Nadia Assaf (Arabic: ناديا عساف; born 30 September 1985)[4] is a Lebanese football manager and former player who played as a midfielder and a centre forward.[5] She is also a former futsal player, and represented Lebanon internationally in both football and futsal.

Nadia Assaf
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-09-30) 30 September 1985 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Position(s) Midfielder,[2] centre forward[3]
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Lebanon (futsal) 1+ (1)
2007–2013 Lebanon 7+ (5)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Lebanon
WAFF Women's Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2007

Early life

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Born on 30 September 1985, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates[1] to a Lebanese Druze family,[3] Assaf was raised in Australia.[6]

Club career

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Assaf has played for several Lebanese Women's Football League clubs.[7]

International career

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Assaf has been capped for Lebanon at senior level in both football and futsal. In football, she represented Lebanon in multiple competitions, namely the 2011 WAFF Women's Championship and the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification in 2013, where she played three games and scored two goals against Kuwait.[2]

In futsal, Assaf played for Lebanon at the 2008 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship.[4]

Personal life

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Assaf has a Masters in Sports Education and Development from the University of Bath in England.[7]

Career statistics

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International

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Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Assaf goal.
List of international goals scored by Nadia Assaf
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 7 September 2007 Amman, Jordan   Syria 7–0 2007 WAFF Women's Championship
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3 4 October 2011 Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates   Iran 1–1 1–8 2011 WAFF Women's Championship
4 9 June 2013 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan   Kuwait 2–0 12–1 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification [2]
5 8–0

Honours

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Lebanon

Individual

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Nadia Assaf". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "AFC WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP 2014". AFC. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Football Girls of Beirut". Haytham (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "WOMEN FOOTSALE AU LIBAN". abdogedeon (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  5. ^ "أكاديمية لتدريب كرة القدم النسوية بلبنان". Al Jazeera (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Nadia Assaf". Discover Football. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  7. ^ a b Haddad, Makram (15 October 2011). "Nadia Assaf : " Notre objectif est de fournir à l'équipe nationale libanaise féminine des joueuses professionnelles "" [Nadia Assaf: "Our aim is to provide the Lebanese women's national team with professional female players"]. L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
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