| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammad Daham Khader Abdullah | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-02-17) 17 February 2000 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Kuwait | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Kuwait SC | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Al-Nasr | (26) | |
| 2023– | Kuwait SC | (13) | |
| International career | |||
| 2023– | Kuwait | 24 | (7) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 January 2025 | |||
Mohammad Daham Khader Abdullah (born 17 February 2000) is a Kuwaiti professional footballer who plays as a winger for Kuwait SC and the Kuwait national team.
Club career
With Al-Nasr, Daham won the 2022–23 Kuwaiti Premier League best player award with 18 goals scored. In June 2023, Daham was transferred to Kuwait SC for a reported transfer fee of 200,000 KWD.
International career
Despite being born in Kuwait, Daham was a stateless person since his birth. In 2023, he received a Kuwaiti passport to make him eligible to represent the Kuwait national team after promising performance with Al-Nasr. He was named in Kuwait's squad for the 2023 SAFF Championship.
In the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, Daham scored the equalizing goal to help Kuwait draw with Jordan 1–1 on 19 November 2024.
Career statistics
- As of match played on 5 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kuwait | 2023–24 | KPL | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 11 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||
- Appearances in AFC Cup
International
- As of match played 27 December 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 2023 | 10 | 2 |
| 2024 | 14 | 5 | |
| Total | 24 | 7 | |
- Scores and results list Kuwait's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Daham goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 June 2023 | Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India |  Nepal |
3–0 | 3–1 | 2023 SAFF Championship |
| 2 | 21 November 2023 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia |  Afghanistan |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 15 October 2024 | Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Farwaniya, Kuwait |  Qatar |
1–1 | 1–2 | |
| 4 | 14 November 2024 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait |  South Korea |
1–2 | 1–3 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 19 November 2024 |  Jordan |
1–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 6 | 24 December 2024 |  United Arab Emirates |
1–1 | 2–1 | 26th Arabian Gulf Cup | |
| 7 | 27 December 2024 | Qatar |
1–0 | 1–1 |
Honours
Kuwait SC
- Kuwaiti Premier League: 2023–24
- Kuwait Super Cup: 2023–24
Individual
- Kuwaiti Premier League best player: 2022–23
References
- "Mohammad Daham" (in Arabic). Koora. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- "لاعب النصر محمد دحام يحرز جائزة افضل لاعب في دوري (زين) لكرة القدم للموسم الحالي (2022/2023)". kuna.net (in Arabic). 5 June 2023.
- "الشريدة: انتقال دحام للكويت مقابل 200 ألف دينار وراتب سنوي كبير". aljarida.com (in Arabic). 20 June 2023.
- "ادحام يكشف لكووورة حقيقة عودته للعنابي الكويتي" (in Arabic). Koora. 5 July 2023.
- "Daham and Hamdan summoned to "Al-Azraq"". alraimedia.com (in Arabic). 31 May 2023.
- "«الكرة» يترقب حلاً قريباً لأزمة «رباعي» الأزرق". kuwait.to (in Arabic). 15 July 2024.
- "منتخب الكويت الأول لمعسكر القاهرة وبطولة جنوب آسيا في". Instagram (in Arabic). kuwaitfootball. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- "Kuwait's world cup hopes remain alive after drawing with Jordan". Times Kuwait. 19 November 2024.
- "Mohammad Daham". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
External links
- Mohammad Daham at Soccerway