Awer Mabil

Awer Mabil
Personal information
Full name Awer Bul Mabil
Date of birth (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995
Place of birth Kakuma, Kenya
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 FC Midtjylland
Number 45
Youth career
2007–2010 Playford City
2011 SA NTC
2012–2014 Adelaide United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Campbelltown City 14 (1)
2013–2015 Adelaide United 47 (8)
2015– FC Midtjylland 10 (1)
2016–2017 → Esbjerg fB (loan) 25 (4)
2017–2018 → Paços de Ferreira (loan) 26 (2)
National team‡
2014–2015 Australia U20 9 (4)
2015 Australia U23 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 August 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2015

Awer Bul Mabil (born 15 September 1995) is an Australian professional association football player of South Sudanese descent who plays as a winger for FC Midtjylland. He has also represented Australia at under-20 level.

Born in Kenya, Mabil played youth football at the South Australian National Training Centre and with Adelaide United. He made his senior debut for Campbelltown City, before making his debut in the A-League for Adelaide United in 2013.

Early life

Mabil was born to South Sudanese parents in Kakuma, located in northwestern Kenya. He and his family lived in the Kakuma Refugee Camp until 2006 when they moved to Australia. He began playing football at the camp at around the age of 5, stating: "We would just go outside and start kicking around. It was not structured and there was little else to do."[1]

Club career

Adelaide United

Mabil was signed by Adelaide United in the A-League in 2012 from Campbelltown City in the FFSA National Premier League after Mabil had displayed a number of performances showing his pace and dribbling skills to outwit many defenders in the FFSA National Premier League.[2] Mabil made his Adelaide United senior debut on 11 January 2013 in a 2012–13 A-League match against Perth Glory. He scored his first goal in a 2–1 away loss to Wellington Phoenix in Round 17 of the 2013–14 A-League season, after coming on as a substitute in the second half.

FC Midtjylland

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[3][4] Awer Mabil made his Danish Superliga debut for FC Midtjylland on 16 October 2015 against Randers FC at the MCH Arena in Herning as a 83rd-minute substitute for Daniel Royer.

On 22 October 2015, Mabil made his UEFA Europa League debut at home to Napoli, coming on for Mikkel Duelund in the 73rd minute.

Loan to Esbjerg fB

In August 2016, Mabil was loaned to Esbjerg fB to allow him to get more game time and develop.[5][6] Mabil made his debut on 8 August 2016, starting the match against AGF but was sent off in the 44th minute.[7] Esbjerg was relegated to the Danish 1st Division, and Esbjerg announced that Mabil was one of nine players who would be leaving the club.[8]

Loan to Paços de Ferreira

In July 2017, Mabil was loaned to Paços de Ferreira to allow him further first-team opportunities.[9] Paços de Ferreira were relegated at the end of the 2017–18 Primeira Liga season, however Mabil impressed while on loan scoring twice and providing a further 3 assists in 26 league appearances.[10]

Return to FC Midtjylland

Mabil made a bright start upon his return to Denmark, scoring a goal and registering two assists in his first six appearances for the season.[11]

International career

In August 2013, Mabil was called up by Australia for COTIF Tournament in L'Alcúdia, Spain.[12] The tournament was used by the FFA to prepare players for their successful 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification campaign. He 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.[13][14][15]

After showing impressive form with FC Midtjylland, Mabil was called up to the senior team for the first time. Participating in the Socceroos first training camp under new coach Graham Arnold.[16]

Career Statistics

Club

As of 27 Sep 2018[17]
Club Season Division League Cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Adelaide United 2012–13 A-League 50———50
2013–14 212———212
2014–15 217———217
Total 479–00—479
FC Midtjylland 2015–16 Superliga 60———60
2016–17 00———00
Total 60–00—60
Esbjerg fB 2016–17 Superliga 254———254
Total 254–00—254
Paços de Ferreira 2016–17 Primeira Liga 262———262
Total 262–00—262
FC Midtjylland 2017–18 Superliga 41———41
Total 101–00—101
Career total 11015–00—11015

    Honours

    Club

    Adelaide United

    Individual

    References

    1. ↑ "Returning to the refugee camp". FIFA. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
    2. ↑ "Young Adelaide United gun Awer Mabil up for attack". adelaidenow.com.au. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
    3. ↑ "Awer Mabil to join Danish champion side FC Midtjylland after United deal all but done". The Advertiser. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
    4. ↑ "Mabil signs with Danish Club". Adelaide United FC. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
    5. ↑ "Esbjerg lejer kantspiller i FCM" (in Danish). bold.dk. 3 August 2016.
    6. ↑ Somerford, Ben (5 August 2016). "Mabil seals Esbjerg move". Inside Sport.
    7. ↑ Stoll, Nick (9 August 2016). "Amini scores while Mabil is sent-off as Aussies clash in Denmark". The World Game. SBS.
    8. ↑ Ni spillere på vej ud i Esbjerg, bold.dk, 30 May 2017
    9. ↑ Somerford, Ben (6 July 2017). "Mabil joins Portuguese club". FourFourTwo.
    10. ↑ "2017-2018 Paços de Ferreira Stats". 13 June 2018.
    11. ↑ Windon, Jacob (20 September 2018). "Progress Report: Awer Mabil". Socceroos.
    12. ↑ "Young Socceroos announced for COTIF tournament". footballaustralia.com.au. 5 August 2013.
    13. ↑ "Australia vs. United Arab Emirates". the-afc.com. 10 October 2014.
    14. ↑ "Indonesia vs. Australia". the-afc.com. 12 October 2014.
    15. ↑ "Uzbekistan vs. Australia". the-afc.com. 14 October 2014.
    16. ↑ "Graham Arnold has named his first Socceroos squad since taking over as head coach". foxsports.com.au. 30 August 2018.
    17. ↑ Awer Mabil at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 Sep 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
    18. ↑ Rojas makes FFA awards history WAToday.com.au

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