Bader Al-Mutawa

Bader Ahmed al-Mutawa (Arabic: بدر أحمد المطوع; born 10 January 1985) is a Kuwaiti professional footballer who plays for Qadsia and the Kuwait national team. He usually operates as a second striker. He wears the jersey number 17 for both club and country.[1] Al-Mutawa is the second-most-capped international player behind Cristiano Ronaldo.

Bader al-Mutawa
Al-Mutawa with Qadsia in 2007
Personal information
Full name Bader Ahmed al-Mutawa
Date of birth (1985-01-10) 10 January 1985
Place of birth Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Qadsia
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002– Qadsia 260 (155)
2007 → Qatar SC (loan) 0 (0)
2011 → Al Nassr (loan) 9 (3)
International career‡
2003– Kuwait 196 (56)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:56, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Al-Mutawa was born in Kuwait City. His performance for both club and national teams lead to him being nominated for best Asian player in 2006 and 2010, though Al-Mutawa did not win the prize.[2]

He was awarded the Kuwaiti league's top scorer for local players in the 2008–09 season with 10 goals.

On 23 July 2012, he began training with Nottingham Forest as their new owners, the Al-Hasawi family, arranged a one-month trial for the striker.[3] He impressed manager Sean O'Driscoll enough that the club were looking to sign him on a permanent basis but he was denied a work permit and the club wasn't able to sign him.[4]

On 11 May 2021, he scored his 300th goal for Qadsia in all competitions, including friendly matches, in a 3–1 win over Kuwait SC.[5][6]

International career

Al-Mutawa's first major competition on international level was the 2003 Arabian Gulf Cup, hosted by Kuwait. The home side finished sixth with only five points from six matches (only Yemen, the newcomer to the Gulf Cup finished the tournament with fewer points, sparing Kuwait the embarrassment of ending up at the bottom of the table of the gulf cup for the first time in their history). Al-Mutawa scored once in Kuwait's only victory of the tournament, a 4–0 win against Yemen.

Al-Mutawa played in the 17th Arabian Gulf Cup in 2004, scoring a goal in the 87th minute against Saudi Arabia in Kuwait's opening match. Al-Mutawa excelled in this tournament, forming a strike partnership with captain and star striker Bashar Abdullah. They managed to score five goals between them. This partnership was short lived as Bashar retired from international football shortly after the tournament and Kuwait was eliminated in the semi-finals by Qatar after topping Group B with two victories and one draw with Bahrain.

At the 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in 2007, Al-Mutawa scored goals against Yemen and in the final group match against the United Arab Emirates, but Kuwait exited the tournament for the first time in their history without winning a single game.

On 3 September 2015, Al-Mutawa scored his second senior hat-trick, in a 9–0 defeat of Myanmar in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier.[7]

Al-Mutawa was the men's all-time record appearance holder with 196 caps,[8] after having surpassed Soh Chin Ann's record of 195 recognized by FIFA matches on 14 June 2022.[9][10][11] His record was equalled by Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo during the 2022 FIFA World Cup and later beaten by Ronaldo in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers.[12][13]

Personal life

Al-Mutawa holds the military rank of colonel and he is also director of the Security Affairs Department of the Kuwaiti National Assembly Guard, as sports professionalism is not fully applied in Kuwait.[14]

Career statistics

Club Career Stats
As of 13 September 2023[15]
Club Season League Kuwait Crown Prince Cup AFC Champions League Kuwait Emir Cup Kuwait Federation Cup AFC Cup Al-Khurafi Cup GCC Champions League Kuwait Super Cup Arab Club Champions Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Qadsia SC 2002–03 1100001100000000000022
2003–04 63213021000000000020155
2004–05 856400220000000000001611
2005–06 16191065310000+695100 64+4339
2006–07 934340320000+12410093+3414
Qatar SC (loan) 2006–07 0 0000010000000000000 10
Qadsia SC 2007–08 433041100000000000 00124
2008–09 1210102033000 0004600002019
2009–10 1270000100065000011001813
2010–11 57000000+115200001100 +1211
Al Nassr FC (loan) 2010-11 9 3317500000000000000 199
Qadsia SC 2011–12 879400520073000010003016
2012–13 1432300440079000010002819
2013–14 750000530051000011001810
2014–15 20121021210097000012003523
2015–16 14200000210032000011002024
2016–17 18113200540000000010002717
2017–18 196530010000000001000269
2018–19 195110032004200000020299
2019–20 1490000220000000010001711
2020–21 238420020+230000000000+3113
2021–22 145000010000000000000155
2022–23 145100021330000000000209
2023–24 2100000000000000000021
Qadsia total 26015542282075429+6104631+711138106177+481292
Career total 269158462927125529+6104731+711138106177+495301

    International
    Main article: List of international goals scored by Bader Al-Mutawa
    As of 14 June 2022[15][8]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Kuwait 2003135
    2004227
    2005133[lower-alpha 1]
    200683
    200742
    200890
    2009185
    20101510
    2011194[lower-alpha 2]
    201283
    2013125
    201491
    201594
    201600
    201740
    201830[lower-alpha 3]
    2019123
    202000
    2021100
    202281[lower-alpha 4]
    Total19656
    Notes
    1. RSSSF doesn't include the goal against UAE.[8][15]
    2. Neither RSSSF nor FIFA recognize the match, and so also the goal, against S. Arabia U-23 on 17 December 2011.[8][15]
    3. RSSSF wrongly attributes a goal on Al-Mutawa in the match against Iraq on 10 September 2018.[8][15]
    4. RSSSF doesn't include the goal in the match against Latvia on 25 March 2022.[8][15]

    Honours

    Qadsia

    Kuwait

    Individual

    See also

    References
    1. "IFFHS AWARDS – THE WORLD'S BEST TOP GOAL SCORER 2010 : BADER AL-MUTAWA (KUWAIT/AL QADSIA SC)". IFFHS. 9 November 2019.
    2. Asian Cup 2011: Asian Cup Ten Players To Watch: Bader Al Mutwa – Goal.com
    3. Chong, Edwin (21 July 2012). "Al-Mutawa lands Forest chance". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
    4. McDaid, Paul (22 August 2012). "Nottingham Forest fail to land work permits for Kuwaiti trio". Sport360.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
    5. "القادسية يحتفي بتسجيل بدر المطوع 300 هدف". kooora.com (in Arabic). 11 May 2021.
    6. "المطوع... 300 هدف مع القادسية". alraimedia.com (in Arabic). 12 May 2021.
    7. "WORLD CUP QUALIFYING – AFC 3/9/2015 12:00*". ESPN FC. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
    8. Mohammed, Husain; Mamrud, Roberto (25 May 2022). "Bader Ahmed Al-Mutawa – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
    9. "Al-Mutawa reclaims title of most-capped men's player". FIFA.com. FIFA. 16 June 2022. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
    10. "Bader Al-Mutawa, the star of the Kuwaiti national team, is the only dean of world players". News.MiddleEast-24.com. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
    11. "Pelatih Tinggalkan Kuwait, Bader Al Mutawa Pecahkan Rekor" [Coach leaves Kuwait, Bader Al Mutawa breaks record]. Goal.com (in Malay). Goal. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
    12. "World Cup 2022: Is Portugal's exit the end of the road for Cristiano Ronaldo?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
    13. "Portugal 4 Liechtenstein 0". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
    14. الغانم يقلد العقيد بدر المطوع رتبته الجديدة Al Rai, 27 July 2021
    15. Bader Al-Mutawa at National-Football-Teams.com
    16. AFC Player of the Year: It is down to 15 nominees – Asian Football Confederation
    17. AFC Player of the Year nominees: 33 in contention for top award – Asian Football Confederation
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