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Mahmoud Soufi

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Mahmoud Yassen Soufi
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-10-20)20 October 1971
Place of birth Mogadishu, Somalia
Date of death 2 June 2019(2019-06-02) (aged 47)
Place of death Qatar
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1997 Al-Gharafa
1997–1998 Al Sadd SC 15 (5)
1998–2001 Al-Arabi
2001–2002 Muaither SC 6 (0)
International career
1988–1999 Qatar 52 (27)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mahmoud Yassen Soufi (20 October 1971 – 2 June 2019)[1] was a naturalized Qatari footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[2]

Early life

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Born in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, Soufi moved to Qatar as a young adult. He was eventually naturalized and chosen to represent the Qatar national team.

Club career

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Soufi was originally playing with Al-Ittihad's Basketball team but was recommended to play football by Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Faisal Al Thani.[3] Soufi started playing for Al-Gharafa in the 1984-1985 season, in the 1986/1986 season Al-Gharafa SC faced Al Ahli SC in the Sheikh Jassim Cup Semi-finals, Soufi arrived late in the second-half, due to this the coach left the stadium in frustration. When soufi was subbed on he scored a brace and his teammate also scored to win the match by 3-2.[3] He was tied with his teammate Adel Khamis at the Top-goalscorer award in the 1990/1991 season with 8 goals. And again in the 1993/1994 season alongside Ahmed Daham with 9 goals. He moved to Al-Arabi in 1998 and had also played for Al-Sadd and Muaither SC.

International career

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Soufi represented the Qatari Football Team from 1988 to 1999 scoring 27 goals in 52 appearances for the national side. Soufi scored on his debut against Jordan on January 6th, 1989 infront of 5,000 fans at the Khalifa International Stadium.[4] he also helped Qatar win their first Arabian Gulf Cup title in 1992 scoring against Kuwait and UAE in the Tournament. However, after retirement, Soufi had his citizenship rescinded and had to return to Somalia.[5] Soufi was instrumental in World Cup Qualifers, One of his most memorable moments was the game against China where he scored in the 87' minute, with his teammate Mansour Muftah following a few seconds later to win the game by 2-1. He holds the record for the most goals by a Qatari in the World Cup Qualifers with 12 goals in 20 matches.

Death

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Soufi passed away on 2 June, 2019.

Honours

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Club

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Individual:

    • Top-goalscorer: 1990/1991, 1993/1994

References

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  1. ^ "وفاة نجم منتخب قطر السابق محمود صوفي". جريدة الشرق. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mahmoud Yassen Souf Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b Hamad, Abu (17 June 2019). "Goodbye Soufi..."
  4. ^ "11v11 Qatar vs Jordan, Jan 6th, 1989".
  5. ^ Abrar Shawhan (8 January 2023). "محمود صوفي سبب الوفاة". news.essahra.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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