Mahmoud Al Aswad

Mahmoud Al Aswad (Arabic: مَحْمُود الْأَسْوَد; born 14 September 2003) is a Syrian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Kuwait Premier League club Al-Salmiya and the Syria national team.

Mahmoud Al Aswad

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-09-14) 14 September 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Homs, Syria
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	Al-Salmiya
Youth career
–2019	Al-Karamah
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2024	Al-Karamah
2024–2025	Zakho
2025–	Al-Salmiya
International career‡
2021–2023	Syria U20	13	(5)
2022–	Syria U23	4	(2)
2023–	Syria	11	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025

Club career

Born in Homs, Al-Aswad is a youth product of his local club Al-Karamah. In 2019, when he was 16 years old, he was promoted from the under-19 team to the first team of Al-Karamah.^[2][3]

International career

Having represented Syria at under-20 and under-23 level, Al-Aswad was called up to the senior squad in November 2022 for friendlies against Belarus and Venezuela.^[4][5][6] On 20 November 2022, Al-Aswad made his international debut with the Syria national team in a 1–2 friendly defeat against Venezuela.^[7]

In January 2024, Al-Aswad was named in Syria's 26-men squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.^[8] He started in all of Syria's matches during the tournament as a right winger as the team got eliminated in the round of 16.^[9][10]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 September 2024	G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad, India	India	1–0	3–0	2024 Intercontinental Cup

Career statistics

International

As of matches played 9 September 2024

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Syria	2022	1	0
	2023	0	0
	2024	8	1
Total		9	1