# Al Bandari Al-Hwsawi

Al Bandari Mohammed Zakrya Al-Hwsawi (Arabic: البندري محمد زكريا الهوساوي; born 9 May 1993) or simply known as Al Bandary Hwsawi is a Saudi professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team.

## Club career

Al-Hwsawi started playing football in 2017, with Riyadh based team Blue Arrows Female FC. whom she participated with at the Women's Community Football League.
After She joined the Challenge FC, she participated with the team in the SAFF Women's Regional Football Championship, where she was named the best player in the Central Province. Later on she went on with the team to finish second in the inaugural Women's National Football Championship, where she again won the best player award.
Al-Hwsawi was a player for Challenge FC before its acquisition by Al-Hilal. Following a cruciate ligament injury, she experienced an absence from the field for almost 10 months. In August 2022, she underwent successful arthroscopic surgery, causing her to miss the entire 2022–23 season.

## International career

Al-Hwsawi made her first international appearance for any Saudi team in February 2022 as she was selected for the newly established Saudi Arabia women's national football team. The team was set to play two friendly matches against Seychelles and the Maldives. On 20 February, she started in a 2–0 win over Seychelles. On 24 September 2023, Al-Hwsawi scored her first international goal for the team, a late 90-minute goal that sent Saudi Arabia to the semi-finals of the 2023 SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament in Taif.
In June 2022, Al-Hwsawi was selected as part of the Saudi national futsal team for the 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship, This marked the team's debut in the tournament, where they clinched Silver.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 30 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Al Hilal | 2022–23 | SWPL | 0 | 0 | – | – | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Al Hilal | 2023–24 | SWPL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Al Hilal | Total | Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |

### International

    As of match played 8 January 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Saudi Arabia | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | 8 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 11 | 1 |
    Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al-Hwsawi goal.
List of international goals scored by Al Bandari Al-Hwsawi :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 24 September 2023 | King Fahd Sports City, Taif, Saudi Arabia | Pakistan | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament |

## Honours

Saudi Arabia
* SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament winner: Khobar 2023
Saudi Arabia futsal
* WAFF Women's Futsal Championship runners-up: 2022

### Individual

* SAFF Women's Regional Football League – Central Province Best Player: 2021–2022