Mohammed Al-Owais: Early Life, Clubs, Family, Net Worth, Career & Stats
Mohammed Khalil Ibrahim Al-Owais is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Al-Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team. He is known for his superb reflexes and awareness of goals. Mohammed Al Owais moved to Jeddah side Al-Ahli Saudi on 18 July 2017. On 30 January 2022, Al-Owais joined Al-Hilal. Al-Owais was called up to the senior Saudi Arabia squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Timor-Leste in September 2015.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
| Full Name | MOHAMMED KHALIL IBRAHIM AL-OWAIS |
| Date of Birth | OCTOBER 10, 1991 |
| Nationality | SAUDI ARABIA |
| Birth Place | HOFUF, SAUDI ARABIA |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Current Team(s) | AL-HILAL SAUDI ARABIA |
| Position | GOALKEEPER |
| Debut | 2013 |
| Networth | 2.5 million EUROS |
| Agent | – |
MOHAMMED AL-OWAIS: A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
He made his debut against Japan in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification on 15 November 2016. In May 2018 he was named in Saudi Arabia’s preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. He played in the 1-0 loss to Uruguay. On the 22nd of November 2022, during a 2022 FIFA World Cup match against the team Argentina, Al-Owais was considered a player of the match for his amazing and stunning goalkeeping performance. This contributed to a historic 2-1 upset victory for Saudi Arabia in the history of all time.
EARLY LIFE
Born on 10th October 1991, in Al-Hasa which is home to some of the richest oil fields in the world. Like most of the homegrown Saudi players, Owais started playing football in the neighborhood. He then joined Al-shabad’s youth system and continued to grow his goalkeeping talents from there on.
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CLUB CAREER
Owais started his club career in 2013 playing for Al-Shabad, in the first season he played only once, the next season he made 17 appearances for the club, and in the 2015-2016 season, Owais made a total of 26 appearances. On 26 July 2017, Al-Owais joined Al-Ahli on a free transfer. On 30 January 2022, Al-Owais joined Al-Hilal.
INTERNATIONAL CAREER
Al-Owais was called up to the senior Saudi Arabia squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Timor-Leste in September 2015. He made his debut against Japan in 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification on 15 November 2016. In May 2018, he served as the second choice behind regular Abdullah Al-Mayouf. However, Al-Mayouf’s lackluster performance led to Al-Owais being promoted as the first-choice keeper instead. Al-Owais played in Saudi Arabia’s 1–0 loss to Uruguay, in which he made some good saves even though it was not enough to save Saudi Arabia from elimination.
Al-Owais was included in Saudi Arabia’s squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates. His side lost an important game in the round of sixteen and thus Saudi Arabia crashed out.
On 22 November 2022, during a 2022 FIFA World Cup match against Argentina, Al-Owais was named player of the match for his goalkeeping performance, which contributed to a historic 2–1 upset victory for Saudi Arabia. Along with his teammates, Al-Owais was reportedly gifted a Rolls-Royce as a result of the team’s significant victory. However, he then conceded twice to Poland and was the victim of Robert Lewandowski’s first World Cup goal, as Saudi Arabia succumbed to the Poles and thus lost the original advantage gained from the shock win against Argentina.
Later, Al-Owais also gained prominence for his acrobatic saves against Mexico, which contributed to the elimination of Mexico from the group stage for the first time since 1978. However, Saudi Arabia still suffered a 2–1 defeat to the Mexicans in the end, and as a result, despite heroic efforts by Al-Owais, his team failed to progress from the group stage once again as Saudi Arabia stood bottom.
AWARDS ACHIEVEMENTS
AL-SHABAB
King Cup: 2014
Saudi Super Cup: 2014
AL-HILAL
Saudi Professional League: 2021-22
King Cup: 2022–23
INDIVIDUAL
- The award for the best goalkeeper in the Saudi Professional League at the Sports Season Awards Ceremony for the 2017/18 season.
- King Salman Award for the best goalkeeper for the 2017/18 season.
NET WORTH
Mohammed Al-Owais’ salary is £780,000 per Annum and his net worth is about $2.5 million.
FAMILY
There is not much news about Mohammed Al-Owai’s family. He also does not speak publicly about his family.
PARTNER
He is currently single, there is not much information about his past relationship or any previous engagements.