Aron Kwame Jolle Sasu (born 5 March 2005) is a professional

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who plays as a forward for club

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. Born in England, he has been called up to represent Norway at youth level.

Career

Sasu was called up to attend the training camps for the Norway under-16s team in January 2020. He made his debut for

on 26 October 2021, in a 2–0 defeat to

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in the

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. Sasu scored the first professional goal of his career in a 5–2 victory for

against

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on 19 December 2023, a result that sent The Dons into the last 16 of the

. After the game, AFC Wimbledon manager Johnnie Jackson described Sasu as "a menace the way he got at them", going on to state that "Sasu was brilliant during pre-season and he forced our hand to keep him around the group."

Career statistics

Honours

AFC Wimbledon *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sasu, Aron 2005 births Living people People from Croydon Footballers from the London Borough of Croydon English men's footballers Norwegian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders AFC Wimbledon players English Football League players Black British sportsmen English people of Norwegian descent 21st-century Black British people 21st-century English sportsmen 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen