{{Short description|Saudi Arabian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Motaz Hawsawi | image = Motaz Hawsawi (cropped).jpg | caption = Hawsawi at with Saudi Arabia the 2018 FIFA World Cup | full_name = Motaz Hassan Ali Hawsawi | birth_place = Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|2|17}} | height = 1.80 m<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF|title=2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players|publisher=FIFA|page=25|date=18 June 2018|access-date=18 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619164139/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF|archive-date=19 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> | position = Defender | currentclub = | clubnumber = | years1 = 2014–2022 | clubs1 = Al-Ahli | caps1 = 118 | goals1 = 6 | years2 = 2022–2023 | clubs2 = Al-Taawoun | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2023–2024 | clubs3 = Ohod | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2011 | nationalteam1 = Saudi Arabia U-20 | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2012–2018 | nationalteam2 = Saudi Arabia | nationalcaps2 = 19 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | pcupdate = 21:38, 16 October 2022 (UTC) | ntupdate = 17:22, 10 September 2018 (UTC) }}
'''Motaz Hassan Ali Hawsawi''' ({{langx|ar|معتز حسن علي هوساوي}}; born 17 February 1992) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a defender. He represented the Saudi Arabia national team from 2012 until 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kooora.com/?player=36546|title = كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول}}</ref>
In May 2018 he was named in Saudi Arabia's preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.<ref>{{cite web|title= World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/440833652018}}{{dead link|date=September 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
==Career== He started playing for Al-Ahli and was often described as one of the best defenders in the history of the club.
On 11 January 2022, he joined Al-Taawoun on a free transfer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportksa.net/main/archives/446310|title=معتز هوساوي رسميا في التعاون - صحيفة سبورت السعودية}}</ref>
On 12 September 2023, Hawsawi joined Saudi First Division League side Ohod on a one-year deal.<ref>{{cite web |title=هوساوي أُحدي لنهاية الموسم |url=https://twitter.com/OHOD1936/status/1701669455154004337}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 30 May 2021}}<ref>{{cite web |title=MOTAZ HAWSAWI |url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/motaz-hawsawi/197884/}}</ref> {| 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|King Cup !colspan=2|Crown Prince Cup !colspan=2|Asia !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Divisioin !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |rowspan=9|Al-Ahli |2014–15 |rowspan=8|Saudi Pro League |22||0||1||0||5||2||5||0||colspan=2|—||33||2 |- |2015–16 |21||0||3||1||4||1||2||1||colspan=2|—||30||3 |- |2016–17 |17||2||2||1||1||1||8||0||1{{efn|name=SC|Appearances in Saudi Super Cup}}||0||29||4 |- |2017–18 |23||3||1||0||colspan=2|—||7||0||colspan=2|—||31||3 |- |2018–19 |1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |2019–20 |8||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||6||0||colspan=2|—||14||0 |- |2020–21 |23||1||0||0||colspan=2|—||6||0||colspan=2|—||29||1 |- |2021–22 |3||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||4||0 |- ! colspan=2 | Total !118!!6!!8!!2!!10!!4!!34!!1!!1!!0!!171!!13 |- |rowspan=3|Al Taawoun |2021–22 |rowspan=2|Saudi Pro League |5||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||4||0||colspan=2|—||9||0 |- |2022–23 |1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||1||0 |- ! colspan=2 | Total !6!!0!!0!!0!!colspan=2|—!!4!!0!!colspan=2|—!!10!!0 |- |Ohod |2023–24 |Saudi First Division |0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||0||0 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !124!!6!!8!!2!!10!!4!!38!!1!!1!!0!!181!!13 |}
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===International=== :''Statistics accurate as of match played 25 June 2018.''<ref>{{NFT player|id=50344}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3|Saudi Arabia |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2012||1||0 |- |2013||0||0 |- |2014||4||0 |- |2015||1||0 |- |2016||3||0 |- |2017||4||0 |- |2018||6||0 |- !Total||19||0 |}
==Honours== ===Al Ahli=== *Saudi Crown Prince Cup : 2014–15 *Saudi Professional League : 2015-16 *King Cup : 2016 *Saudi Super Cup : 2016
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{soccerway|motaz-hawsawi/197884}}
{{Saudi Arabia squad 2015 AFC Asian Cup}} {{Saudi Arabia squad 2018 FIFA World Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hawsawi, Motaz}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:Saudi Arabian men's footballers Category:Al-Ahli Saudi FC players Category:Al Taawoun FC players Category:Ohod Club players Category:Saudi Arabia men's international footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:2015 AFC Asian Cup players Category:Footballers from Jeddah Category:Saudi Arabia men's youth international footballers Category:21st-century Saudi Arabian sportsmen Category:Saudi Pro League players Category:Saudi First Division League players Category:2018 FIFA World Cup players Category:Hausa people Category:Saudi Arabian people of Nigerian descent
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