Mohamad Safwan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamad Hussein Safwan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | El Ain, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nejmeh | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Hoops | ||
| 2019–2022 | Bourj | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Bourj | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Akhaa Ahli Aley (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2023– | Nejmeh | 27 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Lebanon U20 | 3 | (2) |
| 2023 | Lebanon U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Lebanon | 11 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:44, 11 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Mohamad Hussein Safwan (Arabic: محمد حسين صفوان; born 10 March 2003) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a left-back for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh and the Lebanon national team.
Club career
[edit]Having played for Hoops's youth team,[2] Safwan moved Bourj in August 2019, initially joining their youth team.[3] In March 2022, he was loaned to Akhaa Ahli Aley for the rest of the 2021–22 season.[4] Safwan helped Bourj lift the youth league title in 2021–22, and played a few games with the senior team in the 2022–23 season.[5]
After having been released by Bourj in the summer of 2023,[6] Safwan joined Nejmeh as a free agent in June.[5] He helped Nejmeh lift the 2023–24 Lebanese Premier League title and the 2023 Lebanese Super Cup in his first season.[7]
International career
[edit]Safwan received his first call-up to the Lebanon national team in August 2024 for the Merdeka Tournament.[8] He made his international debut on 19 November 2024, in a 3–2 friendly victory over Myanmar, being substituted at halftime.[9] By 25 March 2025, he had recorded four assists in his first five international appearances, including two during Lebanon's 2027 Asian Cup qualification match against Brunei.[10] On 14 October 2025, he scored his first international goal in a 4–0 win against Bhutan in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers.[11]
Style of play
[edit]Safwan is a modern left-back known for his technical ability, attacking-mindedness and pace, often overlapping with attackers.[12] His versatility allows him to adapt to roles in central midfield or on the wing.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 9 March 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | Lebanon Cup | League cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bourj | 2020–21 | Lebanese Premier League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Lebanese Premier League | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022–23 | Lebanese Premier League | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Akhaa Ahli Aley (loan) | 2021–22 | Lebanese Premier League | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Nejmeh | 2023–24 | Lebanese Premier League | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | Lebanese Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Lebanese Elite Cup, Lebanese Federation Cup
- ^ Appearances in AFC Cup
- ^ a b Appearance in Lebanese Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in AFC Challenge League
International
[edit]- As of match played 18 November 2025[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Safwan goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 October 2025 | Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar |  Bhutan
|
3–0 | 4–0 | 2027 Asian Cup qualification |
Honours
[edit]Nejmeh
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Mohamad Safwan". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "هوبس بطل كأس بيروت بكرة القدم". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/BourjFC/photos/a.492459287798188/881916202185826
- ^ https://football-lebanon.com/post/%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9
- ^ a b "النجمة يتعاقد مع لاعب البرج". كووورة (in Arabic). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ Younes, Tarek (14 June 2023). "صفوان يقترب من التوقيع للنجمة". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "بروح رياضية مع لاعب نادي النجمة محمد صفوان". YouTube. 9 July 2024.
- ^ "رادولوفيتش يسمّي تشكيلته لـ".
- ^ "مرهج وفخرو يقودان لبنان الى الفوز على ميانمار". The LFA. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "لبنان يتصدّر مجموعته في تصفيات كأس آسيا بفوزٍ كبير على بروناي". The LFA. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "لبنان يجدّد فوزه على بوتان برباعية نظيفة". The LFA. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ a b Younes, Tarek (21 June 2024). "صفوان خامة جيدة". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "Mohamad Safwan". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Mohamad Safwan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mohamad Safwan at Soccerway
- Mohamad Safwan at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
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