Mohamad Safwan
{{Short description|Lebanese footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date = March 2025}}
{{Family name hatnote|Hussein|Safwan|lang=Lebanese}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mohamad Safwan
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Mohamad Hussein Safwan{{GSA player|mohamad-safwan/436787|access-date=11 March 2025}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|03|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = El Ain, Lebanon
| height =
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = Nejmeh
| clubnumber = 16
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2019
| youthclubs1 = Hoops
| youthyears2 = 2019–2022
| youthclubs2 = Bourj
| years1 = 2021–2023
| clubs1 = Bourj
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2022
| clubs2 = → Akhaa Ahli Aley (loan)
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = Nejmeh
| caps3 = 27
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2022
| nationalteam1 = Lebanon U20
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2023
| nationalteam2 = Lebanon U23
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2024–
| nationalteam3 = Lebanon
| nationalcaps3 = 7
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 15:44, 11 March 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 10 June 2025
}}
Mohamad Hussein Safwan ({{langx|ar|محمد حسين صفوان}}; born 10 March 2003) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a left-back for {{Lebanese football updater|Nejmeh}} club Nejmeh and the Lebanon national team.
Club career
Having played for Hoops's youth team,{{Cite web |title=هوبس بطل كأس بيروت بكرة القدم |url=https://elsport.com/news/show/264260/%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%B3-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%84-%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85 |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=Elsport News |language=ar}} Safwan moved Bourj in August 2019, initially joining their youth team.https://www.facebook.com/BourjFC/photos/a.492459287798188/881916202185826 In March 2022, he was loaned to Akhaa Ahli Aley for the rest of the 2021–22 season.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 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.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-26 |title=النجمة يتعاقد مع لاعب البرج |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1250542 |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=كووورة |language=ar}}
After having been released by Bourj in the summer of 2023,{{Cite web |last=Younes |first=Tarek |date=2023-06-14 |title=صفوان يقترب من التوقيع للنجمة |url=https://elmaestrosport.com/%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%B9-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A9/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=El Maestro Sport |language=ar}} Safwan joined Nejmeh as a free agent in June. He helped Nejmeh lift the 2023–24 Lebanese Premier League title and the 2023 Lebanese Super Cup in his first season.{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_NirBw99X8 | title=بروح رياضية مع لاعب نادي النجمة محمد صفوان | website=YouTube | date=9 July 2024 }}
International career
Safwan received his first call-up to the Lebanon national team in August 2024 for the Merdeka Tournament.{{cite web |title=رادولوفيتش يسمّي تشكيلته لـ |url=https://the-lfa.com.lb/news/2024/08/26/news973.php}} He made his international debut on 19 November 2024, in a 3–2 friendly victory over Myanmar, being substituted at halftime.{{Cite web |title=مرهج وفخرو يقودان لبنان الى الفوز على ميانمار |url=https://www.the-lfa.com.lb/news/FG2_LebxMyn.php |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=The LFA}} 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.{{Cite web |title=لبنان يتصدّر مجموعته في تصفيات كأس آسيا بفوزٍ كبير على بروناي |url=https://www.the-lfa.com.lb/news/AFC_AC27Q_M1xBru.php |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=The LFA}}
Style of play
Safwan is a modern left-back known for his technical ability, attacking-mindedness and pace, often overlapping with attackers.{{Cite web |last=Younes |first=Tarek |date=2024-06-21 |title=صفوان خامة جيدة |url=https://elmaestrosport.com/%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9/ |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=El Maestro Sport |language=ar}} His versatility allows him to adapt to roles in central midfield or on the wing.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 9 March 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Lebanon Cup !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Lebanese Elite Cup, Lebanese Federation Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4" |Bourj
|0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22
|Lebanese Premier League | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022–23
|Lebanese Premier League |1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 3 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2" |Total
!1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Akhaa Ahli Aley (loan)
|2021–22 |Lebanese Premier League |10 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 10 | 0 | |||||
| rowspan="3" |Nejmeh
|Lebanese Premier League |22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4{{Efn|Appearances in AFC Cup}} | 0 | 1{{Efn|Appearance in Lebanese Super Cup|name=super}} | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2024–25
|Lebanese Premier League |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 3{{Efn|Appearances in AFC Challenge League}} | 0 | 1{{Efn|name=super}} | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
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= International =
{{updated|match played 10 June 2025}}{{FA Lebanon|20938|access-date=15 December 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" |Lebanon
|2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!7 | 0 |
Honours
References
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External links
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Category:People from Baalbek District
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