Mahmoud Al-Mawas

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.

Mahmoud Al-Mawas
Personal information
Full name Mahmoud Al-Mawas[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-01) 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 67 (32)
International career‡
2007–2008 Syria U17
2009–2011 Syria U20 5 (6)
2011–2012 Syria U23
2012– Syria 91 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Club career

Mawas started his career with Al-Karamah, where he won his first trophy, the 2009–10 Syrian Cup. Later on, he played abroad for Al-Riffa, Al-Arabi, Al-Faisaly, Al-Muharraq and Umm Salal. In October 2020, he returned to Syria to train with Taliya.[3]

In late October 2020, Romanian journals reported that he agreed to join FC Botoșani.[4][5] On 11 December 2020, he made his debut for Botoșani in a 1–1 draw against Astra Giurgiu.[6]

In September 2021, he joined Iraqi club Al-Shorta,[7] where he won two consecutive league titles in 2021–22, and 2022–23. He also finished his first season as top scorer with 22 goals.[8]

International career

Al-Mawas represented Syria in the 2012 Summer Olympics Asian qualifiers. He also played at the 2008 AFC U-16 Championship in Uzbekistan.

Career statistics

International
As of match played 7 June 2021. Syria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Al Mawas goal.[9]
International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 September 2015Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Cambodia4–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 13 October 2015Al-Seeb Stadium, Muscat, Oman Afghanistan3–05–2
3 5–2
4 3 June 2016Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Thailand1–22–2 (6–7 p)2016 King's Cup
5 5 June 2016 United Arab Emirates1–01–0
6 6 October 2016Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'an, China China1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 13 June 2017Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca, Malaysia1–02–2
8 31 August 2017 Qatar3–13–1
9 5 September 2019Panaad Stadium, Bacolod, Philippines Philippines5–25–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 15 October 2019Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Guam4–04–0
11 12 November 2020Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan1–01–0Friendly
12 4 June 2021 Maldives1–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
13 3–0
14 4–0
15 7 June 2021 Guam3–03–0

Honours

Al-Karamah

Al-Arabi

Al-Shorta

Individual

  • Iraqi Premier League top scorer: 2021–22 (22 goals)

References
  1. "Mahmoud Al-Mawas". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Syria" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 14. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  3. "المواس ينضم للطليعة". kooora.com (in Arabic). 1 October 2020.
  4. "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.
  5. "Mahmoud Al Mawas ajunge la Botoșani după jocurile naționalei Siriei din Dubai". stiri.botosani.ro (in Romanian). 31 October 2020.
  6. "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.
  7. "المواس يوقع رسميا للشرطة العراقي" (in Arabic). Kooora. 11 September 2021.
  8. "محمود المواس هداف الدوري العراقي الممتاز" (in Arabic). elsport.com. 4 July 2022.
  9. Mahmoud Al-Mawas at Soccerway
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