Omar Al Somah

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]

Omar Al Somah
Al Somah with Al-Ahli in 2019
Personal information
Full name Omar Jehad Al Somah[1]
Date of birth (1989-03-23) 23 March 1989
Place of birth 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 68 (65)
2011–2014 Al Qadsia 88 (83)
2014–2023 Al Ahli 245 (195)
2022–2023 → Al-Arabi (loan) 27 (27)
2023– Al-Arabi 5 (1)
International career‡
2007–2008 Syria U20 2 (1)
2008–2012 Syria U23 10 (5)
2012– Syria 38 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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 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.

Club career

Al Futowa

Al Somah began his football career at the age of 12, joining the youth academy of Al Futowa (Deir ez-Zor) which won the 2007–08 Syrian under-18 league;[4] Al Somah was the top scorer of the league that season with 29 goals.[5]

Al Qadsia

On 30 June 2011, Al Somah joined Al Qadsia in the Kuwaiti Premier League.[6]

In July 2012, Al Somah participated in three games with Nottingham Forest, scoring once in a month-long trial.[7]

Al Ahli

During the 2018–19 season, Al Somah scored 19 goals in 24 matches for Saudi Professional League side Al Ahli.[8] On 1 March 2019, he scored an overhead kick against Al-Ittihad.[9]

On 29 November 2020, Al Somah scored a goal in a 2–1 win over Al-Faisaly, in which he managed in seven seasons to equal Nasser Al-Shamrani's record of 126 goals in eleven seasons, to be the joint all-time top scorer of the league, since the Professional League rebrand in the 2008–09 season.[10] On 22 December, he broke the record by scoring his 127th goal in a 1–0 win over Al Fateh.[11]

Al-Arabi (loan)

On 9 August 2022, Al Somah joined Qatari side Al-Arabi on a one-year loan.[12] On 12 May 2023, he scored a brace for Al-Arabi in a 3–0 win over Al Sadd in the Emir Cup final, to be their first title in the competition in over 30 years.[13]

Al-Arabi

On 21 July 2023, Al Somah joined Qatari side Al-Arabi on a two-year.[14]

Personal life

Al Somah has been married since 2015 and has two children.[15]

Philanthropy

In February 2019, Al Soma donated $6,000 to Al-Fotuwa, the club he started his career with.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of 28 September 2023[17]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al Futowa 2008-09 1813000000001813
2009-10 1618000000001618
2010-11 850000000085
Total 4236000000004236
Al Qadsia 2011–12 1372164744[lower-alpha 1]13217
2012–13 181353419210[lower-alpha 2]134632
2013–14 26233053981[lower-alpha 3]04434
Total 57431041582514151412283
Al-Ahli 2014–15 2222004376––3331
2015–16 2227343231––3134
2016–17 24244437751[lower-alpha 4]13941
2017–18 141110––00––1511
2018–19 241910––876[lower-alpha 5]23928
2019–20 251933––41––3223
2020–21 241200––54––2916
2021–22 251021––––––2711
Total 18014414121012342473245195
Al-Arabi 2022–23 20194622––1[lower-alpha 6]02727
2023–24 52000010––62
Career total 3042442822272260382317442343
  1. Appearances in Kuwait Federation Cup
  2. Nine appearances and thirteen goals in Kuwait Federation Cup, one appearance in Kuwait Super Cup
  3. Appearance in Kuwait Super Cup
  4. Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
  5. Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup
  6. Appearances in Qatar Cup

International goals
Scores and results list Syria's goal tally first.[18]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 September 2017Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Iran2–22–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
25 October 2017Hang Jebat Stadium, Krubong, Malaysia Australia1–11–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
310 October 2017Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia Australia1–01–2 (a.e.t.) 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
424 March 2018Basra Sports City, Basra, Iraq Qatar1–02–22018 International Friendship Championship
56 September 2018Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Uzbekistan1–11–1Friendly
610 September 2018Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan1–11–2 Friendly
711 October 2018Bahrain National Stadium, Rifaa, Bahrain Bahrain1–01–0 Friendly
815 January 2019Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates Australia2–22–32019 AFC Asian Cup
95 September 2019Panaad Stadium, Bacolod, Philippines Philippines1–15–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification
104–1
1110 October 2019Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Maldives1–02–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
122–0
1315 October 2019 Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Guam1–04–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
142–0
153–0
1612 October 2021King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan Lebanon2–32–32022 FIFA World Cup qualification
1711 November 2021Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar Iraq1–01–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification
181 June 2022Shabab Al Ahli Stadium , Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tajikistan1–01–0Friendly
1925 March 2023Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium , Dubai, United Arab Emirates Thailand1–03–1Friendly
2017 October 2023Police Officers' Club Stadium , Dubai, United Arab Emirates Kuwait1–01–2Friendly

Honours

Al Futowa

  • Syrian Premier Division U-18 League: 2007–08[4]
  • Syrian Second Division Northern Group: 2009–10

Al Qadsia

Al Ahli

Al arabi

Syria

Individual

  • IFFHS AFC Men's Team of the Decade 2011–2020[19]
  • Saudi Professional League Player of the Month: October 2014, October 2015, November 2020[20]
  • Al-Ahli Player of the Year: 2014–15, 2015–16
  • Syrian Premiere Division U-18 League top scorer: 2007–08 (29 goals)[5]
  • 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

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