Omar Al Somah
Syrian footballer
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.
 Al Somah in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omar Al Somah | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1989 | ||
| 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 | 68 | (65) |
| 2011–2014 | Al Qadsia | 88 | (83) |
| 2014–2023 | Al Ahli | 245 | (195) |
| 2022–2023 | → Al-Arabi (loan) | 27 | (27) |
| 2023– | Al-Arabi | 7 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Syria U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2008–2012 | Syria U23 | 10 | (5) |
| 2012– | Syria | 38 | (20) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2023 | |||
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
Club change
- As of 28 September 2023[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Al Futowa | 2008-09 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | |
| 2009-10 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 18 | ||
| 2010-11 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | ||
| Total | 42 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 36 | ||
| Al Qadsia | 2011–12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4[a] | 1 | 32 | 17 | |
| 2012–13 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 10[b] | 13 | 46 | 32 | ||
| 2013–14 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 1[c] | 0 | 44 | 34 | ||
| Total | 57 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 122 | 83 | ||
| Al-Ahli | 2014–15 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | – | – | 33 | 31 | |
| 2015–16 | 22 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 34 | ||
| 2016–17 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1[d] | 1 | 39 | 41 | ||
| 2017–18 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 11 | ||
| 2018–19 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 7 | 6[e] | 2 | 39 | 28 | ||
| 2019–20 | 25 | 19 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | 32 | 23 | ||
| 2020–21 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 4 | – | – | 29 | 16 | ||
| 2021–22 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 | 11 | ||
| Total | 180 | 144 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 245 | 195 | ||
| Al-Arabi | 2022–23 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1[f] | 0 | 27 | 27 | |
| 2023–24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 305 | 244 | 28 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 60 | 38 | 23 | 17 | 443 | 343 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Kuwait Federation Cup
- ↑ Nine appearances and thirteen goals in Kuwait Federation Cup, one appearance in Kuwait Super Cup
- ↑ Appearance in Kuwait Super Cup
- ↑ Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Qatar Cup
International goals change
- 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) | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 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 | Friendly |
| 7 | 11 October 2018 | Bahrain National Stadium, Rifaa, Bahrain |  Bahrain |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 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 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 12 | 2–0 | |||||
| 13 | 15 October 2019 | Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |  Guam |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 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 | 11 November 2021 | Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Iraq |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 18 | 1 June 2022 | Shabab Al Ahli Stadium , Dubai, United Arab Emirates |  Tajikistan |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 19 | 25 March 2023 | Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium , Dubai, United Arab Emirates |  Thailand |
1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 20 | 17 October 2023 | Police Officers' Club Stadium , Dubai, United Arab Emirates |  Kuwait |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Honours change
Al Futowa
- Syrian Premier Division U-18 League: 2007–08
- Syrian Second Division Northern Group: 2009–10
Al Qadsia
- Kuwaiti Premier League: 2011–12, 2013–14
- Kuwait Emir Cup: 2012, 2013
- Kuwait Crown Prince Cup: 2013, 2014
- Kuwait Federation Cup: 2013–14
- Kuwait Super Cup: 2011, 2013, 2014
- AFC Cup: 2014
Al Ahli
- Saudi Crown Prince Cup: 2014–15
- Saudi Professional League: 2015–16
- King Cup: 2016
- Saudi Super Cup: 2016
Al arabi
- Emir of Qatar Cup: 2023
Syria
Individual
- IFFHS AFC Men's Team of the Decade 2011–2020[3]
- Saudi Professional League Player of the Month: October 2014, October 2015, November 2020[4]
- Al-Ahli Player of the Year: 2014–15, 2015–16
- Syrian Premiere Division U-18 League top scorer: 2007–08 (29 goals)
- Kuwaiti Premier League top scorer: 2013–14 (23 goals)
- Saudi Professional League Golden Boot: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Player of the Month in Kuwaiti Al-Qadisiyah Club: December 2013.
- Player of the season in Kuwaiti Al-Qadisiyah Club: 2014
- Player of the season in the Saudi League: 2016
- 2015 AFC Champions League Bronze Boot.
- Sixth top scorer in the world 2016.
- Best Asian goalscorer in the world 2016.
- The King's Cup 2015/16 Top Scorer Award.
- Best professional striker in the Gulf 2016.
- Arab top scorer 2016 as the most recorded player in the Arab leagues.
- Top scorer in the Crown Prince Cup 2016/17.
- The best striker in the Saudi League 2017/18.
- The award for the best Arab player for the year 2018 from (Riyadh.com magazine).
- Silver Boot in the Saudi League 2018.
- The best goal of the season in the Saudi League 2019.
- Best striker in the group stage of the AFC Champions League 2019.
- AFC Champions League 2019 squad of the year.
- 2019 Syrian Player of the Year award
- Best Syrian Professional Award for the year 2020.
- The Bronze Boot in the Saudi League 2020.
- Top scorer of the decade in the Saudi League: 2011–2020.
- Top scorer Emir of Qatar Cup 2023
References change
- ↑ Omar Al Somah at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ↑ Omar Al Somah at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "IFFHS MAN TEAM - AFC - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 30 January 2021.
- ↑ "أفضلية نوفمبر تذهب إلى رازافان والسومة وبخاري". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
Other websites change
- Omar Al Somah at Soccerway