Mohammed Al-Owais
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammed Khalil Ibrahim Al-Owais[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 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 | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2014 | Saudi Arabia U23 | ||
| 2015– | Saudi Arabia | 59 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:02, 27 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:42, 25 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Mohammed Khalil Ibrahim Al-Owais (Arabic: محمد خليل إبراهيم العويس; born 10 October 1991) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Saudi Arabia national team and Al-Hilal.[3] He is known for his quick reflexes and vigilance in goal.[4]
Club career
[edit]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
[edit]2015-2016: FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifiers
[edit]Al-Owais was called up to the senior Saudi Arabia squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Timor-Leste in September 2015.[7] He made his debut against Japan in 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification on 15 November 2016.
2018: FIFA World Cup 2018 performance
[edit]In May 2018, he was named in Saudi Arabia's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. He originally served as the second choice goalkeeper behind regular Abdullah Al-Mayouf. However, Al-Mayouf performed horribly in the opener against Russia as Saudi Arabia suffered a humiliating 5–0 defeat. This led to Al-Owais being promoted as the first-choice keeper instead. Al-Owais played in Saudi Arabia's 1–0 loss to Uruguay, where he made some good saves even though that was not enough to save Saudi Arabia from elimination. This was Al-Owais' only game in Russia.[8]
2019: AFC Asian Cup 2019 performance
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Al-Owais is a Muslim.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]As of 31 May 2024.[1]
| Club | Season | League | King Cup | Crown Prince Cup [a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Shabab | 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Career total | 131 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 190 | 0 | |
- ^ Discontinued in 19 September 2017
- ^ a b Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
- ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
International
[edit]- Statistics accurate as of match played 25 December 2024.[12]
| Saudi Arabia | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 59 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Al-Shabab
Al-Hilal
- Saudi Professional League: 2021–22, 2023–24
- King Cup: 2022–23, 2023–24
- Saudi Super Cup: 2023,[13] 2024[14]
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ "Al Hilal thrash Al Ittihad to win Saudi Super Cup". ESPN. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Cristiano Ronaldo, Al Nassr routed by Al Hilal in Saudi Super Cup final". ESPN. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
- ^ "بحضور رئيس الاتحاد السعودي ونجوم المنتخب السابقين". saff. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
External links
[edit]- Mohammed Al-Owais at Soccerway
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- Living people
- 1991 births
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Saudi Arabian men's footballers
- 21st-century Saudi Arabian sportsmen
- Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) players
- Al-Ahli Saudi FC players
- Al Hilal SFC players
- Saudi Pro League players
- Sportspeople from Al-Hasa
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- 2019 AFC Asian Cup players
- Saudi Arabia men's youth international footballers
- Saudi Arabia men's international footballers
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players
- AFC Champions League Elite–winning players