Oliver Kass Kawo

Oliver Kass Kawo
Personal information
Full name	Oliver Isak Kass Kawo
Date of birth	3 December 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth	Barkarby, Järfälla, Sweden
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Dalkurd
Number	29
Youth career
2019–2020	Vasalunds IF
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2018	Hallonbergens IF
2021–2022	FC Järfälla
2022–2023	Helsingør
2023–	Dalkurd
International career‡
2021–	Syria U23
2021–	Syria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

Oliver Isak Kass Kawo (Arabic: أوليفر إيساك كاسكاو; born 3 December 2001) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Dalkurd. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Syria national team.

Early life

Kass Kawo was born in Sweden to a Syrian father from Al-Hasakah, and a Swedish mother.^[3] He began playing football aged five.^[3]

Club career

In March 2021, Kass Kawo left Vasalunds IF to join FC Järfälla.^[4] On 1 February 2022, he signed a deal until June 2024 with Danish 1st Division club FC Helsingør after a trial period.^[5]

International career

Having represented Syria internationally at under-23 level,^[1] Kass Kawo made his senior debut on 30 November 2021, in a 2021 FIFA Arab Cup game against the United Arab Emirates.^[6] He scored his first international goal on 3 December, on his 20th birthday, helping Syria beat Tunisia 2–0 in the same competition.^[7]

Style of play

Kass Kawo is a versatile forward capable of playing in multiple offensive positions.^[3]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 3 December 2021

Scores and results list Syria's goal totally first, score column indicates score after each Kass Kawo goal.

List of international goals scored by Oliver Kass Kawo
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	3 December 2021	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar	Tunisia	1–0	2–0	2021 FIFA Arab Cup

Honours

Syria U23

AFC U-23 Asian Cup third place: 2022

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Oliver Kass Kawo". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Syria" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 14. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "من هو أوليفر كاسكاو لاعب المنتخب السوري؟". كلمة دوت أورج (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 December 2021.
^ "Trupp status". FC Järfälla. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
^ Oliver Kass Kawo lukker vores transfervindue, fchelsingor.dk, 1 February 2022
^ "Oliver Kass Kawo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
^ "الهدية المثالية لكاسكاو في عيد ميلاده". www.fifa.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 December 2021.

External links

Oliver Kass Kawo at Soccerway
Oliver Kass Kawo at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
Oliver Kass Kawo at lagstatistik.se
Oliver Kass Kawo at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)

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[GSA-1] "Oliver Kass Kawo". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

[FIFA_Arab_2021-2] "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Syria" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 14. Retrieved 13 December 2022.

[:0-3] "من هو أوليفر كاسكاو لاعب المنتخب السوري؟". كلمة دوت أورج (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 December 2021.

[4] "Trupp status". FC Järfälla. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

[5] Oliver Kass Kawo lukker vores transfervindue, fchelsingor.dk, 1 February 2022

[6] "Oliver Kass Kawo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

[7] "الهدية المثالية لكاسكاو في عيد ميلاده". www.fifa.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 December 2021.

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