Hendrik Somaeb
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hendrik Somaeb | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Walvis Bay, Namibia | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Blue Waters | ||
| Number | TBD | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Blue Waters | ||
| 2014–2016 | Free State Stars | 23 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Jomo Cosmos | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Blue Waters | ||
| 2018 | Zemun | 11 | (2) |
| 2019 | Lusaka Dynamos | 8 | (1) |
| 2020– | Blue Waters | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2019 | Namibia | 30 | (8) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 November 2024 | |||
Hendrik Somaeb (born 29 September 1992) is a Namibian international footballer who plays for Blue Waters.
Club career
[edit]Born in the Namibian coastal city of Walvis Bay in 1992 (then in South Africa),[citation needed] Somaeb started playing with local side Blue Waters which is one of the two local clubs that are standard in the Namibia Premier League. With the usual presence of South African scouts paying attention to any emerging Namibian talents, it was no surprise that Somaeb, by then established Namibian international, was signed by South African side Free State Stars where he played the following two seasons in the South African Premier Division. He later played with another South African club, Jomo Cosmos, in the 2016–17 National First Division, before returning to Namibia in 2017 joining his former club Blue Waters.[1]
In summer 2018 he made his move to Europe and Serbian top-league side FK Zemun signed him on the last day of the 2018 summer transfer-window. He debuted for Zemun in the 2018–19 Serbian SuperLiga, on 1 September 2018, in a 7th round home victory against FK Rad by 1–0.[2]
On 19 February 2019, he joined Zambian giants Lusaka Dynamos Football Club.[3]
International career
[edit]Somaeb has been a regular member of the Namibian national team since 2010.[1]
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Namibia's goal tally first.[1]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 October 2015 | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia |  Gambia |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 26 March 2016 | Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi |  Burundi |
3–1 | 3–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3. | 16 June 2016 | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia |  Botswana |
1–0 | 1–1 (4–5 p) | 2016 COSAFA Cup |
| 4. | 21 June 2016 | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia |  Mozambique |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2016 COSAFA Cup |
| 5. | 16 July 2017 | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia |  Zimbabwe |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 6. | 13 August 2017 | Stade de Beaumer, Moroni, Comoros |  Comoros |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2018 African Nations Championship qualification |
| 7. | 11 November 2017 | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia | Zimbabwe |
1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 8. | 3–1 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Somaeb, Hendrik". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ Henrik Somaeb at superliga.rs
- ^ Petrus Joins Lusaka Dynamos at namibian.com.na
External links
[edit]- Hendrik Somaeb at Soccerway
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Walvis Bay
- Namibian men's footballers
- Namibian expatriate men's footballers
- Namibia men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Blue Waters F.C. players
- Namibia Premier League players
- Free State Stars F.C. players
- South African Premier Division players
- Jomo Cosmos F.C. players
- National First Division players
- Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa
- Namibian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
- FK Zemun players
- Serbian SuperLiga players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Zambia
- Lusaka Dynamos F.C. players
- Namibia men's A' international footballers
- 2018 African Nations Championship players
- Namibian expatriate sportspeople in Zambia
- Namibian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
- Namibian football biography stubs