Omar Al Somah ( ar, عمر السومة; born 28 March 1989) is a Syrian professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club Al-Arabi, on loan from Saudi club Al Ahli, and the Syria national team. Nicknamed in Syria as ''Al ʿAqqid'' ( ar, العكيد) which is a historical civil character in

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known for participating in the resistance against occupiers and for being courageous, helpful and generous. In July 2014, Al Somah joined Al Ahli in the

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. He went on to become the league top goalscorer in

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and

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. He helped the team 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; Al Somah was the top scorer of the league that season with 29 goals.

Al Qadsia

On 30 June 2011, Al Somah joined Al Qadsia in the

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. In July 2012, Al Somah participated in three games with

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, scoring once in a month-long trial.

Al Ahli

During the 2018–19 season, Al Somah scored 19 goals in 24 matches for

Saudi Professional League The Saudi Pro League (SPL for short) ( ar, دوري المحترفين السعودي, link=no, ''Dawriyy al-Muḥtarifayni as-Suʿūdī''), known as the Roshn Saudi League (RSL for short) for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of associat ...

side Al Ahli. On 1 March 2019, he scored an overhead kick against

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. 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

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's record of 126 goals in eleven seasons in the Saudi League. On 22 December, he broke the record by scoring his 127th goal in a 1–0 win over

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Al-Arabi (loan)

On 9 August 2022, Al Somah joined Qatari side Al-Arabi on a one-year loan.

Style of play

Uniquely, Al Soma's height, strength, jumping ability and heading technique have given him an edge in winning aerial challenges for balls, with many of his goals often being headers, he also scores with both feet.

Personal life

Al Soma is married since 2015 and has two children.

Philanthropy

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

Career statistics

Club

International goals

:''Scores and results list Syria's goal tally first.''

Honours

Al Futowa * Syrian Premiere Division U-18 League: 2007–08 * Syrian Second Division Northern Group: 2009–10 Al Qadsia *

: 2011–12, 2013–14 *

Kuwait Emir Cup The Kuwait Amir/Emir Cup ( ar, كأس أمير الكويت) is a Kuwaiti football competition created in 1962. The Emir Cup, is the last football competition held in the Kuwaiti football season. It is considered the most valuable cup. Al Arabi ...

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Kuwait Crown Prince Cup The Crown Prince Cup ( ar, كأس ولي العهد) is a Kuwaiti domestic annual football competition created in 1994. Previous winners *1994 : Kuwait SC *1995 : Kazma SC *1996 : Al Arabi SC *1997 : Al Arabi SC *1998 : Qadsia SC *1999 : Al Ar ...

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Kuwait Federation Cup The Kuwaiti Federation Cup ( ar, كأس الاتحاد الكويتي) is a competition organised by the Kuwait Football Association, the Kuwaiti version of a League cup and has been played in its current format every year since 2008. The first e ...

: 2013–14 *

Kuwait Super Cup The Kuwait Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر الكويتي) is an annual one-match association football competition in Kuwait organised by Kuwait Football Association (KFA). This competition serves as the season opener and is played between the ...

: 2013, 2014 *

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Al Ahli *

Saudi Crown Prince Cup The Saudi Crown Prince's Cup ( ar, كأس ولي العهد) was the Saudi Arabian annual cup competition. It was the oldest domestic football competition in Saudi Arabia, its first edition was held in 1956–57, but was not crowned from 1975 unti ...

: 2014–15 *

: 2015–16 *

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Syria *

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Individual * IFFHS AFC Men's Team of the Decade 2011–2020 * Saudi Professional League Player of the Month: October 2014, October 2015, November 2020 * 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.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Somah, Omar 1989 births Living people People from Deir ez-Zor Association football forwards Syrian footballers Qadsia SC players Al-Ahli Saudi FC players Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players Syrian Premier League players Kuwait Premier League players Saudi Professional League players Qatar Stars League players Syria international footballers 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Syrian expatriate footballers Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate footballers in Kuwait Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Qatar