Mukhtar Omar Othman Fallatah (, born 15 October 1987) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays as a striker former the Saudi Arabia national team.
Club career
Al-Wehda Mukhtar Fallatah started his professional career at Al-Wehda. He made 61 appearances and scored 17 goals during his three seasons with the first team. He helped the club reach the final of the 2010–11 Crown Prince Cup.
Al-Shabab Following Al-Wehda's relegation, Fallatah joined Al-Shabab for a reported fee of SAR5.5 million. In his first season at the club, Fallatah helped Al-Shabab win the league title as he made 20 league appearances and scored four times. In his second season, Fallatah failed to nail down a spot in the starting 11 and left the club mid-season.
Al-Ittihad On 14 January 2013, Fallatah joined Al-Ittihad on a three-and-a-half-year contract. In his first season, Fallatah played a crucial role as Al-Ittihad won the King Cup. He scored four times including once in the final against former club Al-Shabab. His good form continued to the next season as Fallatah scored 32 goals in all competitions. His good form earned him a call-up to the national team for the first time since 2012. Fallatah left Al-Ittihad following the expiry of his contract.
Return to Al-Wehda On 14 July 2016, Fallatah returned to Al-Wehda on a free transfer. He signed a three-year contract with the club. He scored 16 goals in 23 appearances in the league; however, his efforts were not enough to prevent Al-Wehda's relegation to the First Division.
Al-Hilal On 4 June 2017, Fallatah joined Al-Hilal on a free transfer. He scored his first goal for Al-Hilal in the 1–1 draw against former club Al-Ittihad. Fallatah made seven appearances and scored twice as Al-Hilal won the league title. In his second season, Fallatah made just one appearance for the club. He was released from his contract on 17 January 2019.
Al-Qadsiah On 19 January 2019, Fallatah joined Al-Qadsiah on a six-month contract. He made seven appearances and failed to score as Al-Qadsiah were relegated at the end of the season.
Al-Shoulla After nine months without a club, Fallatah joined MS League side Al-Shoulla on 31 January 2020. He signed a 6-month contract with the club.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueKing CupCrown Prince Cup AsiaOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAl-Wehda2008–09Pro League1201000——1302009–101841010——2042010–112064641——2813Al-Wehda Total5010665100006117Al-Shabab2011–12Pro League2042011——2352012–13102001000—112Al-Shabab Total30620210000347Al-Ittihad2012–13Pro League414400——852013–1425204311961240322014–152372210——2692015–16175324151—299Al-Ittihad Total69331311621471210355Al-Wehda2016–17Pro League23162120——2717Al-Hilal2017–18Pro League7220—60—1522018–19000000001010Al-Hilal Total7220006010162Al-Qadsiah2018–19Pro League7000———70Al-Shoulla2019–20MS League1000———10Jeddah2020–21MS League133————133Al-Tai2020–21MS League110————110Career total21170251815420722273101
International Source:
+ Appearances and goals by national team and year National teamYearAppsGoalsSaudi Arabia200910201000201100201210201300201430201520201610201742Total122
International goals Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 7 November 2017 Estádio Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal 2–0 2–0 Friendly 2. 22 December 2017 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait 2–0 2–1 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup
Honors
Al Shabab Saudi Professional League: 2011–12
Al Ittihad Kings Cup: 2013
Al Hilal Saudi Professional League: 2017–18 Saudi Super Cup: 2018
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