Mohamad Hussein Safwan (; born 10 March 2003) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a left-back for club Jwaya and the Lebanon national team.
Club career Having played for Hoops's youth team, 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.
After having been released by Bourj in the summer of 2023, 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. In April 2026, Safwan suffered a foot fracture during a friendly match.
Following five months of contract negotiations with Nejmeh, Safwan decided to depart from the club and joined Jwaya in August 2026. https://www.instagram.com/p/Db76fF1oy1X/
International career Safwan represented Lebanon at various youth levels. In 2021, he was part of Lebanon's squad for the WAFF U-18 Championship, where the team reached the final before finishing as runners-up to Iraq. Safwan was called up to the Lebanon national under-23 team for the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, held in Saudi Arabia in January 2026.
Safwan received his first call-up to the Lebanon national team in August 2024 for the Merdeka Tournament. He made his international debut on 19 November 2024, in a 3–2 friendly victory over Myanmar, being substituted at halftime. 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. On 14 October 2025, he scored his first international goal in a 4–0 win against Bhutan in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers.
Style of play Safwan is a modern left-back known for his technical ability, attacking-mindedness and pace, often overlapping with attackers. His versatility allows him to adapt to roles in central midfield or on the wing.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueLebanon CupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBourj2020–21Lebanese Premier League0020———202021–22Lebanese Premier League—————002022–23Lebanese Premier League102000——30Total104000000050Akhaa Ahli Aley (loan)2021–22Lebanese Premier League100————100Nejmeh2023–24Lebanese Premier League220100040102802024–25Lebanese Premier League5000—301090Total27010007020370Career total38050007020520
International
+Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsLebanon202430202591Total121
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Safwan goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Mohamad SafwanNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar3–04–02027 Asian Cup qualification
Honours Nejmeh Lebanese Premier League: 2023–24 Lebanese FA Cup: 2025–26 Lebanese Super Cup: 2023, 2024
Lebanon U18 WAFF U-18 Championship runner-up: 2021
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