Mahmoud Al-Mawas

Mahmoud Kamal Al-Mawas (Arabic: مَحْمُود كَمَال 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 Kamal Al-Mawas[1]
Date of birth	(1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 32)[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	99	(16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

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 19 November 2024^[9]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Syria	2012	5	0
	2013	8	0
	2014	3	0
	2015	8	3
	2016	12	3
	2017	12	2
	2018	7	0
	2019	12	2
	2020	2	1
	2021	12	4
	2022	5	0
	2023	8	0
	2024	5	1
Total		99	16

International goals

As of match played 6 September 2024. Syria score listed first, score column indicates score after each Al Mawas goal.^[10]

International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition

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

• Syrian Cup: 2010

Al-Arabi

• Kuwait Federation Cup: 2013–14
• Kuwait Crown Prince Cup: 2014–15

Al-Shorta

• Iraq Stars League: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
• Iraq FA Cup: 2023–24
• Iraqi Super Cup: 2022

Individual

• Iraqi Premier League top scorer: 2021–22 (22 goals)
• Iraq Stars League Player of the Season: 2023–24

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. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
3. "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.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. "المواس يوقع رسميا للشرطة العراقي" (in Arabic). Kooora. 11 September 2021. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
7. "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.
8. "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.
9. Roberto Mamrud (10 January 2025). "Mahmoud Al-Mawas - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF.
10. Mahmoud Al-Mawas at Soccerway

External links

• Mahmoud Al-Mawas at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)