Osama Malik
Osama "Ozzie" Malik (Arabic: أسامة ملك; born 30 September 1990) is a professional Australian footballer.
 Malik playing for North Queensland Fury in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Central midfielder Centre back | ||
| Club 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 | 11 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Australia U-20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2010 | |||
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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- AdelaideUnited.com.au Malik's early arrival a bonus for Reds
- "City, Reds in player swap". Football Federation Australia. 23 January 2016.
External links
- Adelaide United profile
- Osama Malik at goal.com