Bader Al-Mutawa Explained

Bader al-Mutawa
Fullname:Bader Ahmed al-Mutawa
Birth Date:10 January 1985
Birth Place:Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height:1.75 m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Qadsia
Clubnumber:17
Years1:2002–
Clubs1:Qadsia
Caps1:286
Goals1:167
Years2:2007
Clubs2:Qatar SC (loan)
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2011
Clubs3:Al Nassr (loan)
Caps3:9
Goals3:3
Totalgoals:-->
Nationalyears1:2003–2022
Nationalteam1:Kuwait
Nationalcaps1:196
Nationalgoals1:56
Club-Update:17 August 2024 (UTC)

Bader Ahmed al-Mutawa (Arabic: بدر أحمد المطوع; born 10 January 1985) is a Kuwaiti professional footballer who plays for Qadsia. He usually operates as a second striker. He wears the jersey number 17.[1] Al-Mutawa is the second-most-capped international player behind Cristiano Ronaldo.

Club career

Al-Mutawa was born in Kuwait City. His performance for both club and national teams led to him being nominated for the 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, including friendly matches, in a 3–1 win over Kuwait SC.[5] [6]

On 2 March 2024, he scored a goal from a penalty kick in the last minutes of the match against Al-Salmiya in a 1–0 win, equaling Firas Al-Khatib’s record as the highest scorer in the Kuwaiti Premier League historically, with 162.[7] Five days later, he scored a goal in Qadsia 7–0 win over Al-Shabab to become the all-time top scorer in the Kuwaiti Premier League history.

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 fewer 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-Mutawa 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.[8]

Al-Mutawa was the men's all-time record appearance holder with 196 caps, after having surpassed Soh Chin Ann's record of 195 recognized by FIFA matches on 14 June 2022.[9] [10] [11] His record was equalled by Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo during the 2022 FIFA World Cup and later beaten by Ronaldo in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers.[12] [13]

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.[14]

Career statistics

Club

Club!rowspan="2"
SeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
QadsiaKPL11110022
63210041125
8522641611
1619316518+1443+39
93324018+934+14
43104130124
12103320562219
1271065112013
5700522+212+11
8752731043016
1434479332819
755351111810
201221118223523
14202132112024
181154422717
1961063269
1953242312910
1492200101711
238206+531+13
1451000155
1452143209
271360003313
20000020
Total2861675630643898+62504+297
Qatar (loan)2006–07QSL00100010
Total00100010
Al Nassr (loan)2010–11SPL93007531199
Total93007531199
Career total29517057307143101+63524+306

International

See main article: List of international goals scored by Bader Al-Mutawa.

Appearances and goals by national team and year[15]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Kuwait2003135
2004227
2005133
200683
200742
200890
2009185
20101510
2011194
201283
2013125
201491
201594
201600
201740
201830
2019123
202000
2021100
202281
Total19656
Notes

Honours

Qadsia

Kuwait

Individual

2010[1]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IFFHS AWARDS – THE WORLD'S BEST TOP GOAL SCORER 2010 : BADER AL-MUTAWA (KUWAIT/AL QADSIA SC) . IFFHS . 9 November 2019 . 13 June 2021 . 13 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210613010834/https://www.iffhs.com/index.php/posts/94 . live .
  2. http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2292/editorials/2011/01/04/2289461/asian-cup-2011-asian-cup-ten-players-to-watch-bader-al-mutwa Asian Cup 2011: Asian Cup Ten Players To Watch: Bader Al Mutwa
  3. Web site: Al-Mutawa lands Forest chance . Chong, Edwin . Sky Sports . 21 July 2012 . 12 January 2013 . 24 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120824190853/http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11727/7923500/Al-Mutawa-lands-Forest-chance . live .
  4. Web site: Nottingham Forest fail to land work permits for Kuwaiti trio . McDaid, Paul . Sport360.com . 22 August 2012 . 12 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120827014819/http://www.sport360.com/article/nottingham-forest-fail-land-work-permits-kuwaiti-trio . 27 August 2012 .
  5. Web site: القادسية يحتفي بتسجيل بدر المطوع 300 هدف . kooora.com . ar . 11 May 2021 . 12 June 2021 . 12 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210612030217/https://www.kooora.com/?n=1030070&o=n3004587 . live .
  6. Web site: المطوع... 300 هدف مع القادسية . alraimedia.com . ar . 12 May 2021 . 12 June 2021 . 12 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210612030217/https://www.alraimedia.com/article/1534813/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B9-300-%D9%87%D8%AF%D9%81-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9 . live .
  7. Web site: Badr Al-Mutawa equals a goal-scoring record in the Kuwait League . Arab Times . en . 3 March 2024 .
  8. Web site: WORLD CUP QUALIFYING – AFC 3/9/2015 12:00*. ESPN FC. 3 September 2015. 3 September 2015. 2 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150902214209/http://www.espnfc.com/gamecast/statistics/id/433445/statistics.html. live.
  9. Web site: Al-Mutawa reclaims title of most-capped men's player . FIFA . FIFA.com . 16 June 2022 . 16 June 2022 . live . dmy-all . https://web.archive.org/web/20220616201226/https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/kuwait-bader-al-mutawa-the-worlds-most-capped-male-player . 16 June 2022 . en .
  10. Web site: Bader Al-Mutawa, the star of the Kuwaiti national team, is the only dean of world players . News.MiddleEast-24.com . 15 June 2022 . 15 June 2022 . live . dmy-all . https://web.archive.org/web/20220615201834/https://news.middleeast-24.com/news/263043.html . 15 June 2022 . en .
  11. Web site: Pelatih Tinggalkan Kuwait, Bader Al Mutawa Pecahkan Rekor . Coach leaves Kuwait, Bader Al Mutawa breaks record . . Goal.com . 15 June 2022 . 15 June 2022 . live . dmy-all . https://web.archive.org/web/20220615201844/https://www.goal.com/id/berita/pelatih-tinggalkan-kuwait-bader-al-mutawa-pecahkan-rekor/bltc42306a2a3ae9ee1 . 15 June 2022 . ms .
  12. News: World Cup 2022: Is Portugal's exit the end of the road for Cristiano Ronaldo? . BBC Sport . 30 December 2022 . 30 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221230175610/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63931841 . live .
  13. News: Portugal 4 Liechtenstein 0 . BBC Sport . 24 March 2023 . 24 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230324001139/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65059270 . live .
  14. https://www.alraimedia.com/article/1546750/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%85-%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%84%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B9-%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9 الغانم يقلد العقيد بدر المطوع رتبته الجديدة
  15. Web site: Bader Ahmed Al-Mutawa – Goals in International Matches . Mohammed, Husain . Mamrud, Roberto . 25 May 2022 . . 3 June 2022 . 2 September 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110902043900/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/mutawa-intl.html . live .
  16. http://www.the-afc.com/en/previous-awards/2007-awards/2007-awards-men/17480 AFC Player of the Year: It is down to 15 nominees
  17. http://www.the-afc.com/en/previous-awards/2007-awards/2007-awards-men/9097 AFC Player of the Year nominees: 33 in contention for top award