Assad Al Hamlawi

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.

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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