Mohammed Noor

This article is about the Saudi Arabian footballer. For the geneticist, see Mohamed Noor. For the computer scientist, see Mohamud Noor.
Mohammed Noor
Personal information
Full nameMohammed Noor Adam Hawsawi
Date of birth26 February 1978
Place of birthMecca, Saudi Arabia
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionAttacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Ittihad FC
Number18
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1993–2013Ittihad FC355(124)
2013–2014Al-Nassr17(0)
2014–Ittihad FC7(0)
National team‡
1999–2012Saudi Arabia94(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 September 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 June 2010

Mohammed Noor Hawsawi (Arabic: محمد نور هوساوي‎; born 26 February 1978), commonly known as Mohammed Noor (Arabic pronunciation: [moʊˈhæməd ˈnuːɾ]), also known by his shirt name Noor, is a footballer from Saudi Arabia. He currently plays for Saudi Professional League side Al Ittihad, and has been since 1993. In 2013, he was forced out of Al-Ittihad as he moved to Al-Nassr club for one season. Noor is considered to be one of the best players ever to play in the Asian Champions League. Locally, he is always quoted and praised for having more achievements and honours than that of some major teams in Saudi Arabia, such as Al-Ahli and even Al-Nassr.

International career

His first appearance with national football team was in 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup in Semi finals against Brazil. Noor played for Saudi Arabia in the 2002 World Cup, without any real success. He fared better in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship in Japan for Al-Ittihad. While playing for the Saudi national team on 14 June 2006, Noor managed to deliver a powerful performance while also having come down with a bad case of the flu. During the second half of the Saudi Arabian game against Tunisia (their opening match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup), he provided Al-Qahtani with the winning assist which secured Saudi Arabia's first goal of the match, bringing the score from a 1–0 lead for Tunisia to a 1–1 tie.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 December 30, 2002 Kuwait City, Kuwait  Bahrain 1–0 Won 2002 Arab Nations Cup
2 October 6, 2003 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Yemen 7–0 Won 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3 October 17, 2003 Jakarta, Indonesia  Indonesia 6–0 Won 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4 January 6, 2004 Kuwait City, Kuwait  Oman 2–1 Won 2003 Gulf Cup of Nations
5 June 9, 2004 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Turkmenistan 3–0 Won 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 June 6, 2009 Tianjin, China  China PR 4–1 Won Friendly match
7 July 28, 2011 Hong Kong  Hong Kong 5–0 Won 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 November 11, 2011 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Thailand 3–0 Won 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

National team

Club

Al-Ittihad

Al-Nassr

Individual

References