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Suleiman Obeid

1984 - 2025

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Suleiman Obeid is the 17,794th most popular soccer player.

Suleiman Obeid, the Palestinian footballer (1984–2025), is most famous for his contributions to the Palestinian national team and his club career in the Palestinian Premier League. He was known for his skills as a midfielder and played a significant role in promoting football in Palestine.

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Among soccer players, Suleiman Obeid ranks 17,794 out of 21,273Before him are Jiro Yabe, Facundo Parra, Artur Yedigaryan, Yukhym Konoplya, Scott Sinclair, and Ömer Bayram. After him are Jon Moncayola, Alberto Moleiro, Christopher Oualembo, Thierry Correia, Genki Nakayama, and Davi José Silva do Nascimento.

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Among people born in 1984, Suleiman Obeid ranks 1,440Before him are Yelena Migunova, Ralf, Olivier Jean, Mark de Jonge, Mikkel Thygesen, and Martin Lorentzson. After him are Davi José Silva do Nascimento, Takuya Muguruma, Hideyuki Nakamura, Mariya Gromova, Svetoslav Dyakov, and Martin Lanig. Among people deceased in 2025, Suleiman Obeid ranks 415Before him are Hitoshi Morishita, Peter Christensen, Takahiro Shiraishi, Zubeen Garg, Dejan Milovanović, and Tendai Ndoro. After him are Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, Jonathan González, Charlie Kirk, Edward Omane Boamah, John Koech, and André Silva.

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