Omar Al Somah
Syrian footballer (born 1989) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Omar Jehad Al Somah (Arabic: عُمَر جِهَاد السُّومَة; born 23 March 1989) is a Syrian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Qatar Stars League club Al-Arabi and the Syria national team. Nicknamed in Syria as Al ʿAqqid (Arabic: الْعَكِيْد) which is a historical civil character in Damascus known for participating in the resistance against occupiers and for being courageous, helpful, and generous.[2][3]
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Full name | Omar Al Somah[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1989-03-23) 23 March 1989 (age 35) | ||
Place of birth | Marqashli Marsh, Deir Ez-Zor, Syria[1] | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Arabi | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2008 | Al Futowa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2011 | Al Futowa | 42 | (36) |
2011–2014 | Al Qadsia | 57 | (43) |
2014–2023 | Al Ahli | 180 | (144) |
2022–2023 | → Al-Arabi (loan) | 20 | (19) |
2023– | Al-Arabi | 19 | (14) |
International career‡ | |||
2007–2008 | Syria U20 | 2 | (1) |
2008–2012 | Syria U23 | 10 | (5) |
2012– | Syria | 40 | (21) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023 |
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In July 2014, Al Somah joined Al Ahli in the Saudi Pro League. He went on to become the league top goalscorer in 2015, 2016 and 2017. He helped Al Ahli win the league in 2016, their first in 32 years.