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Malek Mouath 
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 Club information Current club Al-Ahli Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000–2002 Al-Ansar 33 (4) 2003– Al-Ahli 107 (58) 2010 Al-Arabi(loan) 11 (0) 2011–2012 Al-Nasr(loan) 7 (2) 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).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June 2006Malek 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 as a striker 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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Early life
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.
Club career
Al-Ahli (Jeddah)
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.
Al-Nasr (loan)
On September 2th 2011 he move to Al-Nasr Club as loan
Saudi Arabia national football team
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).
International Career
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.
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.
International goals
Honours
Club
- Crown Prince Cup : 2007
- Gulf Club Champions Cup : 2008
National
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- 2006 : Group Stage
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- 2007 : Runner up
References
- ^ news.bbc.co.uk - Mouath's former squad number
- Malek Mouath at National-Football-Teams.com
Saudi Arabia squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Al‑Deayea • 2 Dokhi • 3 Tukar • 4 Al‑Montashari • 5 Al‑Qadi • 6 Al‑Ghamdi • 7 Ameen • 8 Noor • 9 Al‑Jaber (c) • 10 Al‑Shalhoub • 11 Al‑Harthi • 12 Khathran • 13 Sulaimani • 14 Kariri • 15 Al‑Bahri • 16 Aziz • 17 Al‑Bishi • 18 Al‑Temyat • 19 Massad • 20 Al‑Qahtani • 21 Zaid • 22 Khouja • 23 Mouath • Coach: Paquetá
Saudi Arabia squad – 2007 AFC Asian Cup Runners-up 1 Al Mosailem • 2 Hazzazi • 3 Hawsawi • 5 Al-Amri • 6 Al-Ghamdi • 7 K. Al-Mousa • 9 Mouath • 11 Al-Harthi • 12 Al-Khaibari • 13 Darwish • 14 Khariri • 15 Al-Bahri • 16 Aziz • 17 Al-Jassim • 18 A. Al-Qahtani • 19 Jahdali • 20 Y. Al-Qahtani • 21 Al-Qarni • 22 Abdullah • 23 Al-Shamrani • 25 Tukar • 28 Otaif • 30 A. Al-Mousa • Coach: HélioCategories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- Saudi Arabian footballers
- Saudi Arabia international footballers
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- 2007 AFC Asian Cup players
- Association football forwards
- People from Jeddah
- Saudi Arabian people of Black African descent
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