Soulaiman Matar
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Soulaiman Ali Matar | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Date of death | 26 February 2021 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1962 | Al Wehda | ||
| 1962–1968 | Al Hilal | (60) | |
| 1968–1975 | Al Ahli | (58) | |
| International career | |||
| 1970–1972 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | (0) |
| West Team | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Soulaiman Matar elKabech (Arabic: سليمان مطر الكبش; 1 July 1946 – February 2021) was a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who played as a striker for Al Hilal and the Saudi Arabia national team.
Matar began playing football with Al Watan and Al Shabab of Mecca before securing a professional contract with Al Wehda FC.[1] He played for Wehda in the 1962 King Cup final against Al Hilal SFC, and he joined Al Hilal the following season. Matar finished his career playing for Al Ahli Saudi FC.[2]
In a 17-year club football career, Matar played in a record eight King Cup finals and six Saudi Crown Prince Cup finals.[2]
Club Career Stats[edit]
| Club | Season | SPL | King Cup | Crown Prince Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Al Hilal | 1962-63 | — | ||||||||
| 1963-64 | — | |||||||||
| 1964-65 | — | 3 | 10 | 13 | ||||||
| 1965-66 | — | +9 | ||||||||
| 1966-67 | — | |||||||||
| Total | — | 20 | 60 | |||||||
| Al Ahli | 1967-68 | — | +1 | |||||||
| 1968-69 | +3 | +2 | ||||||||
| 1969-70 | — | |||||||||
| 1970-71 | — | +2 | ||||||||
| 1971-72 | — | +3 | ||||||||
| 1972-73 | — | +1 | +2 | |||||||
| 1973-74 | — | |||||||||
| 1974-75 | — | |||||||||
| Total | 8 | 58 | ||||||||
| West Team | 1968-69 | — | 4 | |||||||
| Career total | 32 | |||||||||
Records[edit]
- Most Al Ahli goals in Jeddah Derby: 13 goals.
References[edit]
- ^ "الكبش الذي لعب لخمسة أندية سعودية يرفض الرواية الوحداوية ويؤكد" (in Arabic). Al Riyadeyyah. 15 April 2011.
- ^ a b "(الكبش) أولويات تاريخية وبطولات «هلالية - أهلاوية» خالدة" (in Arabic). Al Riyadh. 5 March 2021.