Omar Al Somah

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

Omar Al Somah
Al Somah with Syria in 2017
Personal information
Full name Omar Al Somah[1]
Date of birth (1989-03-28) 28 March 1989
Place of birth Deir ez-Zor, Syria[1]
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 (43)
2014– Al Ahli 176 (144)
National team‡
2007–2008 Syria U20 2 (1)
2008–2012 Syria U23 10 (5)
2012– Syria 31 (17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 January 2022

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 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;[2] Al Somah was the top scorer of the league that season with 29 goals.[3]

Al Qadsia

On 30 June 2011, Al Somah joined Al Qadsia in the Kuwaiti Premier League.[4]

In July 2012, Al Somah participated in three games with Nottingham Forest, scoring once in a month-long trial.[5]

Al Ahli

During the 2018–19 season, Al Somah scored 19 goals in 24 matches for Saudi Professional League side Al Ahli.[6] On 1 March 2019, he scored an overhead kick against Al-Ittihad.[7]

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 in the Saudi League.[8] On 22 December, he broke the record by scoring his 127th goal in a 1–0 win over Al Fateh.[9]

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.[10]

Personal life

Al Soma is married since 2015 and has two children.[11]

Philanthropy

In February 2019, Al Soma donated USD$6,000 to Al-Fotuwa, the club he started his career with.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of 18 March 2022[13]
Club Season Saudi Pro League King Cup Crown Prince Cup AFC Champions League Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAssist
Al Ahli 2014–15 2222004376––33313
2015–16 2227343231––31341
2016–17 24244437751[lower-alpha 1]139413
2017–18 141110––00––15113
2018–19 241910––876[lower-alpha 2]239286
2019–20 251933––41––32230
2020–21 241200––54––29165
2021–22 211021––00––24111
Career total 1761441412101234247324219322
  1. Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
  2. Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup

International
Scores and results list Syria's goal tally first.[14]
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

Honours

Al Futowa

  • Syrian Premiere Division U-18 League: 2007–08[2]
  • Syrian Second Division Northern Group: 2009–10

Al Qadsia

Al Ahli

Syria

Individual

References
  1. "Omar Al Somah". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. "دوري الشباب السوري". Kooora.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  3. "دوري الشباب السوري". Kooora.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  4. "الأزرق دوت كوم". Alazraq.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  5. "Nottingham Forest trialists hope to do Arab football proud". Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  6. "Omar Al Soma". soccer24.com.
  7. "هدف الأهلي الأول ضد الاتحاد (عمر السومة) في الجولة 22 من دوري كأس الأمير محمد بن سلمان للمحترفين". Dawri Plus (in Arabic). 1 March 2019.
  8. "السومة يلحق بالشمراني بقائمة تاريخية بالدوري السعودي". Kooora (in Arabic). 29 November 2020.
  9. "رسميا.. عمر السومة الهداف التاريخي للدوري السعودي". Kooora (in Arabic). 22 December 2020.
  10. "Saudi Pro League Statistics 2014/2015". Slstat.com. 28 March 1989. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  11. "عمر السومة يرزق بولدين "توأم" ويعلن عن اسميهما". akhbaar24 (in Arabic). 31 July 2017.
  12. Omar-Al-Somah http://leartishasic.com. Retrieved 15 May 2021
  13. Omar Al Somah at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  14. "Omar Al Somah". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  15. "IFFHS MAN TEAM - AFC - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 30 January 2021.
  16. "أفضلية نوفمبر تذهب إلى رازافان والسومة وبخاري".
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