Mahmoud Dahoud (Arabic: مَحْمُود دَاوُود; born 1 January 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.

[3] Mahmoud Dahoud began his career playing at junior level for the Langenfeld football club Germania Reusrath and Fortuna Düsseldorf before signing for Gladbach at the age of 14 in 2010.

[5] On 27 August 2014, Dahoud was handed his first team debut by manager Lucien Favre in a 7–0 Europa League play-off win over FK Sarajevo, coming off the bench in the 55th minute to replace Christoph Kramer.

[6][7] Just a week prior to making his first appearance for Gladbach, Dahoud had signed his first professional contract, agreeing a deal to keep him at the club until June 2018.

[9] Following the sacking of Favre early in the 2015–16 Bundesliga season, Dahoud saw his game time increase with "Die Fohlen", establishing himself as a key figure in new manager André Schubert's midfield.

[13][14] In August 2016, Dahoud's agent revealed that he had rejected a new contract with Gladbach based on the understanding that he would be allowed to leave the club at the end of the season.

[17] With only a year left to run on his contract, Gladbach announced on 30 March that Dahoud would be joining fellow Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season for a reported fee of €12m.

[18][19][20] He ultimately played in 41 matches for the campaign, though he was jeered by Gladbach supporters in his latter appearances due to his impending departure, as the club ended the season in ninth position.

[22] Dortmund's sporting director Michael Zorc commented, "Mo Dahoud is a highly-talented and exciting central midfield player who we have been keeping very close tabs on for several years now.

[33] On 16 June 2023, it was officially announced that Dahoud would join Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion on a free transfer from 1 July on, signing a four-year contract with the English club.

[34][35] He made his Albion debut on 12 August, in the opening game of the season, starting the match and playing 74 minutes of the 4–1 home win over newly promoted Luton Town.