| Hossam Malik | |
| Fullname: | Hossam Malik Menawer |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Basra, Iraq |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Winger / Second striker |
| Currentclub: | Naft Al-Basra |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthyears1: | –2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Al-Minaa |
| Clubs1: | Naft Al-Basra |
| Years1: | 2011–2015 |
| Goals1: | 18 |
| Clubs2: | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Clubs3: | Naft Al-Basra |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Clubs4: | Al-Minaa |
| Years4: | 2016–2021 |
| Caps4: | 112 |
| Goals4: | 21 |
| Clubs5: | Naft Al-Basra |
| Years5: | 2021– |
| Goals5: | 10 |
| Nationalteam1: | Iraq U17 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam2: | Iraq U20 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam3: | Iraq U23 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2013 |
| Club-Update: | 22 July 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23 September 2015 |
Hossam Malik (ar|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.
Malik started playing football at the Al-Minaa Academy,[1] and was able to win with Al-Minaa U16 team the Basra Clubs Youth League in 2009.[2]
In 2011, Malik moved to play for Iraq Stars League club Naft Al-Basra.[1] 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.[3] [4]
On 30 July 2015, Malik moved to Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya,[5] but didn't play much with the team. After eight rounds in the league, he was released by the club's management.[6]
On 1 December 2015, during the winter transfer period, Naft Al-Basra re-signed Malik on the recommendation of the new coach, Hassan Muwla.[7] [8]
On 8 June 2016, Malik signed with Al-Minaa.[9] He scored 12 goals during the two first seasons and his contract was renewed for another season.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12] The following season, the player's contract was renewed,[13] 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.[14]
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.[15] In August 2022, his contract was renewed for an additional season.[16]
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,[17] in which they won the football gams and won gold medals.[18] Malik scored the first winning goals in the final.[19]
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.[20] 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.[21]