Mahmoud_Al_Mawas
Mahmoud Al-Mawas
Syrian footballer (born 1993)
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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mahmoud Al-Mawas[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 31)[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 | 93 | (15) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023 | |||
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]
Al-Mawas represented Syria in the 2012 Summer Olympics Asian qualifiers. He also played at the 2008 AFC U-16 Championship in Uzbekistan.
International
- As of match played 7 June 2021. 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 |
Al-Karamah
Al-Arabi
Al-Shorta
Individual
- Iraqi Premier League top scorer: 2021–22 (22 goals)
- "Mahmoud Al-Mawas". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Syria" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 14. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- "المواس ينضم للطليعة". kooora.com (in Arabic). 1 October 2020.
- "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.
- "Mahmoud Al Mawas ajunge la Botoșani după jocurile naționalei Siriei din Dubai". stiri.botosani.ro (in Romanian). 31 October 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.
- "المواس يوقع رسميا للشرطة العراقي" (in Arabic). Kooora. 11 September 2021.
- "محمود المواس هداف الدوري العراقي الممتاز" (in Arabic). elsport.com. 4 July 2022.
- Mahmoud Al-Mawas at Soccerway
- Mahmoud Al-Mawas at Goalzz.com (also in Arabic at Kooora.com)
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