Suleiman Obeid
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Suleiman Ahmed Zaid Obeid, also spelled Sulaiman Al-Obaid (Arabic: سليمان العبيد; 24 March 1984 – 6 August 2025), was a Palestinian international footballer who played as a forward and winger. He scored his first international goal during the 2010 West Asian Football Federation Championship, and represented the national team during the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification and the 2014 World Cup qualifying. Obeid was also known as the "Palestinian Pelé", after the Brazilian footballer. On 6 August 2025, Obeid was shot and killed by Israeli forces in Gaza while waiting for humanitarian aid alongside other civilians, according to the Palestinian Football Association. He was survived by his wife and five children.
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Tables
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Palestine | 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 2 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
| 1 | 27 September 2010 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | Yemen | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2010 WAFF Championship | |
| 2 | 22 August 2011 | Manahan Stadium, Surakarta, Indonesia | Indonesia | 1–0 | 1–4 | Friendly |
References
- "استشهاد اللاعب السابق للمنتخب الوطني سليمان العبيد برصاص الاحتلال في قطاع غزة"https://www.pfa.ps/news/5928.html
- FIFA.comhttp://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=257783/match=300159193/report.html
- "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول"http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?player=39891
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/07/palestinian-pele-suleiman-al-obeid-football-player-killed-gaza-israeli-attack
- "Sulaiman Al-Obaid (Player)"https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/40983/Sulaiman_Al_Obaid.html
- FilGoal.comhttps://www.filgoal.com/articles/510703