Hendrik Somaeb

Hendrik Somaeb (born 29 September 1992) is a Namibian international footballer who plays for Zambia Super League giants Lusaka Dynamos F.C.

Hendrik Somaeb
Personal information
Full name Hendrik Somaeb
Date of birth (1992-09-29) 29 September 1992
Place of birth Walvis Bay, Namibia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Lusaka Dynamos
Number 14
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 0 (0)
National team‡
2010– Namibia 30 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 September 2018

Club career

Born in the Namibian coastal city of Walvis Bay in 1992 (then in South Africa),[1] 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.[2]

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 September 1, 2018, in a 7th round home victory against FK Rad by 1–0. [3]

On 19th February 2019, he joined Zambian giants Lusaka Dynamos Football Club [4]

International career

Somaeb has been a regular member of the Namibian national team since 2010.[2]

International goals
Scores and results list Namibia's goal tally first.[2]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 October 2015Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia Gambia2–12–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.26 March 2016Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura, Burundi Burundi3–13–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.16 June 2016Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia Botswana1–01–1 (4–5 p)2016 COSAFA Cup
4.21 June 2016Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia Mozambique3–03–02016 COSAFA Cup
5.16 July 2017Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia Zimbabwe1–01–02018 African Nations Championship qualification
6.13 August 2017Stade de Beaumer, Moroni, Comoros Comoros1–21–22018 African Nations Championship qualification
7.11 November 2017Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia Zimbabwe1–03–1Friendly
8.3–1

References
  1. Hendrik Somaeb at FootballDatabase.eu
  2. "Somaeb, Hendrik". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  3. Henrik Somaeb at superliga.rs
  4. Petrus Joins Lusaka Dynamos at namibian.com.na
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