Hossam Malik

Hossam Malik

Personal information
Full name	Hossam Malik Menawer
Date of birth	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Basra, Iraq
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger / Second striker
Team information
Current team	Naft Al-Basra
Number	10
Youth career
0000–2011	Al-Minaa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Naft Al-Basra		(18)
2015	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya		(0)
2015–2016	Naft Al-Basra		(5)
2016–2021	Al-Minaa	112	(21)
2021–	Naft Al-Basra		(10)
International career^‡
2012	Iraq U17
2013	Iraq U20
2013	Iraq U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 September 2015

Hossam Malik (Arabic: حسام مالك; born 1 January 1995 in Basra, is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a winger for Naft Al-Basra in the Iraq Stars League.[1]

Club career

Early career

Malik started playing football at the Al-Minaa Academy,[2] and was able to win with Al-Minaa U16 team the Basra Clubs Youth League in 2009.[3]

Naft Al-Basra

In 2011, Malik moved to play for Iraq Stars League club Naft Al-Basra.[2] On 6 May 2011, he scored his first goal in the Iraq Stars League against Al-Hindiya, in a match that ended in a 1–0 victory for Naft Al-Basra, which resulted in Al-Hindiya being relegated to the Iraqi First Division League.[4][5]

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya & Return to Naft Al-Basra

On 30 July 2015, Malik moved to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya,[6] but didn't play much with the team. After eight rounds in the league, he was released by the club's management.[7]

On 1 December 2015, during the winter transfer period, Naft Al-Basra re-signed Malik on the recommendation of the new coach, Hassan Muwla.[8][9]

Al-Minaa

On 8 June 2016, Malik signed with Al-Minaa.[10] He scored 12 goals during the two first seasons and his contract was renewed for another season.[11] In a season in which the club suffered from a financial crisis and administrative disputes, Malik scored 4 goals and renewed his contract for an additional year, unlike some players who refused to renew and moved to other clubs.[12] In his fourth season at the club, he scored two goals in eight games, but the league was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.[13] The following season, the player's contract was renewed,[14] and he played until 9 June 2021, scoring 6 goals during that period, but he was released by the club's management for technical reasons.[15]

Return to Naft Al-Basra again

In 2021–22 season, Malik returned to Naft Al-Basra again, and in his first match against his former team, Al-Minaa, he scored a goal in a match that ended with his team winning 3–1, becoming the top scorer in the Basra derby with four goals.[16] In August 2022, his contract was renewed for an additional season.[17]

International career

Malik was first picked to represent Iraq in 2012, when the under-17 coach Adel Nima selected him to be a part of his 23-man squad to play in Arab School Sports Games in Kuwait,[18] in which they won the football gams and won gold medals.[19] Malik scored the first winning goals in the final.[20]

In April 2013 he was called up by under-20 coach Hakim Shaker as part of the 26-man squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[21] He was also selected by the coach Hadi Mtanesh to be part of the Olympic squad to play in the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games in Indonesia.[22]

References

1. Hossam Malik at Soccerway
2. "حسام مالك نجم الميناء في حوار خاص لشبكة الكرة العراقية". iraqi-sn.com (in Arabic). 3 November 2018.
3. "الميناء يتغلب على البحري ويحرز بطولة أندية البصرة للشباب بكرة القدم". ankawa.com (in Arabic). 20 August 2009.
4. "تاريخ لقاءات الهندية ونفط البصرة". kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 September 2020.
5. "هبوط 4 فرق إلى الدرجة الأولى". alkhaleej.ae (in Arabic). 8 May 2011.
6. "ادارة الجوية تصادق على عقود ثلاثة لاعبين لتمثيل الفريق الكروي في الموسم المقبل". skypressiq.net (in Arabic). 30 July 2015.
7. "القوة الجوية يغض النظر عن التعاقد مع مصطفى كريم". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). 15 November 2015.
8. "نفط الجنوب يستغني عن سدير ويضم حسام مالك من الجوية". kooora.com (in Arabic). 1 December 2015.
9. "لاعب الجوية حسام مالك رسميا ينضم لصفوف نفط الجنوب". aladwa-news.com (in Arabic). 1 December 2015.
10. "حسام مالك رسميا يوقع مع الميناء". almirbad.com (in Arabic). 8 June 2016.
11. "الميناء يجدد تعاقد حسام مالك". kooora.com (in Arabic). 10 September 2018.
12. "الميناء يفقد عبد الواحد ويستعيد أبو كريشة". mawazin.net (in Arabic). 11 August 2019.
13. "الغاء موسم الدوري العراقي بسبب فيروس كورونا". alghad.tv. 3 June 2020.
14. "الميناء يجدد عقد لاعبين للموسم المقبل". todaynewsiq.net (in Arabic). 14 July 2020.
15. ادارة الميناء تستبعد اربعة من لاعبي الفريق الكروي لاسباب فنية (in Arabic). ninanews.com. 10 June 2021.
16. ديربي الجنوب ينتهي بفوز نفط البصرة على الميناء بثلاثة اهداف لهدف (in Arabic). shafaq.com. 21 September 2021.
17. نفط البصرة يسجل رقماً قياسياً في الانتقالات الصيفية (in Arabic). alforatnews.iq. 5 August 2022.
18. "العراق المدرسي يحرز ذهبية الدورة المدرسية ال19". niiiis.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 September 2020.
19. "منتخب العراق المدرسي يفوز ببطولة كرة القدم في الدورة المدرسية العربية". radiosawa.com (in Arabic). 16 September 2012.
20. "منتخب العراق لكرة القدم يتوج بذهبية الدورة العربية المدرسية". algardenia.com (in Arabic). 15 September 2012.
21. "26 لاعبا في قائمة حكيم شاكر لمعسكر تركيا بينهم لاعبون قيد الإتفاق لتفريغهم من أنديتهم". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). 12 April 2013.
22. "40 لاعباً في قائمة المنتخب الأولمبي". azzaman.com (in Arabic). 15 March 2013.

External links

• Hossam Malik at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)