1. Awer Bul Mabil was born on 15 September 1995 and is a professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Segunda Division club CD Castellon.
33 Facts About Awer Mabil
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Awer Mabil made his senior debut for Campbelltown City, before making his debut in the A-League for Adelaide United in 2013.
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Awer Mabil is co-founder of the humanitarian charity Barefoot to Boots, which aims to improve health, education, and gender equality among refugees, as well as equipping young refugees with sports equipment.
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Awer Mabil was born on 15 September 1995 to South Sudanese parents in Kakuma, located in northwestern Kenya.
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Awer Mabil lived with his family in the Kakuma Refugee Camp until the age of 10 when they moved to Australia and settled in Adelaide.
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Awer Mabil attended St Columba College throughout his teenage years in Adelaide, graduating in 2013.
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Awer Mabil made his senior debut at Campbelltown City in 2012.
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In July 2015, Mabil secured a move to Danish Superliga club, FC Midtjylland for a reported transfer fee in excess of AU$1,300,000 Awer Mabil made his Danish Superliga debut for FC Midtjylland on 16 October 2015 against Randers FC at the MCH Arena in Herning as an 83rd-minute substitute for Daniel Royer.
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On 22 October 2015, Awer Mabil made his UEFA Europa League debut at home to Napoli FC, coming on for Mikkel Duelund in the 73rd minute.
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Awer Mabil has said that when he went to FC Midtjylland he began to appreciate the seriousness of the game, and to develop a winning mentality.
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Awer Mabil made his debut on 8 August 2016, starting the match against AGF but was sent off in the 44th minute.
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Esbjerg was relegated to the Danish 1st Division, and Esbjerg announced that Awer Mabil was one of nine players who would be leaving the club.
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In July 2017, Awer Mabil was loaned to Pacos de Ferreira to allow him further first-team opportunities.
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Awer Mabil returned to Denmark in 2018 a more mature player, and had a strong start, scoring a goal and registering two assists in his first six appearances of the season.
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Awer Mabil worked his way into the first team squad.
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In May 2022, it was confirmed that Awer Mabil had signed to Spanish La Liga club Cadiz for four seasons.
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In January 2023, Awer Mabil was loaned to Sparta Prague in the Czech Republic.
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Awer Mabil made a total of 14 appearances for Sparta, scoring two goals and assisting for three, contributing to Sparta becoming Czech champions.
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On 21 August 2023, Awer Mabil joined Swiss record champions Grasshopper Club Zurich on a two-year contract with an option to extend for a further year.
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Awer Mabil was named the Man of the Match for the performance.
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On 26 October 2024, an error by Awer Mabil led to the Grasshoppers conceding in just the second minute of their league game away against FC Lausanne-Sport.
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On 5 February 2025, Awer Mabil returned to Spain, signing a contract with Segunda Division club CD Castellon until 30 June 2026.
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Awer Mabil featured for Australia in the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship, playing in all three of their games, the opponents were Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates and Indonesia.
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On 16 October 2018, Awer Mabil made his debut for the Australia senior national team against Kuwait in an international friendly match at the Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium.
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Awer Mabil's goal was assisted by Tomi Juric and Thomas Deng.
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Awer Mabil celebrated the goal with childhood friend and fellow South Sudanese refugee Deng, who was making his international debut for Australia.
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Awer Mabil played in qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup.
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Awer Mabil said that scoring the crucial goal was "the only way to say thank you to Australia on behalf of my family".
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Awer Mabil returned to Kakuma with the organisation, with the aim of promoting football as well as helping refugees in other ways.
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In 2018, Awer Mabil was awarded the FIFPRO Merit Award, presented by the International Federation of Professional Footballers at a ceremony in Rome.
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In June 2022, on a visit to his old school, St Columba College, Awer Mabil was presented with the 2022 Alumni of the Year Award, in recognition of his high level of achievement in football as well as his service to the community with his Barefoot to Boots charity.
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In November 2022, Awer Mabil was announced as recipient of the 2023 Young Australian of the Year award for his home state of South Australia.
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Awer Mabil went to school with good friend, fellow-refugee and Socceroo Thomas Deng.