Assad Al-Islam Al-Hamlawi (; 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.
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.
On 7 June 2022, Al Hamlawi was loaned out to Jönköpings Södra for the remainder of the season. Following the 2022 season, he left Helsingborgs IF. In December 2022, he signed a four-year contract with Varbergs BoIS. In June 2023, his contract with Varbergs BoIS was terminated. The following month, he returned to Ängelholm.
In January 2024, Al Hamlawi signed for Thai third-tier club Prime Bangkok. In March 2024, he signed a two-year contract with Oddevold.
In January 2025, Al Hamlawi signed for Polish club Śląsk Wrocław on a 2.5-year contract. In July 2025, he signed for Romanian club Universitatea Craiova on a three-year contract. The transfer fee was reported to be around €1 million. 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.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsÄngelholm2017Ettan10———1020180000——012019Division 2171420——345Total181400——1814Helsingborg2020Allsvenskan9100——912021Superettan18300—202032022Allsvenskan10100——101Total37500—20395Jönköping Södra (loan)2022Superettan102———102Varberg BoIS2023Allsvenskan8130——113Ängelholm2023Ettan154——22176Prime Bangkok2023–24Thai League 3119———119Oddevold2024Superettan281400——2814Śląsk Wrocław2024–25Ekstraklasa167———167Universitatea Craiova2025–26Liga I331140115—48162026–2764006210136Total391540177106122Career total18271901775221380
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsPalestine202530202635Total65
Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al Hamlawi goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Assad Al HamlawiNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1 24 September 2026 Tongliang Long Stadium, Chongqing, China 1–1 2–2 Friendly 2 28 September 2026 1–2 4–2 3 2–2 4 2 October 2026 Longxing Football Stadium, Chongqing, China 1–0 5–0 5 2–0
Honours Universitatea Craiova Liga I: 2025–26 Cupa României: 2025–26 Supercupa Românieiː 2026
Individual Superettan top scorer: 2024 Liga I Team of the Season: 2025–26
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