# Mukhtar Fallatah

Mukhtar Omar Othman Fallatah (Arabic: مُخْتَار عُمَر عُثْمَان فَلَاتَة, born 15 October 1987) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays as a striker former the Saudi Arabia national team.

## Club career
### Al-Wehda

Mukhtar Fallatah started his professional career at Al-Wehda. He made 61 appearances and scored 17 goals during his three seasons with the first team. He helped the club reach the final of the 2010–11 Crown Prince Cup.

### Al-Shabab

Following Al-Wehda's relegation, Fallatah joined Al-Shabab for a reported fee of SAR5.5 million. In his first season at the club, Fallatah helped Al-Shabab win the league title as he made 20 league appearances and scored four times. In his second season, Fallatah failed to nail down a spot in the starting 11 and left the club mid-season.

### Al-Ittihad

On 14 January 2013, Fallatah joined Al-Ittihad on a three-and-a-half-year contract. In his first season, Fallatah played a crucial role as Al-Ittihad won the King Cup. He scored four times including once in the final against former club Al-Shabab. His good form continued to the next season as Fallatah scored 32 goals in all competitions. His good form earned him a call-up to the national team for the first time since 2012. Fallatah left Al-Ittihad following the expiry of his contract.

### Return to Al-Wehda

On 14 July 2016, Fallatah returned to Al-Wehda on a free transfer. He signed a three-year contract with the club. He scored 16 goals in 23 appearances in the league; however, his efforts were not enough to prevent Al-Wehda's relegation to the First Division.

### Al-Hilal

On 4 June 2017, Fallatah joined Al-Hilal on a free transfer. He scored his first goal for Al-Hilal in the 1–1 draw against former club Al-Ittihad. Fallatah made seven appearances and scored twice as Al-Hilal won the league title. In his second season, Fallatah made just one appearance for the club. He was released from his contract on 17 January 2019.

### Al-Qadsiah

On 19 January 2019, Fallatah joined Al-Qadsiah on a six-month contract. He made seven appearances and failed to score as Al-Qadsiah were relegated at the end of the season.

### Al-Shoulla

After nine months without a club, Fallatah joined MS League side Al-Shoulla on 31 January 2020. He signed a 6-month contract with the club.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 31 May 2021
| Club | Season | League | League | League | King Cup | King Cup | Crown Prince Cup | Crown Prince Cup | Asia | Asia | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Al-Wehda | 2008–09 | Pro League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Al-Wehda | 2009–10 | Pro League | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 4 |
| Al-Wehda | 2010–11 | Pro League | 20 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 13 |
| Al-Wehda | Al-Wehda Total | Al-Wehda Total | 50 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 17 |
| Al-Shabab | 2011–12 | Pro League | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 5 |
| Al-Shabab | 2012–13 | Pro League | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 |
| Al-Shabab | Al-Shabab Total | Al-Shabab Total | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 |
| Al-Ittihad | 2012–13 | Pro League | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 |
| Al-Ittihad | 2013–14 | Pro League | 25 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 32 |
| Al-Ittihad | 2014–15 | Pro League | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 9 |
| Al-Ittihad | 2015–16 | Pro League | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 9 |
| Al-Ittihad | Al-Ittihad Total | Al-Ittihad Total | 69 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 103 | 55 |
| Al-Wehda | 2016–17 | Pro League | 23 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 17 |
| Al-Hilal | 2017–18 | Pro League | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 2 |
| Al-Hilal | 2018–19 | Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Al-Hilal | Al-Hilal Total | Al-Hilal Total | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Al-Qadsiah | 2018–19 | Pro League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Al-Shoulla | 2019–20 | MS League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Jeddah | 2020–21 | MS League | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 |
| Al-Tai | 2020–21 | MS League | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 211 | 70 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 273 | 101 |
* ↑ Discontinued in September 19, 2017
* ↑ Appearances in Super Cup
* ↑ 2 appearances in 2017 ACL and 4 appearances in the 2018 edition
* ↑ Appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup

### International

Source:
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Saudi Arabia |
| Saudi Arabia | 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2017 | 4 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 12 | 2 |

#### International goals

    Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 7 November 2017 | Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal | Latvia | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 22 December 2017 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait | Kuwait | 2–0 | 2–1 | 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup |

## Honors
### Club
#### Al Shabab

* Saudi Professional League: 2011–12

#### Al Ittihad

* Kings Cup: 2013

#### Al Hilal

* Saudi Professional League: 2017–18
* Saudi Super Cup: 2018