Mahmoud Al-Mawas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mahmoud Al-Mawas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1993[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Hama, Syria[1] | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Shorta | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2006 | Ommal Hama | ||
| 2006–2009 | Al-Karamah | ||
| 2008–2009 | → Al-Ain (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Al-Karamah | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Al-Riffa (loan) | 10 | (5) |
| 2013–2016 | Al-Arabi | 62 | (17) |
| 2015 | → Al Faisaly (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Al-Riffa (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Al-Muharraq | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Umm Salal | 75 | (18) |
| 2020–2021 | Botoșani | 25 | (5) |
| 2021– | Al-Shorta | 104 | (52) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Syria U17 | ||
| 2009–2011 | Syria U20 | 5 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Syria U23 | ||
| 2012– | Syria | 100 | (16) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Mahmoud Al-Mawas (Arabic: مَحمُود الْمَوَّاس; born 1 January 1993) is a Syrian professional footballer who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Al-Shorta in the Iraqi Premier League and the Syria national team. He made his international debut with Syria in 2012, aged 19.
Mawas is the first ever non-Iraqi player to become the 'Iraqi Premier League' top scorer with 22 goals in the 2021–22 season. He also became the 2023–24 'Player of the Season' with his time at Al-Shorta.
Club career
Al-Karamah
Mawas started his career with Al-Karamah, where in 2008, he joined UAE club Al-Ain on a 18 months loan. Mawas was then promoted to the senior squad in June 2009. In his first season, he won his first trophy, the 2009–10 Syrian Cup.
Al-Riffa (loan)
In January 2013, Mawas moved to Bahraini Premier League club Al-Riffa on a 6 months loan.
Al-Arabi
In July 2013, Mawas moved to Kuwait Premier League club Al-Arabi on a permanent transfer. In his first season at the club, he won the 2013–14 Kuwait Federation Cup with the club. In the next season, Mawas won the 2014–15 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup with Al-Arabi.
Al-Faisaly (loan)
On 30 June 2015, Mawas was loaned out to Saudi Pro League club Al-Faisaly. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 lost against Al-Taawoun on 28 August. However, Mawas loaned deal was cut earlier on 15 September and he returned to Al-Arabi.
second stint at Al-Riffa (loan)
In October 2015, Mawas joined Al-Riffa on a season long loan at the club.
Al-Muharraq
In July 2016, Mawas moved to Bahrain club to join Al-Muharraq.
Umm Salal
In January 2017, Mawas joined Qatari club Umm Salal in the mid-transfer window ahead of the 2016–17 Qatar Stars League. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 win against Lekhwiya on 15 February.
On 17 August 2018, Mawas scored a brace in a 4–1 win over Al-Ahli. He would then scored another brace in the same season against Al-Shahania in a 2–5 lost.
On 23 August 2019, Mawas scored a brace in a 2–2 draw against Al-Rayyan.
Botoșani
On 24 November 2020, Mawas moved to Europe to joined Romanian club Botoșani.[3][4] On 11 December 2020, he made his debut for Botoșani in a 1–1 draw against Astra Giurgiu.[5] He would then scored his first goal for the club in a league match against Academica Clince in a 2–1 lost on 27 January 2021. In the next match against Hermannstadt, Mawas would then scored the only goal in the match to secure a 3 points win on 31 January.
Al-Shorta
On 21 August 2021, Mawas joined Iraqi club Al-Shorta,[6] where he won three consecutive league titles in 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24. He finished his first season as league top scorer with 22 goals,[7] and finished his third season as the Iraq Stars League 2023–24 'Player of the Season' helping his team to win the 2023–24 Iraq FA Cup.[8]
International career
Mawas represented Syria in the 2012 Summer Olympics Asian qualifiers. He also played at the 2008 AFC U-16 Championship in Uzbekistan.
Mawas scored his first international goal for Syria on 8 September 2015 during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification fixture against Cambodia at the Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh.
On 4 June 2021, Mawas scored his first international hat-trick against Maldives in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification in a 4–0 win.
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 6 September 2024. Syria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Al Mawas goal.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 September 2015 | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |  Cambodia |
4–0 | 6–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 13 October 2015 | Al-Seeb Stadium, Muscat, Oman |  Afghanistan |
3–0 | 5–2 | |
| 3 | 5–2 | |||||
| 4 | 3 June 2016 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  Thailand |
1–2 | 2–2 (6–7 p) | 2016 King's Cup |
| 5 | 5 June 2016 |  United Arab Emirates |
1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 6 | 6 October 2016 | Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'an, China |  China |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 13 June 2017 | Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca, Malaysia | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||
| 8 | 31 August 2017 |  Qatar |
3–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 9 | 5 September 2019 | Panaad Stadium, Bacolod, Philippines |  Philippines |
5–2 | 5–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 15 October 2019 | Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |  Guam |
4–0 | 4–0 | |
| 11 | 12 November 2020 | Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |  Uzbekistan |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 12 | 4 June 2021 |  Maldives |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 13 | 3–0 | |||||
| 14 | 4–0 | |||||
| 15 | 7 June 2021 | Guam |
3–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 16 | 6 September 2024 | G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad, India |  Mauritius |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2024 Intercontinental Cup |
Honours
Club
Al-Karamah
Al-Arabi
Al-Shorta
Individual
References
- ^ a b "Mahmoud Al-Mawas". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ a b "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Syria" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Impresarul Florin Vulturar, uimit de impactul pe care l-a avut, în Siria, aducerea lui Mahmoud Al Mawas la FC Botoșani: "Nu am întâlnit un asemenea transfer!"". prosport.ro (in Romanian). 21 October 2020. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Mahmoud Al Mawas ajunge la Botoșani după jocurile naționalei Siriei din Dubai". stiri.botosani.ro (in Romanian). 31 October 2020. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Probleme pentru sirianul "care face cât toți Moruțanii la un loc". Mahmoud Al-Mawas a debutat la FC Botoșani, deși suferă de frig în România. "I-au înghețat picioarele"". prosport.ro (in Romanian). 11 December 2020. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
- ^ "المواس يوقع رسميا للشرطة العراقي" (in Arabic). Kooora. 11 September 2021. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "محمود المواس هداف الدوري العراقي الممتاز" (in Arabic). elsport.com. 4 July 2022. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "محمود المواس يتربع على عرش اللاعبين كأفضل لاعب في دوري نجوم العراق" (in Arabic). Al-Shorta SC. 14 July 2024. Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ Mahmoud Al-Mawas at Soccerway
External links
- Mahmoud Al-Mawas at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
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