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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Suleiman Ahmed Zaid Obeid | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-03-24)24 March 1984[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Gaza City,Gaza Strip,Israeli Civil Administration[1] | ||
| Date of death | 6 August 2025(2025-08-06) (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 | Apps | (Gls) |
| 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 | 19 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Suleiman Ahmed Zaid Obeid, also spelledSulaiman Al-Obaid (Arabic:سليمان العبيد; 24 March 1984 – 6 August 2025), was a Palestinian internationalfootballer who played as aforward andwinger. He scored his first international goal during the2010 West Asian Football Federation Championship, and represented the national team during the2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification and the2014 World Cup qualifying.[2][3] Obeid was also known as the "Palestinian Pelé", afterthe Brazilian footballer.[4]
On 6 August 2025, Obeid wasshot and killed byIsraeli forces in Gaza while waiting forhumanitarian aid alongside other civilians, according to thePalestinian Football Association. He was survived by his wife and five children.[4]
| 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 |
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