Mukhtar Suleiman

Mukhtar Suleiman
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-10) 10 August 1998 (age 28)
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 39 (8)
International career‡
2022– Somalia 14 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:40, 19 October 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 September 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.

Club career

Suleiman played in the lower leagues of the Netherlands, notably scoring fifteen goals for Hollandia before a move to Oostzaan.

On 7 December 2022, it was announced that Suleiman would join Tweede Divisie club Spakenburg from the 2023–24 season. 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.

International career

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.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hollandia 2019–20 Hoofdklasse 2015002015
Oostzaan 2020–21 Derde Divisie 522274
Katwijk 2021–22 Tweede Divisie 31410324
2022–23 Tweede Divisie 34831379
Total 6512416913
Spakenburg 2023–24 Tweede Divisie 3216303516
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 1765212417857

International

As of match played 31 March 2026
National teamYearAppsGoals
Somalia 202220
202300
202440
2025 4 0
2026 2 0
Total120

Honours

Katwijk

Spakenburg

References

  1. ↑ "Mukhtar Suleiman speelde nooit in de jeugdopleiding van een profclub maar dat is niet te merken". noordhollandsdagblad.nl.
  2. ↑ "Nieuwkomer: Mukhtar Suleiman doet met overgang naar Hollandia wéér een stap omhoog".
  3. ↑ "Euforie En Opluchting Maken Zich Meester Van Uitblinker Suleiman". voetbalindebollenstreek.nl.
  4. ↑ "Mukhtar Suleiman ja tegen Hollandia, dit weekend tekende de aanvaller bij Katwijk". leidschdagblad.nl.
  5. ↑ "Mukhtar Suleiman - Leidsch Dagblad article".
  6. ↑ "'Je vergeet daar bijna dat je amateurvoetbal speelt'". gooieneemlander.nl.
  7. ↑ "Mukhtar Suleiman - Voetbal International article".
  8. ↑ "Het Verhaal Van Mukhtar Suleiman". voetbalindebollenstreek.nl.
  9. ↑ "Mukhtar Suleiman heeft de vrije rol op het middenveld van vv Katwijk". leidschdagblad.nl.
  10. ↑ "Mukhtar Suleiman is opgeroepen voor Somalië: 'Goed het volkslied oefenen'". omroepwest.nl.
  11. ↑ "Hollandia ziet clubtopscorer Mukhtar Suleiman vertrekken naar OFC" [Hollandia sees club top scorer Mukhtar Suleiman leave for OFC]. noordhollandsdagblad.nl (in Dutch). 27 April 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "El Azzouti en Suleiman verkassen naar Spakenburg". Voetbal in de Bollenstreek (in Dutch). 7 December 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  13. 1 2 "Spakenburg kampioen na nederlaag De Treffers". RTV Utrecht (in Dutch). 11 May 2024. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  14. ↑ Doelman, Edward (5 May 2024). "Mukhtar Suleiman schittert in Spakenburgse show: 'Supporters vierden alsof de titel al binnen is'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  15. 1 2 Mukhtar Suleiman at Soccerway
  16. ↑ "Mukhtar Suleiman scoort in oefenduel voor Somalië, The Champ verliest interland van Swaziland" [Mukhtar Suleiman scores in exhibition game for Somalia, The Champ loses international match against Swaziland]. votebal247.nl (in Dutch). 25 March 2022. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  17. ↑ Mukhtar Suleiman at WorldFootball.net
  18. ↑ Mukhtar Suleiman at National-Football-Teams.com
  19. ↑ Berge, Hein ten (21 May 2022). "Katwijk wordt op merkwaardige zaterdag alsnog kampioen, groot feest barst los op stampvolle Krom". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  20. ↑ Mentink, Tom (27 May 2023). "De zevende ster is binnen; Katwijk kampioen van de tweede divisie na thuiszege op Spakenburg". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.