Mohammed Al-Owais
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Khalil Ibrahim Al-Owais[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-10) 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 52 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:07, 22 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:13, 21 November 2023 (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 Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team.[3] He is known for his fast reflexes and vigilance in goal.[4]

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 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

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 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, which he made some good saves even though it was not enough to save Saudi Arabia from elimination. This was Al-Owais' only game in Russia.[8]

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 clean sheet twice against weaker North Korea and Lebanon, as Saudi Arabia won both games. Against Qatar and Japan though, his luck ran out, 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 and being the victim of Robert Lewandowski's first World Cup goal, as Saudi Arabia succumbed to the Poles and thus lost the original 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 Muslim.

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 September 2023.[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League King Cup Crown Prince Cup [lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al-Shabab 2013–14 00000010—10
2014–15 80302040—170
2015–16 2200040——260
2016–17 100020——30
Total 31030805000470
Al-Ahli 2017–18 24010—40—290
2018–19 26000—807[lower-alpha 2]0410
2019–20 13010—50—190
2020–21 20010—60—270
2021–22 9000———90
Total 9203000230701250
Al Hilal 2021–22 100000101030
2022–23 60000000—60
2023–24 000000101020
Total 7000002020110
Career total 13006080300901830
  1. ↑ Discontinued in 19 September 2017
  2. ↑ Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 21 November 2023.[12]
Saudi Arabia
YearAppsGoals
201520
201610
201720
201890
201970
202190
2022150
202370
Total520

Honours

Al-Shabab

Al-Hilal

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

  1. 1 2 Mohammed Al-Owais at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of Players: Saudi Arabia" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 24. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول" (in Arabic).
  4. ↑ "Mohammed Al-Owais: The Saudi David that slayed the Argentine Goliath".
  5. ↑ "محمد_العويس ملكي حتى 2022م". 26 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "اتفاق نهائي.. الهلال يشتري المدة المتبقية من عقد محمد العويس" (in Arabic).
  7. ↑ "Saudi Arabia Timor Leste". fifa.com. 3 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ Adler, Nils. "Saudi Arabia stun Argentina with inspired second-half performance". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ Mohammed Al-Owais at National-Football-Teams.com
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