Shamiran Khamis (born 13 February 1995) is an Australian soccer player, who currently plays for Western Sydney Wanderers. She has previously played for Sydney FC, Western Sydney Wanderers, Canberra United, and Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League.

Sham Khamis
Personal information
Full name Shamiran Khamis
Date of birth (1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Western Sydney Wanderers
Number 20
Youth career
NSWIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Sydney FC 10 (0)
2014 Western Sydney Wanderers 2 (0)
2015–2018 Sydney FC 18 (0)
2018–2020 Canberra United 24 (0)
2020Melbourne Victory (loan) 0 (0)
2022–2023 Macarthur Rams 24 (0)
2022– Western Sydney Wanderers 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2023 (UTC)

Club career edit

Khamis made her professional debut for Sydney FC during the 2011–12 W-League season. Sydney won the 2012–13 W-League Championship.[1][2]

Khamis signed with the Western Sydney Wanderers for the 2014–15 season. After one season with the Wanderers, she returned to Sydney FC where she would remain for three seasons. Khamis signed with Canberra United for the 2018–19 W-League season.[3][4][5] After initially moving to Canberra as a backup, she ended up playing every match after Melissa Maizels was injured during preseason.[6]

In March 2020, she appeared on the bench for Melbourne Victory for one game.[7][8]

She then joined Macarthur Rams.[9]

In September 2021, Khamis returned to the W-League, joining Western Sydney Wanderers once more.[10]

Personal edit

Khamis' older sister Leena, is also a professional football player in the W-League, she plays for the Western Sydney Wanderers. The sisters played together at Sydney FC for several seasons.[11]

References edit

  1. ^ "S.Khamis". Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. ^ Bertoldo, Lucie (8 January 2010). "Khamis braces for milestone". The Canberra Times. p. 32.
  3. ^ "Khamis lands in Canberra for upcoming Westfield W-League campaign". 13 September 2018. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Khamis heads for the capital". The Women's Game. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  5. ^ Dutton, Chris (14 September 2018). "Canberra United recruit Sham Khamis ready for family W-League battle". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  6. ^ Tiernan, Eamonn (2 February 2019). "United award winners share one trait: resilience". The Canberra Times. p. 89.
  7. ^ "Melbourne Victory Women v Sydney FC Women". Melbourne Victory. 14 March 2020.
  8. ^ Lewis, Samantha (16 March 2020). "W-League review: Carpenter stars for Melbourne City to set up Grand Final vs. Sydney FC". ESPN. ...Melissa Maizels, who wasn't even on the bench for the team this weekend after being curiously replaced by former Canberra shot-stopper Sham Khamis.
  9. ^ "Where are they now?". Canberra United. 19 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Goalkeeper Khamis returns". Western Sydney Wanderers. 8 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Khamis sisters playing side by side in W-League finals". 27 January 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2018.

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