Assad Al Hamlawi
Palestinian footballer (born 2000)
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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]
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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 | 35 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Palestine | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2025 | |||
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 20 August 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 | |
| 2026–27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[e] | 2 | 1[f] | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Total | 35 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 178 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 208 | 76 | ||
- Includes Svenska Cupen, Cupa României
- Appearance in Allsvenskan promotion/relegation play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Two appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Supercupa României
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]