Gabriel Somi

Örebro Syrianska

Born in Örebro, Sweden, Somi began his career at IFK Kumla before joining Örebro Syrianska in 2009. Somi spent two years at Örebro Syrianska, making 67 appearances and scoring 5 times before joining Syrianska FC.

Syrianska FC

On 15 February 2012, Somi moved to a bigger challenge when he joined Allsvenskan side Syrianska. Somi made his Syrianska FC debut, where he started the whole game, in a 2–1 win over IFK Göteborg in the opening game of the season. Since making his debut, Somi quickly received a handful of first team appearances. However, he soon lost his first team place to Rabi Elia and was demoted to the substitute bench as a result. Around July, Somi soon regained his first team for the side, though he appeared in and out of the starting eleven. However, he suffered an injury and was substituted in the 22nd minute, in a 5–1 loss against BK Häcken on 6 October 2012. Despite this, Somi went on to make 18 appearances in all competitions at the end of the 2012 season. In the 2013 season, Somi made his first appearance of the season, where he started before coming off at half–time, in a 1–0 win over Djurgården on 27 April 2013. However, his first team opportunities at the club became limited, leading him to be placed on the substitute bench. Despite this, he ended making 12 appearances in all competitions. In the 2014 season, Somi later regained his first team place at the club, playing in the left–back position throughout the season.…

In October 2017, he decided to represent his parents home country Syria, and he was called up by the Syria national football team to play in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) play-offs against Australia. But he didn't get any cap till now. However, Syria were eliminated after losing 3–2 on aggregate. He got his first cap on 20 March 2019 against Iraq in 2019 International Friendship Championship.

Somi's parents, who were Christians living in Syria, moved to Sweden in 1989 with their three daughters to seek out a better life. Two years after settling into Sweden, Gabriel was born in the town of Örebro in 1991. Despite growing up in Sweden, Somi revealed that his parents reminded him of his true heritage.

Club

Östersund Svenska Cupen: 2016–17