Myriam Ghassan Neaimeh (Arabic: ميريام غسان نعيمه; born 28 December 1983) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a central midfielder or centre-back.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Myriam Ghassan Neaimeh[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1983[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lebanon | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder, centre-back[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | University of Manchester | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Ansar | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | 1. FC Femina | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Newcastle United | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Rutherford | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Lebanon | 5+ | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
Neaimeh began her career in Lebanon, captaining Ansar, before moving to Europe in 2009 at Hungarian side 1. FC Femina in the Női NB I.[4] The following year, she moved to England, studying at the University of Manchester while playing for their football team.[4]
On 27 February 2012, Neaimeh joined Newcastle United,[4] before moving to Rutherford in summer 2015.[5] She helped them win the 2015–16 North East Regional Women's Football League Northern Division,[6] and reached the Durham County FA Women’s Cup final.[7]
International career edit
Neaimeh represented the Lebanon national team, playing in the 2006 Arab Championship and the 2007 WAFF Championship as the team's captain.[3][2]
Personal life edit
In 2009, Neaimeh moved to Budapest, Hungary to do a two-year master's in environmental science.[4] She moved to Manchester, England in 2010 to study at the University of Manchester.[4] In November 2011, Neaimeh started working as a researcher on electric vehicles at Newcastle University.[4] In 2015 she worked in partnership with Japanese car manufacturer Nissan.[3]
Honours edit
Ansar
- Lebanese Women's FA Cup: 2008, 2009
Rutherford
- North East Regional Women's Football League Northern Division: 2015–16[6]
Lebanon
- WAFF Women's Championship third place: 2007
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Myriam Neaimeh". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Myriam Neaimeh". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Metcalfe, Will (23 March 2015). "Former Lebanese women's football captain leading the charge for Newcastle United Women's FC". The Journal. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Newcastle United Women FC Sign Lebanese International Myriam Neaimeh". Womens Soccer United. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Top girls the Ravens have such six appeal!". The Chronicle. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Regional Leagues round-up..." Women's Soccer Scene. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Ravens reach Final". Women's Soccer Scene. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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