Omar Al Somah

**Omar Jehad Al Somah** (; 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.

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.

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="2"|League|colspan="2"|National Cup|colspan="2"|League Cup|colspan="2"|Continental|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="3"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=4|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||||
|rowspan=4|Al Qadsia|2011–12|13|7|2|1|6|4|7|4|4|1|32|17||
|2012–13|18|13|5|3|4|1|9|2|10|13|46|32||||
|2013–14|26|23|3|0|5|3|9|8|1|0|44|34||||
|rowspan=9|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|1|39|41||||
|2017–18|14|11|1|0|–|–|0|0|–|–|15|11||||
|2018–19|24|19|1|0|–|–|8|7|6|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||||
|rowspan=2|Al-Arabi|2022–23|20|19|4|6|2|2|–|–|1|0|27|27||
|2023–24|6|2|0|0|0|0|1|0|–|–|7|2||||

### International goals

- _Scores and results list Syria's goal tally first._

|No.|Date|Venue|Opponent|Score|Result|Competition||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1|5 September 2017|Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran||2–2|2–2|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification||
|2|5 October 2017|Hang Jebat Stadium, Krubong, Malaysia||1–1|1–1|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification||
|3|10 October 2017|Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia||1–0|1–2|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification||
|4|24 March 2018|Basra Sports City, Basra, Iraq||1–0|2–2|2018 International Friendship Championship||
|5|6 September 2018|Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan||1–1|1–1|Friendly||
|6|10 September 2018|Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan||1–1|1–2|Friendly||
|7|11 October 2018|Bahrain National Stadium, Rifaa, Bahrain||1–0|1–0|Friendly||
|8|15 January 2019|Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates||2–2|2–3|2019 AFC Asian Cup||
|9|5 September 2019|Panaad Stadium, Bacolod, Philippines||1–1|5–2|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification||
|10|4–1|||||||
|11|10 October 2019|Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates||1–0|2–1|rowspan="2"|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|12|2–0|||||||
|13|15 October 2019|Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates||1–0|4–0|rowspan="3"|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification|
|14|2–0|||||||
|15|3–0|||||||
|16|12 October 2021|King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan||2–3|2–3|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification||
|17|11 November 2021|Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar||1–0|1–1|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification||
|18|1 June 2022|Shabab Al Ahli Stadium , Dubai, United Arab Emirates||1–0|1–0|Friendly||
|19|25 March 2023|Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium , Dubai, United Arab Emirates||1–0|3–1|Friendly||
|20|17 October 2023|Police Officers' Club Stadium , Dubai, United Arab Emirates||1–0|1–2|Friendly||

## Honours

**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**
- WAFF Championship: 2012

**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.
- Top scorer Emir of Qatar Cup 2023

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Omar Al Somah
- **image**: Omar Al Somah, Al-Ahli vs. Persepolis 20190422.jpg
- **caption**: Al Somah in 2019
- **fullname**: Omar Al Somah
- **birth place**: Deir ez-Zor, Syria
- **height**: 1.92 m
- **position**: Striker (association football), Striker
- **currentclub**: Al-Ahli SC (Jeddah), Al Ahli
- **clubnumber**: 9
- **youthyears1**: 2001–2008
- **youthclubs1**: Al-Futowa Deir ez-Zor, Al Futowa
- **years1**: 2008–2011
- **clubs1**: Al-Futowa Deir ez-Zor, Al Futowa
- **caps1**: 68
- **goals1**: 65
- **years2**: 2011–2014
- **clubs2**: Qadsia SC, Al Qadsia
- **caps2**: 88
- **goals2**: 83
- **years3**: 2014–2023
- **clubs3**: Al-Ahli Saudi FC, Al Ahli
- **caps3**: 245
- **goals3**: 195
- **years4**: 2022–2023
- **clubs4**: → Al-Arabi SC (Qatar), Al-Arabi (loan)
- **caps4**: 27
- **goals4**: 27
- **years5**: 2023–
- **clubs5**: Al-Arabi SC (Qatar), Al-Arabi
- **caps5**: 7
- **goals5**: 2
- **nationalyears1**: 2007–2008
- **nationalteam1**: Syria national under-20 football team, Syria U20
- **nationalcaps1**: 2
- **nationalgoals1**: 1
- **nationalyears2**: 2008–2012
- **nationalteam2**: Syria national under-23 football team, Syria U23
- **nationalcaps2**: 10
- **nationalgoals2**: 5
- **nationalyears3**: 2012–
- **nationalteam3**: Syria national football team, Syria
- **nationalcaps3**: 38
- **nationalgoals3**: 20
- **club-update**: 13 September 2023
- **nationalteam-update**: 17 October 2023