Omar Hawsawi

Omar Ibrahim Omar Othman Hawsawi (Arabic: عمر هوساوي; born on 27 September 1985) is a Saudi Arabian footballer for Al-Nassr and the Saudi Arabian national team.

Omar Hawsawi
Personal information
Full name Omar Ibrahim Omar Othman Hawsawi
Date of birth (1985-09-27) 27 September 1985
Place of birth Saudi Arabia[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Al-Nassr
Number 4
Youth career
Al-Shabab
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Al-Washm
2009–2011 Al-Shoulla 15 (2)
2011– Al-Nassr 163 (11)
National team‡
2013–2019 Saudi Arabia 53 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2019

Club career

Early career

Hawsawi used to be a part of Al-Shabab's youth setup though he was released before he could make his debut for the first team. After he was released by Al-Shabab, Hawsawi joined Al-Washm. He spent a year at Al-Washm before joining Al-Shoulla.[3]

Al-Shoulla

His first match was against Al-Faisaly, but after one year he left. He played his last match against Al-Jeel.[4]

Al-Nassr

On 13 October 2010, Hawsawi signed a pre-contract agreement with Al-Nassr and joined the club during the 2011 winter transfer window.[5] He made his debut for the first team on 24 February 2011 during the 3–2 win over Al-Faisaly. In 2013−14 season, he made 22 league appearances as he helped Al-Nassr win the Saudi League and the Crown Prince Cup. On 15 January 2014, Hawsawi renewed his contract with Al-Nassr for 4 years.[6] In 2014−15 season, he won the League again. On 4 April 2017, Al-Nassr Club announced that the medical tests of the defender Omar Hawsawi showed that he suffered a slight knee injury and needed rest and treatment for five days, after the match against Al-Hilal in the quarter-finals of The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup.[7] On 28 January 2018, Hawsawi renewed his contract with Al-Nassr once again.[8] In the 2018–19 season, Hawsawi captained Al-Nassr to their first league title in 4 years and their 8th league title overall.[9]

International career

In May 2018 he was named in Saudi Arabia's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[10] On October 3, 2019, Omar Hawsawi announced through his official Twitter account that he would be retiring internationally.[11][12][13] He represented the Saudi Arabian national team in 3 major tournaments, the 2015 and 2019 AFC Asian Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

International
Statistics accurate as of match played 10 September 2019.[14]
Saudi Arabia
YearAppsGoals
201310
2014111
201570
201681
2017120
2018121
201920
Total533

International goals
Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[15]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 October 2014King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Lebanon1–01–1Friendly
2.15 November 2016Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama Japan2–12–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.26 February 2018King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Moldova1–03–0Friendly

References
  1. https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/173914/
  2. "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 18 June 2018. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. "عمر هوساوي من نادي الوشم الى افضل مدافع بالدوري السعودي".
  4. "وساوي يتعرض لحرج من جماهير الخرج وينفي قيمة عقده مع النصر".
  5. "رسمياً .. لاعب الشعلة عمر هوساوي إلى صفوف االنصر".
  6. "رئيس النصر يجدد عقد عمر هوساوي لأربع سنوات".
  7. "النصر السعودي يعلن إصابة هوساوي وعيد". kooora.com (in Arabic). Kooora. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  8. "النصر يجدد عقد "عمر هوساوي" لمدة موسمين".
  9. "النصر بطلا لأقوى نسخ الدوري السعودي".
  10. "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".
  11. "tweet".
  12. "عمر هوساوي يعلن اعتزاله اللعب الدولي".
  13. "هوساوي مع الأخضر.. 47 مباراة.. ومونديال وحيد".
  14. Omar Hawsawi at National-Football-Teams.com
  15. "Hawsawi, Omar". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 March 2018.


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