and his friends. Today, IK Frej has more than 1200 ...

in 2003. After one season with

he was sold to

Vallentuna BK Vallentuna BK is a Swedish football club located in Vallentuna. Background Since their foundation in 1919 Vallentuna Bollklubb has participated mainly in the lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in D ...

where he played one year. He signed than in February 2005 for

Väsby United Athletic Football Club Eskilstuna, also known as AFC Eskilstuna or simply AFC, is a Swedish football club located in Eskilstuna. The club has previously been known under the names FC Café Opera and Väsby United before switching ownership and th ...

and played 80 games, who scored four goals before signed in February 2009 for

Gefle IF Gefle Idrottsförening, also known simply as Gefle IF, Gefle (, as if spelled ''Gävle''), or locally Gif (), are a Swedish professional football club based in Gävle. The club is affiliated with Gestriklands Fotbollförbund and play their home ...

. In 2016, he signed a one-year contract with

Brommapojkarna Idrottsföreningen Brommapojkarna, more commonly known as Brommapojkarna (meaning ''the Bromma boys'') or simply BP, is a Swedish football club located in the borough of Bromma, in the western parts of Stockholm municipality. Brommapojkarna is t ...

Personal life

Omar's brother Amadou Jawo plays currently for

Stockholm Stockholm () is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, largest city of Sweden as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in Scandinavia. Approximately 980,000 people liv ...

based

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 ...

. His two youngest brothers, Momodou Jawo and Ebrima "Mabou" Jawo are also footballers.

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Brommapojkarna profile
1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Banjul Gambian footballers Association football defenders The Gambia international footballers Gambian emigrants to Sweden Naturalized citizens of Sweden Swedish footballers Assyriska FF players Gefle IF players Syrianska FC players AFC Eskilstuna players IK Frej players IF Brommapojkarna players Allsvenskan players Swedish people of Gambian descent {{Gambia-footy-bio-stub