| Mukhtar Fallatah | |
| Fullname: | Mukhtar Omar Othman Fallatah |
| Birth Date: | 1987 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthyears1: | –2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Al-Wehda |
| Years1: | 2008–2011 |
| Caps1: | 50 |
| Goals1: | 10 |
| Clubs1: | Al-Wehda |
| Years2: | 2011–2012 |
| Caps2: | 30 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Clubs2: | Al Shabab |
| Years3: | 2012–2016 |
| Caps3: | 69 |
| Goals3: | 33 |
| Clubs3: | Al-Ittihad |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Caps4: | 23 |
| Goals4: | 16 |
| Clubs4: | Al-Wehda |
| Years5: | 2017–2019 |
| Caps5: | 7 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Clubs5: | Al-Hilal |
| Years6: | 2019 |
| Caps6: | 7 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Clubs6: | Al-Qadsiah |
| Years7: | 2020 |
| Caps7: | 1 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Clubs7: | Al-Shoulla |
| Years8: | 2020–2021 |
| Caps8: | 13 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Clubs8: | Jeddah |
| Years9: | 2021 |
| Caps9: | 11 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Clubs9: | Al-Tai |
| Years10: | 2021–2022 |
| Caps10: | 10 |
| Goals10: | 4 |
| Clubs10: | Al-Jubail |
| Years11: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs11: | Al-Hedaya |
| Years12: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs12: | Al-Wadi |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009–2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Saudi Arabia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 00:08, 6 November 2021 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 18:15, 5 January 2018 (UTC) |
Mukhtar Omar Othman Fallatah (ar|مختار فلاتة, born 15 October 1987) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays as a striker former the Saudi Arabia national team.[1]
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.
Following Al-Wehda's relegation, Fallatah joined Al-Shabab for a reported fee of SAR5.5 million.[2] 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.[3] In his second season, Fallatah failed to nail down a spot in the starting 11 and left the club mid-season.
On 14 January 2013, Fallatah joined Al-Ittihad on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] Fallatah left Al-Ittihad following the expiry of his contract.
On 14 July 2016, Fallatah returned to Al-Wehda on a free transfer. He signed a three-year contract with the club.[7] 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.
On 4 June 2017, Fallatah joined Al-Hilal on a free transfer.[8] He scored his first goal for Al-Hilal in the 1–1 draw against former club Al-Ittihad.[9] Fallatah made seven appearances and scored twice as Al-Hilal won the league title.[10] In his second season, Fallatah made just one appearance for the club. He was released from his contract on 17 January 2019.[11]
On 19 January 2019, Fallatah joined Al-Qadsiah on a six-month contract.[12] He made seven appearances and failed to score as Al-Qadsiah were relegated at the end of the season.[13]
After nine months without a club, Fallatah joined MS League side Al-Shoulla on 31 January 2020.[14] He signed a 6-month contract with the club.
| Club | Season | League | King Cup | Asia | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Al-Wehda | 2008–09[16] | Pro League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 4 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 13 | |||||
| Al-Wehda Total | 50 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 17 | |||
| Al-Shabab | 2011–12 | Pro League | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 5 | |||
| 2012–13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Al-Shabab Total | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | |||
| Al-Ittihad | 2012–13 | Pro League | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 5 | |||
| 2013–14 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 32 | |||
| 2014–15 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 9 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 29 | 9 | ||||
| Al-Ittihad Total | 69 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 103 | 55 | |||
| Al-Wehda | 2016–17 | Pro League | 23 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 17 | |||
| Al-Hilal | 2017–18 | Pro League | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Al-Hilal Total | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |||
| Al-Qadsiah | 2018–19 | Pro League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Al-Shoulla | 2019–20 | MS League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Jeddah | 2020–21 | MS League | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | |||||
| Al-Tai | 2020–21 | MS League | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 211 | 70 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 273 | 101 | |||
Source:[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | ||||
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Total | 12 | 2 | ||
Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[18]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 November 2017 | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 2–0 | Friendly | |||
| 2. | 22 December 2017 | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 2–1 | 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup |