Mohammed Al-Rawahi

{{short description|Omani footballer (born 1993)}}

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{{Family name hatnote|Al-Rawahi|lang=Arabic}}

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| name = Mohammed Al-Rawahi

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| fullname = Mohammed Faraj Abdullah Al-Rawahi

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|04|26|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Muscat, Oman

| height = 188 cm

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = Oman

| clubnumber = 3

| youthyears1 = 2008–2010 | youthclubs1 = Samail

| youthyears2 = 2010–2012 | youthclubs2 = Al-Seeb

| years1 = 2012–2013 | clubs1 = Al-Seeb | caps1 = ? | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2013–2015 | clubs2 = Dhofar | caps2 = ? | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2015–2016 | clubs3 = Al-Nahda | caps3 = ? | goals3 = 7

| years4 = 2016–2017 | clubs4 = Girona B | caps4 = 22 | goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2017–2018 | clubs5 = Al-Nahda | caps5 = 24 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2018–2019 | clubs6 = Al-Wakrah | caps6 = 16 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2019–2020 | clubs7 = Al-Shamal | caps7 = 16 | goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2020- | clubs8 = Oman | caps8 = 14 | goals8 = 2

| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = Oman U-17 | nationalcaps1 = ? | nationalgoals1 = ?

| nationalyears2 = 2014 | nationalteam2 = Oman U-23 | nationalcaps2 = ? | nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2016– | nationalteam3 = Oman | nationalcaps3 = 15 | nationalgoals3 = 0

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Mohammed Faraj Abdullah Al-Rawahi ({{langx|ar|محمد بن فرج الرواحي}}; born 26 April 1993), commonly known as Mohammed Faraj, is an Omani professional footballer who plays for Oman Club in the Oman Professional League.{{NFT player|id=63497|accessdate=}} He has also played for the Oman national team.

Club career

Al-Rawahi played for Samail Club from 2008 to 2010 in the first division league of Oman Football Association. In 2010, he signed a contract with Al-Seeb Club and played with them for two consecutive seasons. On 18 July 2013, he signed a two-years contract with Dhofar.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}

On 6 July 2015, he signed a one-year contract with Al-Buraimi-based Al-Nahda Club. In the 2015–16 Oman Professional League, Mohammed came into the limelight soon after scoring a wonder goal on 26 December 2015 in a 2–3 loss against Dhofar.{{cite web | url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5Ddn_unQpo | title= Mohammed Faraj Wonder Goal | publisher= YouTube}}

On 2 September 2016, Al-Rawahi signed a one-year contract with Spanish side Girona FC B.{{cite web | url= http://lo3btna.com/?p=40979 | title= محمد فرج يوقع مع جيرونا الاسباني | publisher= lo3btna.com}} He made his club debut on 6 November 2016, in a 2–1 loss against UE Vic.{{cite web | url= http://fcf.cat/acta/1617/futbol-11/primera-catalana/grup-1/1cat/vic-unio-esportiva-club/1cat/girona-fc-b | title= VIC UNIÓ ESPORTIVA CLUB 2-1 GIRONA F.C. B | publisher= FEDERACIÓ CATALANA DE FUTBOL}} He scored his first goal on 18 January 2017, in a 2–2 draw against Unió Atlètica d'Horta.{{cite web | url= http://fcf.cat/acta/1617/futbol-11/primera-catalana/grup-1/1cat/horta-uat-a/1cat/girona-fc-b | title= HORTA U.A.T. A 2-2 GIRONA F.C. B | publisher= FEDERACIÓ CATALANA DE FUTBOL}} He scored three goals in 22 appearances in the Primera Catalana throughout the 2016–17 season.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}

After a successful stint in Spain, he moved back to Oman and signed a one-year contract with his former club, Al-Nahda.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}

International career

Al-Rawahi has represented the Oman senior national team, having won his first cap on 24 March 2016, in a 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification match against Guam.{{cite web | url= https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/03/24/asia/wc-qualifying-asia/oman/guam/2028665/ | title= OMAN VS. GUAM 1 – 0 | publisher= soccerway.com}}

He has also represented Oman at both the U-17 and U-23 levels. He made four appearances in the inaugural AFC U-22 Championship in 2013.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}

Personal life

Al-Rawahi's younger brother, Ahmed, is also a footballer, and plays as a goalkeeper.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}

References

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