Assad Al Hamlawi
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Al-Hamlawi with Universitatea Craiova in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Assad Al-Islam Al-Hamlawi | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsingborg, Sweden[1] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Ängelholm | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Ängelholm | 18 | (14) |
| 2020–2023 | Helsingborg | 37 | (5) |
| 2022 | → Jönköping Södra (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2023 | Varberg BoIS | 8 | (1) |
| 2023 | Ängelholm | 15 | (4) |
| 2024 | Prime Bangkok | 11 | (9) |
| 2024–2025 | Oddevold | 28 | (14) |
| 2025 | Śląsk Wrocław | 16 | (7) |
| 2025– | Universitatea Craiova | 33 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Palestine | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2025 | |||
Assad Al-Islam Al-Hamlawi (Arabic: أسد الإسلام الحملاوي; born 27 October 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga I club Universitatea Craiova. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Palestine national team.[3][4]
Club career
Al Hamlawi started his career at Ängelholm, before signing for Helsingborgs IF in August 2019, agreeing to a three-year contract starting on 1 January 2020.[5]
On 7 June 2022, Al Hamlawi was loaned out to Jönköpings Södra for the remainder of the season.[6] Following the 2022 season, he left Helsingborgs IF.[7] In December 2022, he signed a four-year contract with Varbergs BoIS.[8] In June 2023, his contract with Varbergs BoIS was terminated.[9] The following month, he returned to Ängelholm.[10]
In January 2024, Al Hamlawi signed for Thai third-tier club Prime Bangkok.[11] In March 2024, he signed a two-year contract with Oddevold.[12]
In January 2025, Al Hamlawi signed for Polish club Śląsk Wrocław on a 2.5-year contract.[13] In July 2025, he signed for Romanian club Universitatea Craiova on a three-year contract.[14] The transfer fee was reported to be around €1 million.[15] A year later, on 17 May, he scored a brace in a 5–0 victory over Universitatea Cluj, helping his club secure their fifth league title and first since the 1990–91 season.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 May 2026[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ängelholm | 2017 | Ettan | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | Division 2 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 5 | |||
| Total | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 14 | ||||
| Helsingborg | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Superettan | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 39 | 5 | |||
| Jönköping Södra (loan) | 2022 | Superettan | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Varberg BoIS | 2023 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| Ängelholm | 2023 | Ettan | 15 | 4 | — | — | 2[c] | 2 | 17 | 6 | ||
| Prime Bangkok | 2023–24 | Thai League 3 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | |||
| Oddevold | 2024 | Superettan | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 14 | ||
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | 16 | 7 | |||
| Universitatea Craiova | 2025–26 | Liga I | 33 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 11[d] | 5 | — | 48 | 16 | |
| Career total | 176 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 200 | 74 | ||
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Cupa României
- ^ Appearance in Allsvenskan promotion/relegation play-offs
- ^ Appearances in Ettan relegation play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 13 October 2025[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | |||
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
Universitatea Craiova
Individual
- Superettan top scorer: 2024[20] (shared with Kalle Holmberg and Dijan Vukojević)
- Liga I Team of the Season: 2025–26[21]
References
- ^ "Assad Al Hamlawi napastnikiem Śląska" (in Polish). Śląsk Wrocław. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "Assad Al Hamlawi" (in Polish). Śląsk Wrocław. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ a b Assad Al Hamlawi at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Assad Al Hamlawi". Fotbolltransfers.com. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Assad Al Hamlawi klar för HIF" [Assad Al Hamlawi clear for HIF]. HIF (in Swedish). 23 August 2019. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Assad Al Hamlawi lånas ut till Jönköpings Södra IF" [Assad Al Hamlawi loaned out to Jönköpings Södra IF]. HIF (in Swedish). 7 June 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Officiellt: Nilsson och Al Hamlawi lämnar Helsingborg" [Official: Nilsson and Al Hamlawi leave Helsingborg]. Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Officiellt: Varbergs BoIS värvar Assad Al Hamlawi" [Official: Varbergs BoIS sign Assad Al Hamlawi]. Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Assad och Ömür lämnar Varbergs BoIS" [Assad and Ömür leave Varbergs BoIS]. Varbergs BoIS (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "Officiellt: Ängelholms FF värvar Assad Al Hamlawi" [Official: Ängelholms FF sign Assad Al Hamlawi]. Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). 28 July 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Officiellt: Prime Bangkok värvar Assad Al Hamlawi" [Official: Prime Bangkok sign Assad Al Hamlawi]. Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). 3 January 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "23-åriga forwarden ansluter på ett avtal över säsongen 2025" [23-year-old forward joins on a contract until the end of 2025]. IK Oddevold (in Swedish). 11 March 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Officiellt: Assad Al Hamlawi klar för Slask Wroclaw" [Official: Assad Al Hamlawi clear for Slask Wroclaw]. Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ^ "Officiellt: Assad Al Hamlawi klar för Universitatea Craiova" [Official: Assad Al Hamlawi clear for Universitatea Craiova]. Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). 8 July 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ^ "De ce a fost scos, de fapt, Assad Al-Hamlawi din lotul Universității Craiova pentru meciul cu Oțelul Galați". iAMsport.ro (in Romanian). 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Superliga: Universitatea Craiova este noua campioană a României, după 5-0 cu Universitatea Cluj. Echipa craioveană a reuşit eventul" [Superliga: Universitatea Craiova is the new champion of Romania, after 5-0 with Universitatea Cluj. The Craiova team succeeded in the event]. Digi24 (in Romanian). 17 May 2026.
- ^ "Assad Al-Hamlawi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ "Universitatea Craiova, campioană după 35 de ani de așteptare". radioromania.ro (in Romanian). 17 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
- ^ "U Cluj - Universitatea Craiova 0-0 (5-6 d.l.d.). Oltenii au câștigat Cupa României la loviturile de departajare". digisport.ro (in Romanian). 13 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ^ "Superettan 2024 Skytteliga, Assistliga, Poängliga, Gula kort & Utvisningar - Fotboll Herr". www.everysport.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "SUPERLIGA – Echipa sezonului 2025-2026". lpf.ro.
External links
- Assad Al Hamlawi at 90minut.pl (in Polish)