Mukhtar Suleiman
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Hoorn, Netherlands | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Katwijk | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2025 | Spakenburg | 60 | (23) |
| 2025– | Katwijk | 26 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Somalia | 12 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:26, 12 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Mukhtar Suleiman (born 10 October 1998) is a Somali footballer who plays as a forward for Tweede Divisie club Katwijk, 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]
International career
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | KNVB Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2024–25 | Tweede Divisie | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | |
| Katwijk | 2025–26 | Tweede Divisie | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 3 |
| Total | 86 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 91 | 24 | ||
| Career total | 176 | 52 | 12 | 4 | 178 | 57 | ||
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | |
