Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 August 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Hoorn, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Spakenburg | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2017 | Always Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Always Forward | ||
2018–2019 | Zwaluwen '30 | ||
2019–2020 | Hollandia | 20 | (15) |
2020–2021 | Oostzaan | 5 | (2) |
2021–2023 | Katwijk | 65 | (36) |
2023– | Spakenburg | 32 | (18) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Somalia | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:32, 4 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 March 2024 |
Mukhtar Suleiman (born 10 October 1998) is a Somalian footballer who plays as a forward for Tweede Divisie club Spakenburg, and the Somalia national team. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Suleiman played in the lower leagues of the Netherlands, notably scoring fifteen goals for Hollandia before a move to Oostzaan. [11]
On 7 December 2022, it was announced that Suleiman would join Tweede Divisie club Spakenburg from the 2023–24 season. [12] He had a highly successful first season at the club, scoring 16 goals in 32 league appearances, helping Spakenburg to the league title; his third consecutive Tweede Divisie win, following two previous wins with Katwijk. [13] [14] [15]
Suleiman was called up to the Somalia national football team in March 2022. He scored in a 3–1 friendly loss to Tanzanian club team Azam. [16]
Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hollandia | 2019–20 | Hoofdklasse | 20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 |
Oostzaan | 2020–21 | Derde Divisie | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
Katwijk | 2021–22 | Tweede Divisie | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 4 |
2022–23 | Tweede Divisie | 34 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 9 | |
Total | 65 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 69 | 13 | ||
Spakenburg | 2023–24 | Tweede Divisie | 32 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 16 |
Career total | 122 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 132 | 48 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Somalia | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 |
Katwijk
Spakenburg
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