Osama "Ozzie" Malik (Arabic: أسامة ملك; born 30 September 1990) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back.
 Malik with North Queensland Fury in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Osama Malik[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back | ||
| 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) |
| 2019–2022 | Perth Glory | 34 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Odisha | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Australia U20 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2010 | |||
Club career
editMalik 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.[2]
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.[3]
For the 2011–12 season, Malik signed with Adelaide United and manager Rini Coolen.[4] 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.[5]
Malik was signed by Melbourne City in January 2016.[6]
Odisha
editIn June 2022, it was announced that Indian Super League club Odisha have signed Malik on a year-long deal.[7] On 23 August, he made his debut for the club against Kerala Blasters in the Durand Cup, in a 2–0 win.[8][9]
Personal life
editBorn in Australia, Malik is of Sudanese descent.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 29 April 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Adelaide United | 2008–09 | A-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| North Queensland Fury | 2009–10 | A-League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Adelaide United | 2010–11 | A-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | 18 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 7 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 95 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 106 | 2 | ||
| Melbourne City | 2015–16 | A-League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 18 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 20 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 5 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 57 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | ||
| Al-Batin | 2018–19 | Saudi Professional League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | "|— | 8 | 0 | |
| Perth Glory | 2019–20 | A-League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Odisha | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 15 | 0 | 8[d][e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Career total | 232 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 264 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
- ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in FFA Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Qualification for the AFC Cup group stage
Honours
editAdelaide United
Melbourne City
Odisha
Individual
- Adelaide United Rising Star: 2011–12
- Best Team Man Award: 2013–14
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2008 Presented By TOYOTA — List Of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 5 December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2008.
- ^ "Adelaide United – Gamba Osaka Match Report". Archived from the original on 27 January 2016.
- ^ "FourFourTwo.au Fury Sign Osama (No, Not That One...)". Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "sama Malik signs for the Juggernauts". odishafc.com. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Odisha FC beat Kerala Blasters, extend winning run". khelnow.com. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Odisha 2 – 0 Kerala Blasters". the-aiff.com. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ "Special feature: The record cohort giving 'millions of us' a new perspective on Australia". 16 January 2022.
- ^ Osama Malik at Soccerway