Hadj Mahmoud

Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud (Arabic: مُحَمَّد بَلْحَاجّ مَحْمُود; born 24 April 2000) is a Tunisian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Swiss Super League club Lugano and the Tunisia national team.

Hadj Mahmoud

Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Belhadj Mahmoud
Date of birth	(2000-04-24) 24 April 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Sousse, Tunisia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lugano
Number	29
Youth career
2008–2021	Étoile du Sahel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Étoile du Sahel	35	(18)
2021–	Lugano	83	(12)
International career‡
2025–	Tunisia	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 September 2025

Professional career

Mahmoud joined the youth academy of Étoile du Sahel at the age of 7.^[1] He made his professional debut with the clb in a 0–0 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 tie with Métlaoui on 8 May 2019.^[2] On 27 August 2021, he transferred to the Swiss club FC Lugano signing a 4-year contract.^[3]

Honours

Lugano

• Swiss Cup: 2021–22^[4]