Syntia Salha

Syntia Hikmat Salha (Arabic: سينتيا حكمت صالحة; born 12 January 2003) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a winger or midfielder for Lebanese club BFA and the Lebanon national team.

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Hikmat and the family name is Salha.
Syntia Salha
Salha with Safa in 2020
Personal information
Full name Syntia Hikmat Salha[1]
Date of birth (2003-01-12) 12 January 2003
Place of birth Ras el-Matn, Lebanon[1]
Position(s) Winger, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 BFA
Number 11
Youth career
Akhaa Ahli Aley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Akhaa Ahli Aley (20)
2020–2022 Safa (33)
2022– BFA 13 (29)
International career‡
2018 Lebanon U15 (2)
2018 Lebanon U16 4 (2)
2019 Lebanon U18 (1)
2019 Lebanon U19 2 (0)
2021– Lebanon 16 (4)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Lebanon
WAFF Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place2022
WAFF U-18 Girls Championship
Gold medal – first place2019U-18 Team
WAFF U-15 Girls Championship
Silver medal – second place2018U-15 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:37, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 July 2023

Salha began her career with Akhaa Ahli Aley in 2018. She joined Safa, with whom she won their first league title. In 2022 Salha moved to BFA. She finished top scorer in the league three times: in 2021, 2022 and 2023.

In 2021 Salha made her senior international debut for Lebanon, scoring her first goals against Sudan in the 2021 Arab Women's Cup. She helped Lebanon finish runners-up in the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship.

Club career

Coming through the youth system, Salha played for Akhaa Ahli Aley.[2]

In October 2020, she joined Safa.[3] Salha scored 13 goals for Safa in the 2020–21 season, helping her side win their first league title as the league top scorer.[4] She also finished the 2021–22 season as top scorer with 20 goals.[5]

Salha moved to BFA on 24 September 2022.[6] With 29 goals and seven assists in 13 games in 2022–23,[1] Salha was crowned top scorer of the league for the third time in a row, and helped BFA finish runners-up.[7]

International career

Youth

Salha played for Lebanon U15 at the 2018 WAFF U-15 Girls Championship,[8] in which Lebanon finished runners-up.[9] She also participated in the 2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship,[10] in which Lebanon U18 won the tournament.[11]

Senior

Salha made her international debut for Lebanon on 8 April 2021, coming on as a substitute in a friendly tournament game against Armenia.[12] She scored her first two goals on 30 August 2021, in a 5–1 win against Sudan in the 2021 Arab Women's Cup.[13] Salha was called up to represent Lebanon at the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship,[14] helping her side finish runners-up.[15]

Career statistics

International
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Salha goal.
List of international goals scored by Syntia Salha
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 30 August 2021Police Academy Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Sudan4–05–12021 Arab Women's Cup
25–0
321 October 2021Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan United Arab Emirates1–01–02022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
419 February 2023Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh, Lebanon Egypt1–01–2Friendly
5 21 September 2023 King Fahd Sports City, Taif, Saudi Arabia  Bhutan 2–0 3–2 2023 SAFF Friendly Tournament

Honours

Safa

BFA

  • Lebanese Women's Football League runner-up: 2022–23

Lebanon U15

Lebanon U18

Lebanon

Individual

  • Lebanese Women's Football League top goalscorer: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23

See also

References
  1. "Syntia Salha". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. "دوري الناشئات (دون 17 عاما) بكرة القدم الفوز الرابع تواليا للاخاء في المجموعة الاولى". NewsTelegraph.net. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  3. "نجمة الأخاء تختار الصفاء كأهم صفقة في الموسم" (in Arabic). Lebanese League News. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2023 – via Facebook.
  4. "الصفاء يتوّج بلقب بطولة لبنان للسيدات". The LFA (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. نجوم الرياضة بطلا لدوري السيدات للمرة السادسة. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 31 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  6. Beirut Football Academy [@bfagirlsteam] (24 September 2022). "We are pleased to announce @cynthia_salha as a new member of the #BFAmily" – via Instagram.
  7. نجوم الرياضة بطل دوري السيدات للمرة السابعة. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  8. "Wayback Machine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  9. "ناشئات الأردن بطلات غرب آسيا". The WAFF.
  10. "Wayback Machine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  11. "THE WAFF- Lebanon crowned the "WAFF U18" title". www.the-waff.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  12. "Match Report of Armenia vs Lebanon". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  13. "Lebanon vs Sudan". FA Lebanon. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  14. "وصول سيدات الأرز الى الأردن للمشاركة في بطولة غرب آسيا". The LFA (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  15. الأردن يتوج ببطولة السيدات السابعة.. ويضيف اللقب الخامس إلى سجله [Jordan win the seventh women's championship.. and add a fifth title to their record]. West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  16. "THE WAFF- Lebanon crowned the "WAFF U18" title". www.the-waff.com. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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