Tarek Salman Suleiman Odeh (Arabic: طارق سلمان سليمان عودة; born 5 December 1997) is a Qatari professional footballer of Egyptian descent who plays as a center-back for Qatar Stars League side Al Sadd and the Qatar national team.

Tarek Salman
Salman with Qatar at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Tarek Salman Suleiman Odeh
Date of birth (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Al Wakrah, Qatar
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Center-back
Team information
Current team
Al Sadd
Number 5
Youth career
Al-Wakrah
Lekhwiya
Real Sociedad
Alavés
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Júpiter Leonés 10 (0)
2017–2018Atlético Astorga (loan) 2 (0)
2018– Al Sadd 105 (2)
International career
2013–2017 Qatar U20 10 (0)
2016–2020 Qatar U23 12 (0)
2017– Qatar 80 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Qatar
AFC Asian Cup
Winner UAE 2019 Team
Winner Qatar 2023 Team
FIFA Arab Cup
Third place Qatar 2021 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024 (UTC)

Early life

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Tarek is of Egyptian descent.

Career

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Tarek started off his youth career in his home-city; Al-Wakrah SC, in which he led the team as a striker. Later on, he joined Aspire Academy in the 2008–09 season and excelled as defender.[2] During his youth career, he played in Qatar for Lekhwiya.[3] He later trained in Spain with Deportivo Alavés[4] as well as Real Sociedad C in his youth years.[3]

In November 2016, Salman started his senior career, joining Spanish side Cultural Leonesa.[4] He joined Tercera División club Atlético Astorga in 2017.[5] He featured in a league match against Almazán on 23 September 2017 which ended in a 1–1 draw.[6]

International career

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He appeared in one match for Qatar's youth team in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[7]

Honours

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Club

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Al-Sadd

International

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Qatar

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Al-Sadd SC" (PDF). FIFA. 5 December 2019. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Headway". Aspire Academy. September 2016. p. 10. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. ^ a b Jesús Coca Aguilera (2 June 2016). "Abdullah Al Ahrak y Tarek Salman, mediocentros para la Cultural" (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b Pablo Campos (9 November 2016). "Abdullah abre camino a Tarek" (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  5. ^ R. Arias (5 August 2017). "El Atlético Astorga sigue a la espera de nuevos fichajes" (in Spanish). Diario de León. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  6. ^ "El Almazán frena la euforia del comienzo de liga del Astorga" (in Spanish). Astorga Redacción. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Profile: Tarek Salman". FIFA. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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