Osama Malik
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 September 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Central midfielder Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Perth Glory | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2003 | Croydon Kings | ||
2003–2005 | West Adelaide | ||
2006–2008 | Adelaide Raiders | ||
2008–2009 | Adelaide United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | Croydon Kings | 6 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Adelaide Raiders | 37 | (12) |
2008–2009 | Adelaide United | 0 | (0) |
2009 | Adelaide Galaxy | 4 | (1) |
2009–2011 | North Queensland Fury | 23 | (0) |
2011–2016 | Adelaide United | 95 | (2) |
2016–2019 | Melbourne City | 57 | (0) |
2019 | Al-Batin | 8 | (0) |
2019– | Perth Glory | 7 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2009 | Australia U-20 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2010 |
Osama "Ozzie" Malik (Arabic: أسامة ملك; born 30 September 1990) is an Australian football (soccer) player .
Club career
Malik signed for Adelaide United's youth squad at the commencement of the A-League 2008–09 season. Prior to this he had been plying his trade for local clubs Croydon Kings and Adelaide Raiders where he made his senior debut at the age of 17. In early 2008, Malik spent two weeks on trial at Italian club Torino.
Adelaide United manager Aurelio Vidmar called up Osama to the first team squad as a replacement for injured striker Paul Agostino for the FIFA Club World Cup. There, Malik made his professional debut on 14 December 2008 in the match against Gamba Osaka, replacing Cristiano in the 77th minute.[1]
On 3 June 2009, Malik signed a one-year deal with the North Queensland Fury as an under-21 player after playing most of the last year at Adelaide Galaxy.[2]
For the 2011–12 season, Malik signed with Adelaide United and manager Rini Coolen.[3] However, on 17 May 2011 Adelaide United approached North Queensland Fury asking for an early release, which was granted, allowing Malik to play for Adelaide United for the remainder of the 2010–11 Season.[4]
Malik was signed by Melbourne City in January 2016.[5]
Career statistics
(Correct as of 5 August 2015)
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental1 | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Adelaide United | 2008–09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
North Queensland Fury | 2009–10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
2010–11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
Adelaide United | 2010–11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2011–12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
2012–13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
2013–14 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
2014–15 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 84 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 95 | 0 | |
Total | 107 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 124 | 2 |
1 – includes Club World Cup statistics; Asian Champions League statistics.
Honours
- Adelaide United
- Melbourne City
Personal Honours
- Adelaide United Rising Star: 2011–12
- Best Team Man Award: 2013–14
References
- ^ Adelaide United – Gamba Osaka Match Report Archived 27 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ FourFourTwo.au Fury Sign Osama (No, Not That One...)
- ^ AdelaideUnited.com.au Reds Bring Malik Home[permanent dead link]
- ^ AdelaideUnited.com.au Malik's early arrival a bonus for Reds[permanent dead link]
- ^ "City, Reds in player swap". Football Federation Australia. 23 January 2016.
External links
- Adelaide United profile
- Osama Malik at goal.com
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- A-League players
- FFSA Super League players
- Croydon Kings players
- Northern Fury FC players
- Adelaide United FC players
- Melbourne City FC players
- Al-Batin FC players
- Perth Glory FC players
- Australian soccer players
- Saudi Professional League players
- Australia youth international soccer players
- Australia under-20 international soccer players
- Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
- People from Adelaide
- Australian people of Sudanese descent
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia