Mohammad Daham Khader Abdullah (Arabic: مُحَمَّد دَحَّام خَضِر عَبْد الله; born 17 February 2000) is a Kuwaiti professional footballer who plays as a winger for Kuwait SC and the Kuwait national team.[1]
Club career
With Al-Nasr, Daham won the 2022–23 Kuwaiti Premier League best player award with 18 goals scored.[2] In June 2023, Daham was transferred to Kuwait SC for a reported transfer fee of 200,000 KWD.[3]
International career
Despite being born in Kuwait, Daham was a stateless person since his birth.[4] In 2023, he received a Kuwaiti passport to make him eligible to represent the Kuwait national team after promising performance with Al-Nasr.[5][6] He was named in Kuwait's squad for the 2023 SAFF Championship.[7]
In the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, Daham scored the equalizing goal to help Kuwait draw with Jordan 1–1 on 19 November 2024.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 15 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[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 14 | 11 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||
International
- As of match played 27 December 2024[9]
| 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 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait |  Jordan |
1–1 | 1–1 | |
| 6 | 24 December 2024 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait |  United Arab Emirates |
1–1 | 2–1 | 26th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 7 | 27 December 2024 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait | Qatar |
1–0 | 1–1 |
Honours
Kuwait SC
- Kuwaiti Premier League: 2023–24
- Kuwait Super Cup: 2023–24, 2024–25
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