| Yussef Suleiman | |
| Birth Date: | 17 September 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Homs, Syria |
| Death Place: | Baramkeh, Damascus, Syria |
| Years1: | 2008–2013 |
| Years2: | 2013 |
| Clubs1: | Al-Karamah |
| Clubs2: | Al-Wathba SC |
| Position: | Centre forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Al-Karamah |
Yussef Suleiman (Arabic: يوسف سليمان, also transcribed as Sleman; 17 September 1986 – 20 February 2013) was a Syrian football player.
Suleiman was born in Homs and last played for Al-Wathba SC. He was killed by a mortar shell fired by the armed opposition during the Syrian civil war, while preparing for training practice inside a hotel in Baramkeh, Damascus.[1] The attack occurred a few hours before the team was to play a league game against the Hama-based Nawair club at Tishreen Stadium in Damascus.[2]
Suleiman's teammates reported that he was the father of a six-month-old baby. FIFA president Sepp Blatter expressed his condolences in an open letter to the Syrian Football Association.[3]
Suleiman played for Al Karamah in the 2008 AFC Champions League knockout stages.[4] [5] [6]
According to some sources, Suleiman was 19 years old at the time of his death.[7] [8]