Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – The captain of the Kuwaiti national team, Badr Al-Mutawa, has become the dean of world players throughout history, as the player who has played the most international matches, as he appeared in 196 matches.
Al-Mutawa beats several players: Malaysian Se Chen 195 matches, Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo 189 matches, Egyptian Ahmed Hassan 184 matches, Omani Ahmed Kanoo 183 matches.
Bader Al-Mutawa scored 55 goals with the Kuwaiti Blue, since the first match with his country against Singapore in September 2003, when Al-Mutawa managed to lead Kuwait to win 1/3, scoring a decisive goal.
Al-Mutawa (37 years) has played a large number of tournaments: the Asian Cup (3 times), the World Cup qualifiers (5 times), the Arabian Gulf Cup.
Al-Mutawa’s last appearance with the Kuwait national team dates back to the 2023 Asian Cup qualifiers, but Al-Mutawa and his colleagues were unable to lead the Kuwaiti Blue to reach the championship of the yellow continent.
And the World Cup account in Arabic stated on Twitter: “Dean of world players, 196 international matches, the most participating player in international matches throughout history.”
It is noteworthy that Badr Al-Mutawa plays with Al-Qadisiyah Club in Kuwait.