Martin Sawi
{{short description|South Sudanese footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Martin Sawi
|image =
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|fullname = Martin Dominic Martin Hassan
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|9|16|df=y}}
|birth_place = Alexandria, Egypt
|height =
|position = Midfielder
|currentclub = Ulsan Citizen FC
|clubnumber = 11
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = Young Stars
|youthyears2 = 2016–2018
|youthclubs2 = Ansan Greeners
|years1 = 2018–2019
|clubs1 = Goyang Citizen
|caps1 = 35
|goals1 = 19
|years2 = 2020
|clubs2 = Yangju Citizen
|caps2 = 18
|goals2 = 4
|years3 = 2021
|clubs3 = Ulsan Citizen
|caps3 = 1
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2022
|clubs4 = FC Namdong
|caps4 =
|goals4 =
|years5 = 2023-
|clubs5 = Pyeongchang United
|caps5 =
|goals5 =
|nationalyears1 = 2018
|nationalteam1 = South Sudan U23
|nationalcaps1 = 1
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|nationalyears2 = 2019–
|nationalteam2 = South Sudan
|nationalcaps2 = 3
|nationalgoals2 = 0
|club-update = 05:02, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
|ntupdate = 19:00, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
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Martin Dominic Martin Hassan (born 16 September 1999) is a South Sudanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for South Korean club Pyeongchang United FC and the South Sudan national team.
Club career
Sawi began his career at the South Sudanese club Young Stars,{{cite web|url=https://hotinjuba.com/south-sudanese-player-signs-to-south-korean-club/|title=South Sudanese player signs to South Korean Club|publisher=Hot in Juba|accessdate=12 December 2019}} before moving to South Korea in 2016 to sign for Ansan Greeners. In 2018, Sawi signed up as a Goyang Citizen.{{cite web|url=https://post.naver.com/viewer/postView.nhn?volumeNo=15725420&memberNo=40283173|title=[오피셜] 고양시민축구단, '남수단 네이마르' 마틴 영입|publisher=Naver|date=18 May 2018|accessdate=26 March 2020|language=ko}} In January 2020, after scoring 19 goals in 35 appearances for Goyang, Sawi signed for K3 League club Yangju Citizen.{{cite web|url=https://www.kurrasports.com/2020/01/07/sawi-signs-for-a-new-club-in-the-south-korea-k3-league/|title=Sawi Signs For A New Club in The South Korea K3 League|publisher=Kurra Sports|date=7 January 2020|accessdate=26 March 2020|archive-date=21 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321110546/https://www.kurrasports.com/2020/01/07/sawi-signs-for-a-new-club-in-the-south-korea-k3-league/|url-status=dead}}
International career
In November 2018, Sawi made an appearance for South Sudan's under-23 team against Uganda at Juba Stadium. On 17 November 2019, Sawi made his debut for South Sudan in a 2–1 loss against Burkina Faso.{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/24451/South_Sudan_Burkina_Faso.html|title=South Sudan vs. Burkina Faso|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=26 March 2020}}
References
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External links
- {{NFT|76272}}
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Category:Naturalized citizens of South Sudan
Category:South Sudanese men's footballers
Category:South Sudan men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:South Sudanese expatriate men's footballers
Category:South Sudanese expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
Category:Footballers from Alexandria
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