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.
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Date of birth | (1985-09-30) 30 September 1985 (age 37)[1] | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder,[2] centre forward[3] | |||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2008 | Lebanon (futsal) | 1+ | (1) | |||||||||||||
2007–2013 | Lebanon | 7+ | (5) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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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]
Assaf has played for several Lebanese Women's Football League clubs.[7]
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]
Assaf has a Masters in Sports Education and Development from the University of Bath in England.[7]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 7 September 2007 | Amman, Jordan | ![]() |
7–0 | 2007 WAFF Women's Championship | ||
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3 | 4 October 2011 | Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–8 | 2011 WAFF Women's Championship | |
4 | 9 June 2013 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | ![]() |
2–0 | 12–1 | 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification | [2] |
5 | 8–0 |
Lebanon
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