Filston Mawana
Swedish footballer
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Filston Mawana (born 21 March 2000) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for Växjö Norra IF.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Filston Mawana | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | DR Congo | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Växjö Norra IF | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2016 | Malmö FF | ||
| 2017–2018 | 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → 1899 Hoffenheim II | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Hammarby IF | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → IK Frej (loan) | 17 | (6) |
| 2021 | → Hammarby TFF (res.) | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Åtvidabergs FF | 21 | (2) |
| 2023 | IFK Malmö | 15 | (3) |
| 2023 | FC Rosengård 1917 | 3 | (3) |
| 2024 | Husqvarna FF | 25 | (10) |
| 2025 | BK Olympic | 9 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | NK Dubrava | 3 | (0) |
| 2026– | Växjö Norra IF | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | Sweden U17 | 21 | (14) |
| 2017 | Sweden U19 | 3 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 September 2017 | |||
Early life
Mawana was born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, but moved to Sweden and the city of Malmö together with his family in 2006.[2][3]
Career
Youth years
He started to play football with local club Malmö FF at nine years old after only playing street football beforehand, and was first called up to the Swedish national under 17-team in 2015.[4]
In December 2016, Mawana transferred to 1899 Hoffenheim, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract.[5] He impressed in the youth system of the Bundesliga club and in 2017 The Guardian rated him as one of the 60 most promising football players in Europe born in 2000.[2] Reportedly, Mawana attracted interest from clubs like Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Chelsea and Juventus.[6]
He made his senior debut for 1899 Hoffenheim II in the Regionalliga Südwest on 12 May 2018, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 win against VfB Stuttgart II.[7] However, Mawana suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury during a training session the following summer.[8]
Hammarby
On 19 March 2019, Mawana returned to Sweden, signing a three-year contract with Hammarby IF.[9] He spent the first half of the season nursing his knee injury, but made his competitive debut for Hammarby on 21 August, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 away win against IFK Luleå in the Svenska Cupen.[10] During the fall of 2019, he went out on loan to IK Frej in Superettan, Sweden's second tier. Mawana scored a brace, his first senior goals, for the club in a 3–0 win against Syrianska FC on 14 September.[11]
Åtvidabergs FF
On 17 February 2022, Mawana joined Åtvidabergs FF in Ettan, Sweden's third tier, after terminating his contract with Hammarby following three seasons plagued by injuries.[12][13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 17 February 2022[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1899 Hoffenheim II | 2017–18 | Regionalliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hammarby IF | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| IK Frej (loan) | 2019 | Superettan | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 3 | |
| 2020 | Ettan | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 3 | ||
| Hammarby TFF (loan) | 2021 | Ettan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | ||
| Åtvidabergs FF | 2022 | Ettan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 6 | ||