| Filston Mawana | |
| Fullname: | Filston Mawana |
| Birth Date: | 21 March 2000 |
| Birth Place: | DR Congo |
| Height: | 1.69 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | FC Rosengård 1917 |
| Youthyears1: | –2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | Malmö FF |
| Youthyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | 1899 Hoffenheim |
| Years1: | 2018 |
| Clubs1: | 1899 Hoffenheim |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Clubs2: | → 1899 Hoffenheim II |
| Years3: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Hammarby IF |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | → IK Frej (loan) |
| Caps4: | 17 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | → Hammarby TFF |
| Caps5: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2022 |
| Clubs6: | Åtvidabergs FF |
| Caps6: | 21 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2023 |
| Clubs7: | IFK Malmö |
| Caps7: | 15 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 2023– |
| Clubs8: | FC Rosengård 1917 |
| Caps8: | 2 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Sweden U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 21 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 14 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Sweden U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Pcupdate: | 6 October 2023 |
| Ntupdate: | 24 September 2017 |
Filston Mawana (born 21 March 2000) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for FC Rosengård 1917.[1]
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]
He started to play football with local club Malmö FF, 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]
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]
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]
| 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 | |||