Nasser Ahmed Mohammedoh Al-Gahwashi (Arabic: نَاصِر أَحْمَد مُحَمَّدُوه الْغَوَاشِيّ; born 24 May 1999) also known as Nasser Al-Gahwashi, is a Yemeni professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Iraqi Premier League club Zakho SC and captains the Yemeni national team.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nasser Ahmed Mohammedoh Al-Gahwashi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1999[1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Al-Bayda, Yemen[1] | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zakho SC | ||
| Number | 61 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Naft Maysan | 19 | (8) |
| 2021–2022 | Al-Mina'a | (5) | |
| 2022–2023 | Naft Al-Wasat | (4) | |
| 2023 | Al-Shorta | 13 | (1) |
| 2024– | Zakho SC | 4 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Yemen | 36 | (16) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:21, 4 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
International career
editOn 19 November 2019, Al-Gahwashi scored his first goal for Yemen at the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification in a 1–2 defeat to Singapore.[4]
Al-Gahwashi scored his first international hat-trick where he went on to scored five goals in one match in a 9–0 thrashing win over Brunei on 14 October 2025 during the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[5] He then scored his second hat-trick scoring four goals in a 7–1 win to Bhutan.[6] On 4 June 2026, he netted a brace in a 2–0 win over Lebanon, securing his nation's qualification for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.[7]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Yemen's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 19 November 2019 | Al Muharraq Stadium, Muharraq, Bahrain | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 2. | 12 October 2023 | Damac Club Stadium, Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3. | 11 June 2024 | Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 4. | 9 October 2025 | Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| 5. | 14 October 2025 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait | 1–0 | 9–0 | ||
| 6. | 2–0 | |||||
| 7. | 4–0 | |||||
| 8. | 5–0 | |||||
| 9. | 8–0 | |||||
| 10. | 18 November 2025 | Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Farwaniya, Kuwait | 2–0 | 7–1 | ||
| 11. | 3–0 | |||||
| 12. | 6–1 | |||||
| 13. | 7–1 | |||||
| 14. | 26 November 2025 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 2–1 | 4–4 (2–4 p) | 2025 FIFA Arab Cup qualification | |
| 15. | 4 June 2026 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification | ||
| 16. | 2–0 |
Honours
editAl-Shorta
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Nasser Al Gahwashi". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ↑ "Yemen – Nasser Al-Gahwashi – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ↑ لاعب منتخب اليمن "ناصر محمدوه" يوقع عقد جديد للاحتراف بصفوف ناد عراقي (in Arabic). yemenmonitor.com. 15 September 2021.
- ↑ FIFA.com. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Qualifiers – Asia – Matches – Yemen – Singapore". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- ↑ "Qualifiers - Group B: Yemen 9-0 Brunei Darussalam". The AFC. 14 October 2025.
- ↑ "Qualifiers - Group B: Yemen 7-1 Bhutan". The AFC. 18 November 2025.
- ↑ "Yemen complete Saudi Arabia 2027 cast". The AFC. 4 June 2026.