Suleiman Obeid

Personal information
Full name	Suleiman Ahmed Zaid Obeid
Date of birth	24 March 1984
Place of birth	Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Israeli Civil Administration
Date of death	6 August 2025 (aged 41)
Place of death	Gaza Strip, Palestine
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward, Right winger
Youth career
2005–2006	Khadamat Al-Shatea
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2009	Khadamat Al-Shatea
2009–2013	Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari
2013–2014	Khadamat Al-Shatea
2014–2016	Gaza Sport
2016–2023	Khadamat Al-Shatea
International career
2007–2013	Palestine
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Suleiman 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.^[2]^[3] Obeid was also known as the "Palestinian Pelé", after the Brazilian footballer.^[4]

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.^[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year
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

Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Obeid goal.^[5]

List of international goals scored by Suleiman Obeid
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

Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari

Individual