| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Malek Mouath Al-Hawsawi | ||
| Date of birth | August 10, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Medina, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Al Nassr FC (loan from Al-Ahli ) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2004 | Al-Ansar | 63 | (4) |
| 2004– | Al-Ahli | 217 | (89) |
| 2011- | Al-Nasr(loan) | 12 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006– | Saudi Arabia | 42 | (15) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 June 2006. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Malek Ali Mouath Al-Hawsawi (Arabic: مالك علي معاذ الهوساوي) (also named Malek Maaz officially by FIFA ) (born 10 August 1981) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who currently plays for Al-Nasr.
Mouath originally played as an attacking midfielder but was converted into a striker after moving to Al Ahli. He plays for the Saudi Arabian national team and participated in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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Mouath was born in Medina, Saudi Arabia in 1981, when he was a teenager. His soccer profession was discovered by Medina's soccer club, Al-Ansar and he officially played for Al-Ansar in the year 2000.
Al-Ahli management offered Mouath 700,000 USD to move play for Al-Ahli. The new team changed Mouath's position from a midfielder to a striker, this step was the key of success and fame of the player.
He was the greatest player Saudi Arabia of all time in 2006-2007 he also won the Saudi Crown Prince Cup in 2007 With Al-Ittihad score 2-1.
On September 2th 2011 he move to Al-Nasr Club as loan. Malek has finally scored 2 goals to Hajer Club and scored 1 goal to Al-Taawon
Malek joined the Saudi Team in early 2006. During 2006 FIFA World Cup, Mouath used 23 as a squad number.[1] Later when Sami Al-Jaber the former Saudi Striker retired, Saudi Team's manager changed Mouath's number from 23 to 9.
He was chosen to play for the Saudi Arabia national football team in 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2007 AFC Asian Cup. He was announced as the best player of the 2006/2007 season by Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF).
During the 2007 AFC Asian Cup he notably helped Saudi Arabia progress to the final by scoring 2 goals in the semi-final against Japan. The final was subsequently lost to Iraq.
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