Omar Al Somah

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Omar Al Somah
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Al Somah with Syria at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Omar Al Somah
Date of birth (1989-03-28) 28 March 1989 (age 33)
Place of birth Deir ez-Zor, Syria
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Al Ahli
Number 9
Youth career
2001–2008 Al Futowa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Al Futowa 39 (22)
2011–2014 Al Qadsia 68 (63)
2014– Al Ahli 231 (187)
National team‡
2007–2008 Syria U20 2 (1)
2008–2012 Syria U23 10 (5)
2017– Syria 21 (17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021

Omar Al Somah (Arabic: عمر جهاد السومة; born 28 March 1989) is a Syrian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Al Ahli and the Syria national team.

In July 2014, Al Somah joined Al Ahli. He was the top league goal-scorer in 2015, 2016 and 2017. He helped the team win the league in 2016, which was Al Ahli's first league win in 32 years.

Career statistics[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

As of 21 November 2021[1]
Club Season Saudi Pro League King Cup Crown Prince Cup AFC Champions League Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Assist
Al Ahli 2014–15 22 22 0 0 4 3 7 6 – – 33 31 3
2015–16 22 27 3 4 3 2 3 1 – – 31 34 1
2016–17 24 24 4 4 3 7 7 5 1[a] 1 39 41 3
2017–18 14 11 1 0 – – 0 0 – – 15 11 3
2018–19 24 19 1 0 – – 8 7 6[b] 2 39 28 6
2019–20 25 19 3 3 – – 4 1 – – 32 23 0
2020–21 24 12 0 0 – – 5 4 – – 29 16 1
2021–22 10 3 0 0 – – 0 0 – – 10 3 1
Career total 165 137 12 11 10 12 34 24 7 3 227 188 18
  1. ↑ Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup

International goals[change | change source]

Scores and results list Syria's goal tally first.[2]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 September 2017 Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran  Iran 2–2 2–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 5 October 2017 Hang Jebat Stadium, Krubong, Malaysia  Australia 1–1 1–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 10 October 2017 Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia  Australia 1–0 1–2 (aet)
4 24 March 2018 Basra Sports City, Basra, Iraq  Qatar 1–0 2–2 2018 International Friendship Championship
5 6 September 2018 Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan  Uzbekistan 1–1 1–1 Friendly
6 10 September 2018 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  Kyrgyzstan 1–1 1–2
7 11 October 2018 Bahrain National Stadium, Rifaa, Bahrain  Bahrain 1–0 1–0
8 15 January 2019 Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates  Australia 2–2 2–3 2019 AFC Asian Cup
9 5 September 2019 Panaad Stadium, Bacolod, Philippines  Philippines 1–1 5–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 4–1
11 10 October 2019 Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Maldives 1–0 2–1
12 2–0
13 15 October 2019  Guam 1–0 4–0
14 2–0
15 3–0
16 12 October 2021 King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Lebanon 2–3 2–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
17 12 October 2021 Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Iraq 1–0 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours[change | change source]

Al Futowa

  • Syrian Premiere Division Under 18 League: 2007–08[3]
  • Syrian Second Division Northern Group: 2009–10

Al Qadsia

Al Ahli

Syria

Individual

  • Syrian Premiere Division Under 18 top scorer: 2007–2008 (29 goals)[4]
  • Kuwaiti Premier League top scorer: 2013–14 (23 goals)
  • Saudi Professional League Player of the Month: October 2014, October 2015, November 2020[5]
  • Saudi Professional League Golden Boot: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
  • Al-Ahli Player of the Year: 2014–15, 2015–16
  • The best player of the season in the Saudi League, season 2015/16.
  • Golden Boot as top scorer in the King's Cup 2015/16.
  • Golden Boot as top scorer in the crown prince Cup 2016/17.
  • Best Arab player chosen by the Arab Athletes Committee in the 2017/18 season.
  • Best Syrian player in the 2019/20 season.
  • The greatest Arab scorer in the decade 2011–2020 by the International Federation of History and Statistics and ranked 14th in the world.
  • IFFHS AFC Men's Team of the Decade 2011–2020[6]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ Omar Al Somah at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Omar Al Somah at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ↑ "دوري الشباب السوري". Kooora.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "دوري الشباب السوري". Kooora.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "أفضلية نوفمبر تذهب إلى رازافان والسومة وبخاري". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "IFFHS MAN TEAM - AFC - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 30 January 2021.

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