Mohammed Al-Owais
#21 · Goalkeeper · age 34
[unverified] Listed as Al Ula in one source; widely reported elsewhere as Al-Hilal. Started vs Argentina 2022.
74
WC26 rating
- Recent form
- 47
- Career peak
- 47
- League level
- 75
- Competition pedigree
- 30
- International pedigree
- 87
- Longevity
- 40
Independent rating — league strength (Opta-anchored) × competition tier × position-normalized output. Thin data: leans on league tier, caps and FC26 prior. Not affiliated with EA or FIFA.
Al-Owais is the senior figure Donis trusts to handle the inevitable barrage of Spain and Uruguay shots. He is not a sweeper-keeper profile — Saudi will defend a deeper line — but his ability to face 6-10 shots per game and concede only 1-2 is the team’s most-realistic survival mechanism.
Strengths
- shot-stopping reactions
- command of his box on crosses
- calm in high-pressure tournament moments
Recent form
Saudi Pro League regular through 2025-26; first-choice keeper throughout qualifying.
His save from Lautaro Martínez at Qatar 2022 — a near-post stop in the 84th minute with Argentina chasing the equaliser — is the moment Saudi fans cite as the actual reason the result stood.