Debut: 16/10/2018 v Kuwait
Socceroos Cap Number: 597
Current Club: Grasshoppers
Junior Club: Playford City (SA)
Previous clubs: Adelaide United, FC Midtjylland, Esbjerg fB (loan), Pacos de Ferreira (loan), Kasimpasa (loan), Cadiz, Sparta Prague (loan)
Major tournaments: FIFA World Cup 2022, AFC Asian Cup 2019
Awer's footballing passion started as a young boy with his parents in a Kenyan refugee camp. After settling in Australia, Mabil utilised this natural ability, signing for local A-League side Adelaide United, and becoming one of the club's youngest debutants at 17 years and 118 days.
In 2015, Mabil secured a move to Europe, creating a home in Denmark with Danish champions FC Midtjylland.
In 2020, he played a telling role in Midtjylland’s title-winning campaign as they won their first championship since his arrival.
He then lived out his lifelong dream of playing in the UEFA Champions League, where the Danish club were drawn alongside Liverpool, Ajax and Atalanta.
After a short loan stint in Turkey, Mabil signed with La Liga side Cadiz ahead of the 2022/23 season. The dynamic winger has established himself as a key member in the Socceroos set-up since his debut in October 2018. His eighth goal for the Socceroos was his first on home soil which secured a 1-0 friendly win over New Zealand in Brisbane, thanks to a sublime strike. Mabil featured in two matches at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar against France and Tunisia. Named 2023 Young Australian of the Year for his humanitarian work, Mabil scored his ninth international goal against Ecuador.
Best Socceroos moment:
Mabil came on as a substitute in Australia's 4-0 victory over Kuwait in October 2018, scoring a goal on debut. However, the match was remembered for Mabil and childhood friend Thomas Deng, both refugees from South Sudan, making their international debuts in the same match.
A-League connection:
Between 2012-2015, Mabil became one of the league's most prolific wingers with hometown club Adelaide United.
