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{{Short description|Saudi Arabian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Malek Mouath
| fullname = Malek Mouath Al-Hawsawi
| image = 
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|8|10}}
| birth_place = [[Medina]], Saudi Arabia
| height = {{height|meters=1.67}}
| currentclub  =
| clubnumber =
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Al Ansar Club Medina|Al-Ansar]]
| years1 = 2000–2004
| years2 = 2004–2012
| years3 = 2010
| years4 = 2011-2012
| clubs1 = [[Al Ansar Club Medina|Al-Ansar]]
| clubs2 = [[Al-Ahli (Jeddah)|Al-Ahli]]
| clubs3 = → [[Al-Arabi SC (Qatar)|Al-Arabi]] (loan)
| clubs4 = → [[Al Nassr FC|Al-Nassr]] (loan)
| caps1 = 53
| goals1 = 4
| caps2 = 115
| goals2 = 57
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| caps4 = 16
| goals4 = 3
| totalcaps           = 184| totalgoals= 64
| nationalyears1 = 2006–2009
| nationalteam1 = [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]]
| nationalcaps1 = 42
| nationalgoals1 = 15
| pcupdate = 14 June 2006
| ntupdate = 23 June 2006
}}

'''Malek Ali Mouath Al-Hawsawi''' ({{langx|ar|مالك علي معاذ الهوساوي}}, born 10 August 1981) is a Saudi Arabian former professional [[Association football|footballer]].

Mouath originally played as an attacking midfielder but was converted into a striker after moving to Al Ahli.

He played for the [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] national team and participated in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]].

==Club career==

===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 (Saudi Arabia)|Al-Ansar]] and he officially played for Al-Ansar in the year 2000.

===Al-Ahli 2004–2012===
[[Al-Ahli (Jeddah)|Al-Ahli]] management offered Mouath 700,000 US$ to move play for [[Al-Ahli (Jeddah)|Al-Ahli]]. The new team changed Mouath's position from a midfielder to a [[Striker (association football)|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 obtaining the [[Saudi Crown Prince Cup]] and [[Saudi Federation Cup]] in 2007 against [[Al-Ittihad (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]]. On 20 May 2008 Malek played Al-Nasr for [[Majed Abdullah#Farewell match|farewell match]] by legendary [[Majed Abdullah]] against [[Real Madrid C.F.]], Malek scored 2 goals in 54 minutes and 90+1 minutes and they team won scores are 4–1. On 2 September 2011 he move to [[Al-Nasr]] Club as loan for one season only.

===Al-Nasr (loan) 2011–2012===
On the [[2011–12 Saudi Professional League]], Malek has played 16 appearances and made 3 goals.
after the end of tournament with Al-Nasr, Al-Ahli thinking about it if he need him or not in the next season, Al-Ahli decided to release his contract to promised dues. Mouath said ''I Will not be move to a weak team and I'm thinking the [[UAE Pro-League]] or retire''. 
on 2012, Mouath announced to retire.

==International career==
Malek joined the [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi national team]] in early 2006. During [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], Mouath used 23 as a squad number.<ref>news.bbc.co.uk – [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/bsp/hi/football/statistics/players/internationals/m/mouath_351735.stm ''Mouath's former squad number'']</ref> Later, when [[Sami Al-Jaber]], the former Saudi Arabia [[Striker (association football)|striker]] retired, the manager changed Mouath's number from 23 to 9.

He was chosen for the Saudi squad 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 helped Saudi Arabia progress to the final by scoring 2 goals in the semi-final against [[Japan national football team|Japan]]. The final was subsequently lost to [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]].

===International goals===
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1 || 4 May 2006 ||  || {{fb|TOG}} || 1–0 || Won || [[Friendly match]]
|-
| 2 || 21 January 2007 || [[Al-Nahyan Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]] || {{fb|QAT}} || 1–1 || Draw || [[18th Arabian Gulf Cup]]
|-
| 3 || 24 June 2007 || [[Al-Nahyan Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]] || {{fb|UAE}} || 2–0 || Won || [[Friendly match]]
|-
| 4 || 7 July 2007 ||  || {{fb|KOR}} || 1–1 || Draw || [[Friendly match]]
|-
| 5 || 25 July 2007 || [[Mỹ Đình National Stadium]], [[Hanoi]] || {{fb|JPN}} || 3–2 || Won || [[2007 AFC Asian Cup]]
|-
| 6 || 25 July 2007 || [[Mỹ Đình National Stadium]], [[Hanoi]] || {{fb|JPN}} || 3–2 || Won || [[2007 AFC Asian Cup]]
|-
| 7 || 27 May 2008 || [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]] || {{fb|KUW}} || 2–1 || Won || [[Friendly match]]
|-
| 8 || 2 June 2008 || [[King Fahd International Stadium]], [[Riyadh]] || {{fb|LIB}} || 4–1 || Won || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)]]
|-
| 9 || 22 June 2008 || [[Jeddah]], [[Saudi Arabia]] || {{fb|UZB}} || 4–0 || Won || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)]]
|-
| 10 || 22 June 2008 || [[Jeddah]], [[Saudi Arabia]] || {{fb|UZB}} || 4–0 || Won || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)]]
|-
| 11 || 8 January 2009 || [[Royal Oman Police Stadium]], [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]] || {{fb|YEM}} || 6–0 || Won || [[19th Arabian Gulf Cup]]
|-
| 12 || 8 January 2009 || [[Royal Oman Police Stadium]], [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]] || {{fb|YEM}} || 6–0 || Won || [[19th Arabian Gulf Cup]]
|-
| 13 || 4 June 2009 ||  || {{fb|CHN}} || 4–1 || Won || [[Friendly match]]
|-
| 14 || 4 June 2009 ||  || {{fb|CHN}} || 4–1 || Won || [[Friendly match]]
|-
| 15 || 30 August 2009 || [[Jeddah]], [[Saudi Arabia]] || {{fb|MAS}} || 2–1 || Won || [[Friendly match]]
|}

==Honours==

===Al-Ahli (Jeddah)===
*[[Crown Prince Cup]] : 2007
*[[Saudi Federation Cup]] : 2007
*[[Gulf Club Champions Cup]]: 2008

===National Team===
*[[2006 FIFA World Cup]]: Group Stage
*[[2007 AFC Asian Cup]]: Runner up
*[[18th Arabian Gulf Cup]]: semi-finals
*[[19th Arabian Gulf Cup]]: Runner up

===Individual===
*Best Player In [[Saudi Premier League]]: 2006–07

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
*{{NFT player|pid=14446}}

{{Saudi Arabia Squad 2006 World Cup}}
{{Saudi Arabia Squad 2007 AFC Asian Cup}}

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