Mohammed Al-Owais
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohammed Khalil Ibrahim Al-Owais[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 October 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Hilal | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
Al-Shabab | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2017 |
Al-Shabab | 31 | (0) |
2017–2022 |
Al-Ahli | 92 | (0) |
2022– | Al-Hilal | 7 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2012–2014 | Saudi Arabia U23 | ||
2015– | Saudi Arabia | 54 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:07, 22 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:17, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
Mohammed Khalil Ibrahim Al-Owais (
Club career
On 26 July 2017, Al-Owais joined Al-Ahli on a free transfer.[5]
On 30 January 2022, Al-Owais joined Al-Hilal.[6]
International career
2015-2016: FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifiers
Al-Owais was called up to the senior Saudi Arabia squad for a
2018: FIFA World Cup 2018 performance
In May 2018, he was named in Saudi Arabia's preliminary
2019: AFC Asian Cup 2019 performance
Al-Owais was included in Saudi Arabia's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[9] However, he produced a rather mediocre performance, only keeping a clean sheet twice, against weaker North Korea and Lebanon, as Saudi Arabia won both games. Against Qatar and Japan though, he conceding three goals, especially against the latter as his side lost an important game in the round of sixteen and thus Saudi Arabia crashed out.
2022: Impressive performance at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
On 22 November 2022, during a 2022 FIFA World Cup match against Argentina, Al-Owais was named player of the match for his goalkeeping performance, which contributed to a historic 2–1 upset victory for Saudi Arabia.[10] Along with his teammates, Al-Owais was reportedly gifted a Rolls-Royce as a result of the team’s significant victory. However, he then conceded twice to Poland, becoming the victim of Robert Lewandowski's first World Cup goal, as Saudi Arabia succumbed to the Poles and thus lost the advantage gained from the shock win against Argentina.
Later, Al-Owais also gained prominence for his acrobatic saves against Mexico, which contributed to the elimination of Mexico from the group stage for the first time since 1978. However, Saudi Arabia still suffered a 2–1 defeat to the Mexicans in the end and as for the result, despite heroic efforts by Al-Owais, his team failed to progress from the group stage once again as Saudi Arabia stood bottom.[11]
Personal life
Al-Owais is a
Career statistics
Club
As of 22 September 2023.[1]
Club | Season | League | King Cup
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Crown Prince Cup [a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Al-Shabab
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2013–14
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2014–15
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8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
2015–16
|
22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
2016–17
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
Al-Ahli | 2017–18 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
Total | 92 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 125 | 0 | |
Al Hilal | 2021–22
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2022–23
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6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
2023–24
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
Career total | 130 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 187 | 0 |
- ^ Discontinued in 19 September 2017
- ^ Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
International
- Statistics accurate as of match played 26 March 2024.[12]
Saudi Arabia | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2015 | 2 | 0 |
2016 | 1 | 0 |
2017 | 2 | 0 |
2018 | 9 | 0 |
2019 | 7 | 0 |
2021 | 9 | 0 |
2022 | 15 | 0 |
2023 | 7 | 0 |
2024 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 54 | 0 |
Honours
Al-Shabab
- 2014
- Saudi Super Cup: 2014
Al-Hilal
- 2021-22
- King Cup: 2022–23
- Saudi Super Cup: 2023
Individual
- The award for the best goalkeeper in the Saudi Professional League at the Sports Season Awards Ceremony for the 2017/18 season.
- King Salman Award for the best goalkeeper for the 2017/18 season.
References
- ^ a b Mohammed Al-Owais at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of Players: Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 24. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول" (in Arabic).
- ^ "Mohammed Al-Owais: The Saudi David that slayed the Argentine Goliath".
- ^ "محمد_العويس ملكي حتى 2022م". 26 July 2017.
- ^ "اتفاق نهائي.. الهلال يشتري المدة المتبقية من عقد محمد العويس" (in Arabic).
- ^ "Saudi Arabia Timor Leste". fifa.com. 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- ^ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".
- ^ "AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Complete Squad Lists" (PDF). The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 27 December 2018. Archived from the original on 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ Adler, Nils. "Saudi Arabia stun Argentina with inspired second-half performance". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Agencies, The New Arab Staff & (1 December 2022). "Saudi Arabia coach: Al-Owais stopped bigger loss to Mexico". www.newarab.com/. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ Mohammed Al-Owais at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Mohammed Al-Owais at Soccerway