Aya Jamal-Eddine

Aya Salah Jamal-Eddine (Arabic: آية صلاح جمال الدين; born 11 October 1997) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a defender.

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Salah and the family name is Jamal-Eddine.
Aya Jamal-Eddine
Jamal-Eddine with Safa in 2020
Personal information
Full name Aya Salah Jamal-Eddine[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-11) 11 October 1997
Place of birth Beirut, Lebanon[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2011–2014 SAS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 SAS
2015–2016 Akhaa Ahli Aley
2016–2018 AUST (futsal)
2017–2019 SAS
2019–2022 Safa 16 (1)
2023 BFA 2 (0)
International career‡
2014 Lebanon U19[2]
2017–2021 Lebanon 14 (0)
2018 Lebanon (futsal) 3 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Lebanon
WAFF Women's Championship
Bronze medal – third place2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:41, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Born in Beirut, Lebanon,[1] Jamal-Eddine moved to Australia at an early age.[3] She played various sports as a child, such as Australian rules football and cricket.[3] Jamal-Eddine returned to Lebanon aged 13.[3]

Club career

Upon her return to Lebanon, Jamal-Eddine trained with the boys' team of Stars Association for Sports (SAS), as the academy were yet to establish a women's sector.[3] Once the women's team was established in 2014, she played in the Lebanese Women's Football League, before moving to Akhaa Ahli Aley the next season.[3] Jamal-Eddine returned to SAS on 18 April 2017.[4] On 14 August 2019, Jamal-Eddine joined Safa;[5] she scored one goal in eight games in the 2019–20 season.[6]

Personal life

Jamal-Eddine majored in physical education, and obtained a teaching degree.[3] She then decided to pursue an MBA in sport management.[3]

Honours

SAS

Safa

Lebanon

See also

References
  1. "Aya Jamal-Eddine". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20150721102948/http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8457&stageid=337&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
  3. Baradhi, Maria (15 May 2020). "Leading women in Football: Aya Jamaleddine". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. "The Final Team Roster". Facebook. Stars Association for Sports. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  5. "Aya Jamaleddine, the National Team's defender is now a Safa Player". Facebook. Safa WFC. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  6. "SAFA WFC – Season 19 20". Scribd. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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