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Osama Hawsawi
Hawsawi with Saudi Arabia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Osama Abdulrzag Hawsawi[1]
Date of birth (1984-03-31) 31 March 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Mecca, Saudi Arabia[2]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Central defender
Youth career
Al-Wehda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Al-Wehda 59 (1)
2008–2012 Al-Hilal 79 (7)
2012 → Anderlecht (loan) 1 (0)
2012–2016 Al-Ahli 83 (6)
2016–2018 Al-Hilal 44 (0)
2018 Al-Wehda 12 (0)
Total 278 (14)
International career‡
2006–2018 Saudi Arabia 138 (7)
Medal record
Representing  Saudi Arabia
Men's Football
AFC Asian Cup
Runner-up 2007 Indonesia/Malaysia/
Thailand/Vietnam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 26 August 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:21, 25 June 2018 (UTC)

Osama Hawsawi (Arabic: أسامة هوساوي, born 31 March 1984) is a former Saudi Arabian footballer who played as a central defender.[3]

After starting out at Al-Wehda, he went on to spend the vast majority of his career with Al-Hilal and Al-Ahli. He won several major titles with both clubs, including five Pro League titles, five Crown Prince Cups and two King Cups. He was the first Saudi player to play in the Belgian Pro League.

Hawsawi earned 138 caps for the Saudi Arabia national team between 2006 and 2018, playing at three AFC Asian Cups, captaining the side at the 2018 World Cup and finishing as runner-up at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.

Club career

Al Wehda

Hawsawi began his professional football career at Al-Wehda Club and soon after became a regular in the first team, playing as a central defender.

Al Hilal

After making 59 appearances and scoring once, Hawsawi joined Al-Hilal. While at Al-Hilal, Hawsawi was a regular player under the manager of Eric Gerets, Hawsawi was appointed the captain. Hawsawi won seven titles with Al-Hilal. Three league titles (in 2008, 2010 and 2011 seasons) and 4 Crown Prince Cup.

Anderlecht

In April 2012, Hawsawi signed a two-year contract with Belgian side Anderlecht, making him the only member of the Saudi Arabia national team to play in Europe at the time.[4] Hawsawi was the first Saudi Arabian to play for the club and in the league. He described his time at Anderlecht as 'forgettable' due to lack of playing time at the club and only made one appearance for the club when played as a centre back in a 1–1 draw against OH Leuven on 25 August 2012. Hawsawi was also on the substitute bench when Anderlecht won the Belgian Super Cup but he wasn't substituted.

Al-Ahli

In November 2012, Hawsawi finally left Belgium to return to his homeland by joining Al-Ahli for 1.5 million.[5][6]

Al-Hilal

In 2016, Al-Hilal made Hawsawi return to Al-Hilal for 5.5 million dollars (21 million riyals).[7] In his first season he won the Saudi King's Cup & the Saudi Professional League. In his second season with Al-Hilal, he helped the club win a second consecutive league title and reach the finals of the 2017 AFC Champions League.

Al-Wehda return

On August 23, 2018, Osama Hawsawi signed for his boyhood club Al-Wehda for free following the expiration of his contract.[8]

Retirement

On December 26, 2018, Osama Hawsawi announced his retirement from football on his personal twitter account.[9]

International career

He is captain in the Saudi Arabia team. He appeared for his country for the 2007 Gulf Cup of Nations and was a member of the Saudi team at the FIFA World Youth Championship. He was called-up in the squad for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.

On 29 May 2010, he scored an excellent goal against Spain, after a corner kick which put the Saudi Arabian team ahead 1-0 against Spain, scoring his second goal against the Saudi Arabia national team.

In June 2018 he was included in the Saudi Arabia national football team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,[10] captaining his side in all three matches at the finals.

Career statistics

Updated 26 December 2018

Club

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Wehda 2005–06 18 1 4 0 - - 22 1
2006–07 20 0 1 0 - - 21 0
2007–08 21 0 1 0 4 0 26 0
Total 59 1 6 0 4 0 69 1
Al-Hilal 2008–09 19 2 4 1 7 1 30 4
2009–10 18 2 4 0 10 1 32 3
2010–11 23 1 6 1 7 0 36 2
2011–12 23 2 6 0 6 0 35 2
Total 83 7 14 2 24 2 133 11
R.S.C. Anderlecht 2012–13 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Al-Ahli 2012–13 10 0 5 0 10 0 25 0
2013–14 24 1 6 0 0 0 30 1
2014–15 26 4 5 0 8 0 39 4
2015–16 23 1 6 0 2 0 31 1
Total 83 6 22 0 20 0 125 6
Al-Hilal 2016–17 25 0 6 0 12 0 43 0
2017–18 19 0 1 0 3 0 23 0
Total 44 0 7 0 15 0 66 0
Al-Wehda 2018–19 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Career Total 282 14 50 2 63 2 407 18

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 25 June 2018.[11]

[12]

Saudi Arabia
Year Apps Goals
2006 1 0
2007 19 0
2008 18 2
2009 19 0
2010 7 2
2011 14 1
2012 7 0
2013 9 1
2014 9 0
2015 9 1
2016 8 0
2017 9 0
2018 9 0
Total 138 7

International goals

Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[11]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 June 2008 King Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Lebanon 2–1 4–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 27 December 2008 Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia  Syria 1–0 1–1 Friendly
3. 29 May 2010 Tivoli Neu, Innsbruck, Austria  Spain 1–0 2–3
4. 31 December 2010 Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain  Bahrain 1–0 1–0
5. 28 July 2011 Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong  Hong Kong 5–0 5–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 15 October 2013 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Iraq 1–0 2–0 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7. 17 November 2015 National Stadium, Dili, East Timor  Timor-Leste 2–0 10–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
Correct as of 25 June 2018

Honours

Club

Al-Hilal

Al-Ahli

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Osama Hawsawi Soccer Stats - Season & Career Statistics". www.foxsports.com.
  3. ^ "Osama Hawsawi No team videos, transfer history and stats - SofaScore".
  4. ^ "Official: Saudi Arabian international Osama Hawsawi signs two-year deal with Belgian giants Anderlecht". Goal.com. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Osama Hawsawi trades Anderlecht for Al Ahli (in Dutch:Osama Hawsawi ruilt Anderlecht voor Al Ahli)" (in Dutch). Sports Magazine.bel. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Anderlecht : Hawsawi rejoint Al Ahli" (in French). Mercato 365. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  7. ^ (أبها), عبدالله القحطاني (10 May 2016). "21 مليوناً تعيد أسامة للهلال". Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  8. ^ @alwehdaclub1 (23 August 2018). "وقعت ادارة النادي رسمياً عقداً احترافياً مع كابتن المنتخب السعودي اسامة هوساوي " (Tweet). Retrieved 23 August 2018 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ @HawsawiOsama (26 December 2018). "استذكر البدايات بحب الكرة وشغف اللعب بها من هواة إلى محترفين.. في ذلك المستطيل الأخضر لم ندخر جهدًا من أجل المنافسة…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".
  11. ^ a b Osama Hawsawi at National-Football-Teams.com
  12. ^ "Saudi Team".

External links

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