# Mahmoud Soufi (Maxmuud Suufi)

> Mahmoud Soufi (d. 2019): Mogadishu-born Qatar striker, 31 goals in 83 games, 1992 Gulf Cup winner.

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## Who was he?

Mahmoud Soufi was a naturalised Qatari footballer who played for Al-Gharafa in the 1980s and for [Qatar](/en/diaspora/qatar/)'s national team in the 1980s and 1990s ([Wikipedia, Mahmoud Soufi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Soufi)). See [sport in Somalia](/en/society/sport-in-somalia/).

## Early life

He was born in Mogadishu and moved to Qatar as a young adult ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Soufi)). He first played basketball for [Al-Ittihad](/en/institutions/al-itihaad-al-islamiya/), and was advised to switch to football by [Sheikh](/en/regions/sheikh/) Hamad bin Jassim bin Faisal Al Thani (same source).

## Club career

He joined Al-Gharafa in 1984–85 ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Soufi)). He was joint top scorer of the Qatari league in 1990–91 with 8 goals and in 1993–94 with 9 (same source). With Al-Gharafa he won the Qatar Stars League in 1991–92 and 1997–98 and the Emir of Qatar Cup four years running, 1995 to 1998 (same source). He moved to Al-Arabi in 1998 and also played for Al-Sadd and Muaither (same source).

## Qatar national team

He played for Qatar from 1988 to 1999, scoring 31 goals in 83 matches ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Soufi)). He helped Qatar win its first Arabian Gulf Cup in 1992, scoring against [Kuwait](/en/diaspora/kuwait/) and the [United Arab Emirates](/en/relations/uae/) (same source). He scored 12 goals in 20 World Cup qualifiers, a Qatari record (same source).

Wikipedia says that after he retired his Qatari citizenship was withdrawn and he had to return to Somalia (same source).

## Death and memory

He died on 2 June 2019 ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmoud_Soufi)). For the FIFA U-17 World Cup, Pitch 8 at Doha's Aspire Zone was named after him (same source).

## In short

A Mogadishu-born striker who scored 31 goals for Qatar and won the 1992 Gulf Cup.

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