Yussef Suleiman

Yussef Suleiman (Arabic: يُوسُف سُلَيْمَان, also transcribed as Sleman; 17 September 1986 – 20 February 2013) was a Syrian football player.

Yussef Suleiman

Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-09-17)17 September 1986
Place of birth	Homs, Syria
Date of death	20 February 2013(2013-02-20) (aged 26)
Place of death	Baramkeh, Damascus, Syria
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Centre forward
Youth career
	Al-Karamah
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2013	Al-Karamah
2013	Al-Wathba SC
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Suleiman was born in Homs and last played for Al-Wathba SC. He was killed by a mortar shell fired by the armed opposition during the Syrian civil war, while preparing for training practice inside a hotel in Baramkeh, Damascus.^[1] The attack occurred a few hours before the team was to play a league game against the Hama-based Nawair club at Tishreen Stadium in Damascus.^[2]

Suleiman's teammates reported that he was the father of a six-month-old baby. FIFA president Sepp Blatter expressed his condolences in an open letter to the Syrian Football Association.^[3]

Suleiman played for Al Karamah in the 2008 AFC Champions League knockout stages.^[4][5][6]

Notes

According to some sources, Suleiman was 19 years old at the time of his death.^[7][8]