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Syrian striker Omar Al-Somah, Al-Ahly Jeddah, became the Saudi Professional League’s all-time leading scorer, following his goal in the Al-Fateh net, in the clash that brought the two teams together on Tuesday night. , and ended with a 1-0 victory for his team as Nasser Al-Shamrani surpassed him, who had tied him with 127 goals to Al-Somah, for his score against Somah.
Al-Somah, who joined Al-Ahly in 2014, took 6 years to break the all-time record of Nasser Al-Shamrani, who played for Al-Wahda’s ranks in Al-Shabab and then Al-Hilal and finally with Al-Ittihad, for more than 15 years, to achieve the record in the Saudi Professional League.
Al-Somah was previously crowned the top scorer in the Saudi Professional League for three consecutive seasons, starting in 2014 after scoring 22 goals, then 27 in 2015 and 24 goals in 2016.
Al-Somah reached his fifth goal this season, tying with several players for second place in the Saudi League scorers table.
The 31-year-old Syrian forward has been playing in the Saudi League since 2014, having joined him from the Kuwaiti Qadisiyah, but his contract expires at the end of the current season, and he has not renewed his contract so far.
Al-Ahly raised his score to 19 points in the Saudi league standings after the end of the ninth round.
