Tarek Salman

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tarek Salman

| image = Tarek Salman.jpg

| caption = Salman with Qatar at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup

| full_name = Tarek Salman Suleiman Odeh

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|12|5|df=yes}}{{cite web |url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FCWC/2019/pdf/FCWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Al-Sadd SC |publisher=FIFA |page=2 |date=5 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205105526/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FCWC/2019/pdf/FCWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=5 December 2019 |url-status=dead}}

| birth_place = Al Wakrah, Qatar

| height = 1.79 m

| currentclub = Al Sadd

| clubnumber = 5

| position = Center-back

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Al-Wakrah

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Lekhwiya

| youthyears3 =

| youthclubs3 = Real Sociedad

| youthyears4 =

| youthclubs4 = Alavés

| years1 = 2016–2017

| clubs1 = Júpiter Leonés

| caps1 = 10

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2017–2018

| clubs2 = → Atlético Astorga (loan)

| caps2 = 2

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2018–

| clubs3 = Al Sadd

| caps3 = 105

| goals3 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2013–2017

| nationalteam1 = Qatar U20

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2016–2020

| nationalteam2 = Qatar U23

| nationalcaps2 = 12

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2017–

| nationalteam3 = Qatar

| nationalcaps3 = 80

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 31 October 2024

| ntupdate = 27 March 2024 (UTC)

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|QAT}}}}

}}

Tarek Salman Suleiman Odeh ({{langx|ar|طَارِق سَلْمَان سُلَيْمَان عَوْدَة}}; born 5 December 1997) is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a center-back for Qatar Stars League side Al Sadd and the Qatar national team.

Career

Tarek started off his youth career in his home-city; Al-Wakrah SC, in which he led the team as a striker. Later on, he joined Aspire Academy in the 2008–09 season and excelled as defender.{{cite magazine|title=Headway|date=September 2016|publisher=Aspire Academy|page=10}} During his youth career, he played in Qatar for Lekhwiya. He later trained in Spain with Deportivo Alavés{{cite web|url=http://cadenaser.com/emisora/2016/11/09/radio_leon/1478688827_316981.html|title=Abdullah abre camino a Tarek|publisher=Cadena SER|language=Spanish|author=Pablo Campos|date=9 November 2016|accessdate=6 October 2017}} as well as Real Sociedad C in his youth years.{{cite web|url=https://www.lanuevacronica.com/abdullah-al-ahrak-y-tarek-salman-mediocentros-para-la-cultural|title=Abdullah Al Ahrak y Tarek Salman, mediocentros para la Cultural|author=Jesús Coca Aguilera|language=Spanish|date=2 June 2016|accessdate=6 October 2017}}

In November 2016, Salman started his senior career, joining Spanish side Cultural Leonesa. He joined Tercera División club Atlético Astorga in 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.diariodeleon.es/noticias/deportes/atletico-astorga-sigue-espera-nuevos-fichajes_1178975.html|title=El Atlético Astorga sigue a la espera de nuevos fichajes|publisher=Diario de León|author=R. Arias|language=Spanish|date=5 August 2017|accessdate=6 October 2017}} He featured in a league match against Almazán on 23 September 2017 which ended in a 1–1 draw.{{cite web|url=http://astorgaredaccion.com/not/16413/el-almazan-frena-la-euforia-del-comienzo-de-liga-del-astorga/|title=El Almazán frena la euforia del comienzo de liga del Astorga|publisher=Astorga Redacción|language=Spanish|date=23 September 2017|accessdate=6 October 2017}}

International career

He appeared in one match for Qatar's youth team in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=386385/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919043553/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=386385/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 September 2015|title=Profile: Tarek Salman|publisher=FIFA|accessdate=7 September 2017}}