Mahmoud Al Aswad (; born 14 September 2003) is a Syrian

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who plays as an

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or winger for

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club

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and the Syria national team.

Club career

Born in

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, Al-Aswad is a youth product of his local club Al-Karamah. In 2019, when he was 16 years old, he was promoted from the under-19 team to the first team of Al-Karamah.

International career

Having represented Syria at under-20 and under-23 level, Al-Aswad was called up to the senior squad in November 2022 for friendlies against

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and

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. On 20 November 2022, Al-Aswad made his international debut with the Syria national team in a 1–2 friendly defeat against

. In January 2024, Al-Aswad was named in Syria's 26-men squad for the

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. He started in all of Syria's matches during the tournament as a

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as the team got eliminated in the round of 16.

International goals

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International

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