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.

Mohamad Safwan

Personal information
Full name	Mohamad Hussein Safwan[1]
Date of birth	(2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	El Ain, Lebanon[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Nejmeh
Number	16
Youth career
0000–2019	Hoops
2019–2022	Bourj
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2023	Bourj	1	(0)
2022	→ Akhaa Ahli Aley (loan)	10	(0)
2023–	Nejmeh	27	(0)
International career‡
2022	Lebanon U20	3	(2)
2023	Lebanon U23	4	(0)
2024–	Lebanon	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:44, 11 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

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. Appearance in Lebanese Super Cup
4. Appearances in AFC Challenge League

International

As of match played 10 June 2025^[12]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Lebanon	2024	3	0
	2025	4	0
Total		7	0

Honours

Nejmeh

• Lebanese Premier League: 2023–24
• Lebanese Super Cup: 2023