Bader Al-Mutawa

Bader Ahmed al-Mutawa (Arabic: بدر أحمد المطوع; born 10 January 1985) is a Kuwaiti professional footballer who plays for Qadsia and the Kuwait national team, where he usually operates as a second striker. He wears the jersey number 17 for both club and country.[1] He is the most capped active international male footballer, having made 192 appearances for Kuwait national team.

Bader al-Mutawa
Bader Al-Mutawa with Qadsia in 2007
Personal information
Full name Bader Ahmed al-Mutawa
Date of birth (1985-01-10) 10 January 1985
Place of birth Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Qadsia
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002– Qadsia 423 (324)
2011 → Al Nassr (loan) 20 (10)
National team‡
2003– Kuwait 192 (56)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 March 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Al-Mutawa was born in Kuwait City. His performance for both club and national teams lead to his being nominated for best Asian player in 2006 and 2010, though Al-Mutawa did not win the prize.[2]

He was awarded the Kuwaiti league's top scorer for local players in the 2008–09 season with 10 goals.

On 23 July 2012, he began training with Nottingham Forest as their new owners, the Al-Hasawi family, arranged a one-month trial for the striker.[3] He impressed manager Sean O'Driscoll enough that the club were looking to sign him on a permanent basis but he was denied a work permit and the club wasn't able to sign him.[4]

On 11 May 2021, he scored his 300th goal for Qadsia in all competitions in a 3–1 win over Kuwait SC.[5][6]

International career

Al-Mutawa's first major competition on international level was the 2003 Arabian Gulf Cup, hosted by Kuwait. The home side finished sixth with only five points from six matches (only Yemen, the newcomer to the Gulf Cup finished the tournament with less points, sparing Kuwait the embarrassment of ending up at the bottom of the table of the gulf cup for the first time in their history). Al-Mutwa scored once in Kuwait's only victory of the tournament, a 4–0 win against Yemen.

Al-Mutawa played in the 17th Arabian Gulf Cup in 2004, scoring a goal in the 87th minute against Saudi Arabia in Kuwait's opening match. Al-Mutawa excelled in this tournament, forming a strike partnership with captain and star striker Bashar Abdullah. They managed to score five goals between them. This partnership was short lived as Bashar retired from international football shortly after the tournament and Kuwait was eliminated in the semi-finals by Qatar after topping Group B with two victories and one draw with Bahrain.

At the 18th Arabian Gulf Cup in 2007, Al-Mutawa scored goals against Yemen and in the final group match against the United Arab Emirates, but Kuwait exited the tournament for the first time in their history without winning a single game.

On 3 September 2015, Al-Mutawa scored his second senior hat-trick, in a 9–0 defeat of Myanmar in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier.[7]

Personal life

Al-Mutawa holds the military rank of Colonel and he is also director of the Security Affairs Department of the Kuwaiti National Assembly Guard, as sports professionalism is not fully applied in Kuwait.[8]

Career statistics

International
As of 29 March 2022[9][10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Kuwait 2003135
2004227
2005133[lower-alpha 1]
200683
200742
200890
2009185
20101510
2011195
201283
2013125
201491
201594
201740
201830
2019123
2021100
202241
Total19257
Scores and results list Kuwait's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al-Mutawa goal.
List of international goals scored by Bader Al-Mutawa
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
14 September 2003Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar Singapore2–13–12004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
227 September 2003Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawalli Singapore2–03–0
35 October 2003 Palestine2–02–1
48 October 2003 Palestine2–04–0
53–0
61 January 2004Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City Yemen3–04–016th Arabian Gulf Cup
731 March 2004Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan Malaysia1–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
89 June 2004Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City Hong Kong2–04–0
919 July 2004Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan United Arab Emirates2–03–12004 AFC Asian Cup
1017 November 2004Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City Malaysia1–06–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
1111 December 2004Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Doha Saudi Arabia2–12–117th Arabian Gulf Cup
1217 December 2004Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha Yemen2–03–0
1318 March 2005Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al-Ain Armenia2–03–1Friendly
1429 July 2005Stade de Genève, Geneva United Arab Emirates1–1[lower-alpha 1]1–1 (6–7 p)
1517 August 2005Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent Uzbekistan1–02–32006 FIFA World Cup qualification
163 February 2006Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City Singapore2–02–0Friendly
176 September 2006Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait City Australia2–02–02007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
189 November 2006Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al-Ain Chinese Taipei8–010–0Friendly
1917 January 2007Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Yemen1–11–118th Arabian Gulf Cup
2023 January 2007Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates1–12–3
2123 January 2009Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City Syria2–22–3Friendly
223 November 2009Cairo Kenya3–05–0
234–0
2414 November 2009Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City Indonesia1–12–12011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
252–1
2611 August 2010Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku Azerbaijan1–11–1Friendly
273 September 2010Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City Syria2–03–0
2814 November 2010Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi India2–09–1
295–0
307–0
319–1
3228 November 2010Al-Wihda Stadium, Zinjibar Yemen2–03–020th Arabian Gulf Cup
333–0
342 December 2010May 22 Stadium, Aden Iraq1–02–2
3531 December 2010Suez Stadium, Suez Zambia3–04–0Friendly
3612 January 2011Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha Uzbekistan1–11–22011 AFC Asian Cup
3716 July 2011Amman International Stadium, Amman Saudi Arabia1–01–0Friendly
382 September 2011Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain United Arab Emirates2–03–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3917 December 2011Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha Saudi Arabia2–02–02011 Pan Arab Games
4022 December 2011Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha Palestine3–03–0
4117 January 2012Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City Uzbekistan1–01–0Friendly
4216 October 2012Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City Philippines1–02–1
438 December 2012Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City Palestine2–02–12012 WAFF Championship
446 January 2013Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Yemen2–02–021st Arabian Gulf Cup
4518 January 2013Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa Bahrain5–16–1
466 September 2013Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City North Korea1–02–1Friendly
472–1
489 September 2013 Bahrain1–12–1
4917 November 2014Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh United Arab Emirates2–22–222nd Arabian Gulf Cup
503 September 2015Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha Myanmar7–09–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
518–0
529–0
538 September 2015New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane Laos2–02–0
545 September 2019Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City   Nepal5–07–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5514 November 2019 Chinese Taipei4–09–0
5619 November 2019Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu   Nepal1–01–0
5725 March 2022Ta'Qali National Stadium, Ta'Qali Latvia1–01–1Friendly
Notes
  1. RSSSF doesn't not include the goal against UAE in its list.[10]

Honours

Qadsia

Kuwait

Individual

See also

References
  1. "IFFHS AWARDS – THE WORLD'S BEST TOP GOAL SCORER 2010 : BADER AL-MUTAWA (KUWAIT/AL QADSIA SC)". IFFHS. 9 November 2019.
  2. Asian Cup 2011: Asian Cup Ten Players To Watch: Bader Al Mutwa – Goal.com
  3. Chong, Edwin (21 July 2012). "Al-Mutawa lands Forest chance". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  4. McDaid, Paul (22 August 2012). "Nottingham Forest fail to land work permits for Kuwaiti trio". Sport360.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  5. "القادسية يحتفي بتسجيل بدر المطوع 300 هدف". kooora.com (in Arabic). 11 May 2021.
  6. "المطوع... 300 هدف مع القادسية". alraimedia.com (in Arabic). 12 May 2021.
  7. "WORLD CUP QUALIFYING – AFC 3/9/2015 12:00*". ESPN FC. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  8. الغانم يقلد العقيد بدر المطوع رتبته الجديدة Al Rai, 27 July 2021
  9. Bader Al-Mutawa at National-Football-Teams.com
  10. Mohammed, Husain; Mamrud, Roberto (9 June 2021). "Bader Ahmed Al-Mutawa – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  11. AFC Player of the Year: It is down to 15 nominees – Asian Football Confederation
  12. AFC Player of the Year nominees: 33 in contention for top award – Asian Football Confederation
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