Mariam El-Masri

Mariam El-Masri (born 20 June 1991) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in Canada, she represents Guyana internationally.

Mariam El-Masri
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-06-20) 20 June 1991
Place of birth Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Warriors FC
Number 11
Youth career
Wexford SC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Centennial Colts 7 (4)
2015 Seneca Sting 9 (10)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2013 GS United
2013–2016 Boldklubben 1921
2016 Warriors FC
International career‡
2010– Guyana 10 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:49, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

Early and personal life

She was born in Scarborough, Ontario to a Tunisian father and a Guyanese mother.[1] She played youth soccer with Wexford SC in Scarborough.[2] Her older brother Sherif is also a footballer who represented Canada U23 internationally.[3] She is an alumnus of Agincourt Collegiate Institute, in Scarborough, Ontario. In 2011, she attended Centennial College and played for the women's team.[4]

Playing career

She won the 2012 Ontario Women Soccer League with GS (Gursikh Sabha) United before signing on with Boldklubben 1921 in Denmark.[5]

El-Masri made Guyana's first-ever goal in the CONCACAF Women's Championship in 2010, then Guyana's first-ever goal in the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship in 2016.[6]

In 2015, she attended Seneca College, playing for their women's team.[7]

She sustained a severe concussion and took a break from football, but returned to join GS United in Toronto, winning the Ontario Championships and coming in third in the Canadian National Championships.[8]

International goals

Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 May 2010Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago Barbados1–03–02010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying qualification
212 May 2010 Saint Lucia8–0
321 August 2015Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic Saint Kitts and Nevis4–02016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
420 November 2015Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica1–12–1
514 February 2016BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States Guatemala2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
629 April 2018Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago1–32018 CFU Women's Challenge Series

See also

References
  1. "'Lady Jag' Mariam El-Masri seals Division 1 contract". 5 April 2013.
  2. "Histoires de Succès tunisien:Mariam El-Masri" [Tunisian Success Stories : Mariam El-Masri]. L'Instant.
  3. Sherif's Canadian Soccer Association profile
  4. "Ontario Colleges Athletic Association".
  5. "Mariam El-Masri set to light up Danish league | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  6. "Guyana's El-Masri makes history, proud of team". www.concacaf.com. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  7. "Mariam El-Masri".
  8. "Women in Football: "#BeBoldForChange"". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 27 December 2020.


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