Osama Malik
{{Short description|Australian soccer player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Osama Malik
| image = Osama_Malik.jpg
| upright = 0.6
| caption = Malik with North Queensland Fury in 2009
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|9|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Adelaide, Australia
| position = Defensive midfielder, centre-back
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2003
| youthclubs1 = Croydon Kings
| youthyears2 = 2003–2005
| youthclubs2 = West Adelaide
| youthyears3 = 2006–2008
| youthclubs3 = Adelaide Raiders
| youthyears4 = 2008–2009
| youthclubs4 = Adelaide United
| years1 = 2006
| clubs1 = Croydon Kings
| caps1 = 6
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2007–2008
| clubs2 = Adelaide Raiders
| caps2 = 37
| goals2 = 12
| years3 = 2008–2009
| clubs3 = Adelaide United
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2009
| clubs4 = Adelaide Galaxy
| caps4 = 4
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2009–2011
| clubs5 = North Queensland Fury
| caps5 = 23
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2011–2016
| clubs6 = Adelaide United
| caps6 = 95
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2016–2019
| clubs7 = Melbourne City
| caps7 = 57
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2019
| clubs8 = Al-Batin
| caps8 = 8
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2019–2022
| clubs9 = Perth Glory
| caps9 = 34
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2022–2023
| clubs10 = Odisha
| caps10 = 15
| goals10 = 0
| totalcaps = 279 | totalgoals = 15
| nationalyears1 = 2009
| nationalteam1 = Australia U20
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 2 February 2023
| nationalteam-update = 16 November 2010
}}
Osama "Ozzie" Malik ({{langx|ar| أسامة ملك }}; born 30 September 1990) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back.
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=252217/match=300073122/report.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127073511/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=252217/match=300073122/report.html|url-status=dead|title=Adelaide United – Gamba Osaka Match Report|archivedate=27 January 2016}}
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.{{Cite web |url=http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/104778,fury-sign-osama-no-not-that-one.aspx |title=FourFourTwo.au Fury Sign Osama (No, Not That One...) |access-date=3 June 2009 |archive-date=1 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401230631/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/104778,fury-sign-osama-no-not-that-one.aspx |url-status=dead }}
For the 2011–12 season, Malik signed with Adelaide United and manager Rini Coolen.{{Cite web|url=http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=37304,|title=AdelaideUnited.com.au Reds Bring Malik Home}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.adelaideunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=38193,|title=AdelaideUnited.com.au Malik's early arrival a bonus for Reds}}
Malik was signed by Melbourne City in January 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.a-league.com.au/article/melbourne-city-sign-osama-malik-and-nick-fitzgerald-stefan-mauk-joins-adelaide-united/13e13gmg005pez7g19bts5zeo|title=City, Reds in player swap|publisher=Football Federation Australia|date=23 January 2016}}
=Odisha=
In June 2022, it was announced that Indian Super League club Odisha have signed Malik on a year-long deal.{{cite web|url=https://odishafc.com/news/details/osama-malik-signs-for-the-juggernauts|title=sama Malik signs for the Juggernauts|website=odishafc.com|date=20 June 2022|access-date=20 June 2022}} On 23 August, he made his debut for the club against Kerala Blasters in the Durand Cup, in a 2–0 win.{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/durand-cup-2022-odisha-fc-vs-kerala-blasters-match-report|title=Odisha FC beat Kerala Blasters, extend winning run|website=khelnow.com|date=23 August 2022|access-date=23 August 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/11963|title=Odisha 2 – 0 Kerala Blasters|website=the-aiff.com|date=23 August 2022|access-date=23 August 2022}}
Personal life
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|29 April 2023}}{{soccerway|osama-malik/69036}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|AFC !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Adelaide United
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=statsCWC|Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|North Queensland Fury
|rowspan="2"|A-League |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11
|17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| rowspan="7"|Adelaide United
|rowspan="6"|A-League |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12
|23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13
|20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7{{efn|name=statsAFCCL|Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League}} | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2013–14
|26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15
|18 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=FFAC|Appearance(s) in FFA Cup}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16
|7 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=FFAC}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!95 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 106 | 2 | |
| rowspan="5"|Melbourne City
|rowspan="4"|A-League |14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17
|18 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=FFAC}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18
|20 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=FFAC}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|5 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=FFAC}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!57 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | |
| Al-Batin
|8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|"|— | 8 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Perth Glory
|rowspan="3"|A-League |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=statsAFCCL}} | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2020–21
|14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Odisha
|15 | 0 | 8{{efn|name=DurandCup|Appearance(s) in Durand Cup}}{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in Super Cup}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=QAFCC|Appearance(s) in Qualification for the AFC Cup group stage}} | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!232 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 264 | 2 |
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Honours
Adelaide United
Melbourne City
Odisha
Individual
- Adelaide United Rising Star: 2011–12
- Best Team Man Award: 2013–14
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111231064240/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/adelaideunited/players/Osama-Malik/1879 Adelaide United profile]
- [http://www.goal.com/en-au/people/australia/26766/osama-malik Osama Malik] at goal.com
{{Perth Glory FC squad}}
{{2013–14 A-League PFA Team of the Season}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Malik, Osama}}
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:FFSA Super League players
Category:Croydon FC (Australia) players
Category:Northern Fury FC players
Category:Adelaide United FC players
Category:Melbourne City FC players
Category:Perth Glory FC players
Category:Australian men's soccer players
Category:Soccer players from Adelaide
Category:Saudi Pro League players
Category:Australia men's youth international soccer players
Category:Australia men's under-20 international soccer players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Category:Australian people of Sudanese descent