Mahmoud Al-Mawas vs Mosab Balhous
Syria against Syria. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Mahmoud Al-Mawas
Syria · 2021–25 · RM
- Almanac rating
- 80
- Rank in Syria
- #7 of 33
- Caps
- 88 · 15 goals
- Clubs
- Riffa S.C., Umm Salal SC, FC Botoșani
Twenty-two goals in the 2021-22 season made him the first foreigner ever to finish as top scorer in the Iraqi league, and Baghdad kept him at Al-Shorta for five years. He has 110 caps and 18 goals for Syria, including a hat-trick against the Maldives in June 2021, and at club level four straight Iraqi league titles from 2021 to 2025, the 2023-24 Iraq FA Cup, and Player of the Season in 2023-24. Career record: 88 caps and 15 goals for Syria; club career at Riffa S.C., Umm Salal SC, FC Botoșani.
Mosab Balhous
Syria · 2006–16 · GK
- Almanac rating
- 78
- Rank in Syria
- #10 of 33
- Clubs
- Al-Karamah SC, Al-Wahda SC Damascus, Al-Shorta SC
In November 2006 he was Al-Karamah's goalkeeper in the AFC Champions League final, which the club from Homs lost 3-2 on aggregate to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. He reached a second continental final with them in the 2009 AFC Cup, won four Syrian league titles and four Syrian Cups, took the 2012 WAFF Championship with Syria, and finished with 86 caps between 2006 and 2016, at the time a Syrian record. Career record: club career at Al-Karamah SC, Al-Wahda SC Damascus, Al-Shorta SC.
The verdict
The almanac puts Mahmoud Al-Mawas ahead by 2 rating points, 80 against 78.
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