Mohammed Al-Owais

Mohammed Al-Owais

Personal information
Full name	Mohammed Khalil Ibrahim Al-Owais[1]
Date of birth	(1991-10-10) 10 October 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Al-Hilal
Number	21
Youth career
	Al-Shabab
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2017	Al-Shabab	31	(0)
2017–2022	Al-Ahli	92	(0)
2022–	Al-Hilal	8	(0)
International career‡
2012–2014	Saudi Arabia U23
2015–	Saudi Arabia	58	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:02, 27 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:23, 10 September 2024 (UTC)

Mohammed Khalil Ibrahim Al-Owais (Arabic: محمد خليل إبراهيم العويس; born 10 October 1991) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Saudi Arabia national team and Al-Hilal.^[3] He is known for his quick reflexes and vigilance in goal.^[4]

On 26 July 2017, Al-Owais joined Al-Ahli on a free transfer.^[5]

On 30 January 2022, Al-Owais joined Al-Hilal.^[6]

Al-Owais was called up to the senior Saudi Arabia squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Timor-Leste in September 2015.^[7] He made his debut against Japan in 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 originally served as the second choice goalkeeper behind regular Abdullah Al-Mayouf. However, Al-Mayouf performed horribly in the opener against Russia as Saudi Arabia suffered a humiliating 5–0 defeat. This led to Al-Owais being promoted as the first-choice keeper instead. Al-Owais played in Saudi Arabia's 1–0 loss to Uruguay, where he made some good saves even though that was not enough to save Saudi Arabia from elimination. This was Al-Owais' only game in Russia.^[8]

Al-Owais was included in Saudi Arabia's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates.^[9] However, he produced a rather mediocre performance, only keeping a clean sheet twice, against weaker North Korea and Lebanon, as Saudi Arabia won both games. Against Qatar and Japan though, he conceding three goals, especially against the latter as 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.^[10] 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, becoming the victim of Robert Lewandowski's first World Cup goal, as Saudi Arabia succumbed to the Poles and thus lost the 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 for the result, despite heroic efforts by Al-Owais, his team failed to progress from the group stage once again as Saudi Arabia stood bottom.^[11]

Al-Owais is a Muslim.

As of 31 May 2024.^[1]

Statistics accurate as of match played 10 September 2024.^[12]

Al-Shabab

• King Cup: 2014
• Saudi Super Cup: 2014

Al-Hilal

• Saudi Professional League: 2021–22, 2023–24
• King Cup: 2022–23, 2023–24
• Saudi Super Cup: 2023,^[13] 2024^[14]

Individual

• Saudi Professional League Goalkeeper of the Season: 2017–18^[15]

• Mohammed Al-Owais at Soccerway