Mohamad Safwan

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Hussein and the family name is Safwan.

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

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

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]

Style of play

Safwan is a modern left-back known for his technical ability, attacking-mindedness and pace, often overlapping with attackers.[11] His versatility allows him to adapt to roles in central midfield or on the wing.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 March 2025[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Includes Lebanese Elite Cup, Lebanese Federation Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in AFC Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance in Lebanese Super Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in AFC Challenge League

International

As of match played 29 May 2025[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Lebanon 2024 3 0
2025 3 0
Total 6 0

Honours

Nejmeh

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mohamad Safwan". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  2. ^ "هوبس بطل كأس بيروت بكرة القدم". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  3. ^ https://www.facebook.com/BourjFC/photos/a.492459287798188/881916202185826
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ a b "النجمة يتعاقد مع لاعب البرج". كووورة (in Arabic). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  6. ^ Younes, Tarek (14 June 2023). "صفوان يقترب من التوقيع للنجمة". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  7. ^ "بروح رياضية مع لاعب نادي النجمة محمد صفوان". YouTube. 9 July 2024.
  8. ^ "رادولوفيتش يسمّي تشكيلته لـ".
  9. ^ "مرهج وفخرو يقودان لبنان الى الفوز على ميانمار". The LFA. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  10. ^ "لبنان يتصدّر مجموعته في تصفيات كأس آسيا بفوزٍ كبير على بروناي". The LFA. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  11. ^ a b Younes, Tarek (21 June 2024). "صفوان خامة جيدة". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  12. ^ "Mohamad Safwan". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 15 December 2024.