Al Bandari Mohammed Zakrya Al-Hwsawi (Arabic: البندري محمد زكريا الهوساوي; born 9 May 1993) or simply known as Al Bandary Hwsawi is a Saudi professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Al Bandari Mohammed Zakrya Al-Hwsawi | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Hilal | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2021 | Blue Arrows FFC | ||
| 2021–2022 | Challenge FC | 15 | (6) |
| 2022– | Al Hilal | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Saudi Arabia Futsal | 11 | (3) |
| 2022– | Saudi Arabia | 11 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 January 2024 | |||
Club career
editAl-Hwsawi started playing football in 2017, with Riyadh based team Blue Arrows Female FC. whom she participated with at the Women's Community Football League.[1]
After She joined the Challenge FC, she participated with the team in the SAFF Women's Regional Football Championship, where she was named the best player in the Central Province.[2] Later on she went on with the team to finish second in the inaugural Women's National Football Championship, where she again won the best player award.[3]
Al-Hwsawi was a player for Challenge FC before its acquisition by Al-Hilal. Following a cruciate ligament injury, she experienced an absence from the field for almost 10 months. In August 2022, she underwent successful arthroscopic surgery, causing her to miss the entire 2022–23 season.[4]
International career
editAl-Hwsawi made her first international appearance for any Saudi team in February 2022 as she was selected for the newly established Saudi Arabia women's national football team. The team was set to play two friendly matches against Seychelles and the Maldives.[5] On 20 February, she started in a 2–0 win over Seychelles.[6][7] On 24 September 2023, Al-Hwsawi scored her first international goal for the team, a late 90-minute goal that sent Saudi Arabia to the semi-finals of the 2023 SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament in Taif.[8]
In June 2022, Al-Hwsawi was selected as part of the Saudi national futsal team for the 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship, This marked the team's debut in the tournament, where they clinched Silver.[9]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 30 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al Hilal | 2022–23 | SWPL | 0 | 0 | – | – | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
International
edit- As of match played 8 January 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al-Hwsawi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.
|
24 September 2023 | King Fahd Sports City, Taif, Saudi Arabia |  Pakistan
|
1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament |
Honours
editSaudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia futsal
- WAFF Women's Futsal Championship runners-up: 2022
Individual
edit- SAFF Women's Regional Football League – Central Province Best Player: 2021–2022
References
edit- ^ "Al-Bandari Al-Hawsawi... Overcoming Challenges on the Path to Football". okaz.com.sa (in Arabic). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ @saff_wfd (25 December 2021). "Bandari Hawsawi, the star of the Challenge team -wins the award for the best player in the Central Region League after her outstanding performance" (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Al-Mamlaka secures the Saudi Women's Football Championship". alelm.net (in Arabic). 10 January 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Who is Al-Bandari Al-Hawsawi, the scorer of the goal that secured the Saudi women's team's qualification to the semi-finals of the international tournament?". alyaum.com (in Arabic). 25 September 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "The Saudi Women's National Team meets Seychelles in its first international friendly encounter". aawsat.com (in Arabic). 19 February 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "The starting lineup for the Saudi Women's National Team in the match against Seychelles". almowaten.net (in Arabic). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "An Unforgettable Night" - The Saudi Women's National Team begins its football journey with a historic victory". arabic.cnn.com (in Arabic). 21 February 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "The first victory in 223 days... Saudi women advance to the semi-finals of the friendly international tournament". goal.com (in Arabic). 25 September 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "The Women's Futsal National Team clinches the silver medal at the West Asian Women's Futsal Championship". saff.com.sa (in Arabic). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
External links
edit- Al Bandari Al-Hwsawi at Soccerway
- Al Bandari Al-Hwsawi at Global Sports Archive
- Al Bandari Al-Hwsawi at FBref.com