Bader Al-Mutawa


Bader Ahmed al-Mutawa is a Kuwaiti professional footballer who plays for Qadsia and the Kuwait national team, where he usually operates as a second striker. He wears the jersey number 17 for both club and country.

Club career

Al-Mutawa's performance for both club and national teams lead to his being awarded as the 2nd best Asian player in 2006. Though Al-Mutawa was handed the prize for 3rd place, which belonged to Saudi national Mohammad Al-Shalhoub, this was corrected later on and the Asian Football Committee assured that Al-Mutwa had won 2nd place.
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. 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.

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. Al-Mutwa 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.

Career statistics

International caps

International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 September 2003Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar2–13–12004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.27 September 2003Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawalli2–03–02004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3.5 October 2003Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawalli2–02–12004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4.8 October 2003Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawalli2–04–02004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5.8 October 2003Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium, Hawalli3–04–02004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6.1 January 2004Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City3–04–016th Arabian Gulf Cup
7.31 March 2004Darulmakmur Stadium, Kuantan1–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.9 June 2004Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City2–04–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.19 July 2004Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan2–03–12004 AFC Asian Cup
10.17 November 2004Kazma SC Stadium, Kuwait City1–06–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.11 December 2004Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Doha2–12–117th Arabian Gulf Cup
12.17 December 2004Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha2–03–017th Arabian Gulf Cup
13.18 March 2005Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al-Ain2–03–1Friendly
14.19 July 2005Stade de Genève, Geneva1–11–1 Friendly
15.17 August 2005Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent1–02–32006 FIFA World Cup qualification
16.3 February 2006Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City2–02–0Friendly
17.6 September 2006Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait City2–02–02007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
18.9 November 2006Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al-Ain8–010–0Friendly
19.17 January 2007Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi1–11–118th Arabian Gulf Cup
20.23 January 2007Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi1–12–318th Arabian Gulf Cup
21.23 January 2009Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City2–22–3Friendly
22.3 November 2009Cairo3–05–0Friendly
23.3 November 2009Cairo4–05–0Friendly
24.14 November 2009Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City1–12–12011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
25.14 November 2009Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City2–12–12011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
26.11 August 2010Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku1–11–1Friendly
27.3 September 2010Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City2–03–0Friendly
28.14 November 2010Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi2–09–1Friendly
29.14 November 2010Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi5–09–1Friendly
30.14 November 2010Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi7–09–1Friendly
31.14 November 2010Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi9–19–1Friendly
32.28 November 2010Al-Wihda Stadium, Zinjibar2–03–020th Arabian Gulf Cup
33.28 November 2010Al-Wihda Stadium, Zinjibar3–03–020th Arabian Gulf Cup
34.2 December 2010May 22 Stadium, Aden1–02–220th Arabian Gulf Cup
35.31 December 2010Suez Stadium, Suez3–04–0Friendly
36.12 January 2011Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha1–11–22011 AFC Asian Cup
37.16 July 2011Amman International Stadium, Amman1–01–0Friendly
38.2 September 2011Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain2–03–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification
39.22 December 2011Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha2–02–02011 Pan Arab Games
40.22 December 2011Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha3–03–02011 Pan Arab Games
41.17 January 2012Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City1–01–0Friendly
42.16 October 2012Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City1–02–1Friendly
43.8 December 2012Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City2–02–12012 WAFF Championship
44.6 January 2013Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town2–02–021st Arabian Gulf Cup
45.18 January 2013Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa5–16–121st Arabian Gulf Cup
46.6 September 2013Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City1–02–1Friendly
47.6 September 2013Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City2–12–1Friendly
48.9 September 2013Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City1–12–1Friendly
49.17 November 2014Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh2–22–222nd Arabian Gulf Cup
50.3 September 2015Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha7–09–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
51.3 September 2015Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha8–09–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
52.3 September 2015Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha9–09–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
53.8 September 2015New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane2–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
54.5 September 2019Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City5–07–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
55.14 November 2019Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City4–09–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
56.19 November 2019Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu1–01–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

;Qadsia