Nadia Assaf

Nadia Assaf
Personal information
Date of birth	30 September 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Position(s)	Midfielder, centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2009	Ansar
2009–2011	Athletico Beirut
2011–2017	Girls Football Academy
International career
2008	Lebanon (futsal)
2007–2013	Lebanon
Medal record
Women's football
Representing Lebanon
WAFF Women's Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Early life

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

Assaf began playing in local school championships in Australia, before moving to Lebanon and joining the American University of Beirut team.^[7] She continued her education in England, playing for the University of Bath team.^[7]

Club career

Upon her return to Lebanon, Assaf played for Ansar^[7] and Athletico^[8]^[9] in the Lebanese Women's Football League.^[10] She founded Girls Football Academy in 2011, after having been released by Athletico.^[3]^[11]

International career

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

Assaf has a master's degree in Sports Education and Development from the University of Bath in England.^[10]

Career statistics

International

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
2	7 September 2007	Amman, Jordan	Syria		7–0	2007 WAFF Women's Championship
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	9 June 2013	Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan	Kuwait	8–0	12–1	2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification	^[2]

Honours

Lebanon

WAFF Women's Championship third place: 2007

Individual

Lebanese Women's Football League top goalscorer: 2015–16

References

^ ^a ^b "Nadia Assaf". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "AFC WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP 2014". AFC. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Football Girls of Beirut". Haytham (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b "WOMEN FOOTSALE AU LIBAN". abdogedeon (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "أكاديمية لتدريب كرة القدم النسوية بلبنان". Al Jazeera (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ "Nadia Assaf". Discover Football. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Abi Faraj, Faten. فتيات لبنان قادرات على النجاح أكثر من رجاله.
^ "الصداقة يحتكر البطولات ويحرز الـ«دوبليه» الثانية". الأخبار (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
^ https://archive.assafir.com/ssr/10297106.html
^ ^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.
^ https://www.al-akhbar.com/Sport/68607/%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%87%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%B9-%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84

External links

Nadia Assaf at FA Lebanon
Nadia Assaf at Soccerway

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[GSA-1] "Nadia Assaf". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

[AFCMatch-2] "AFC WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP 2014". AFC. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

[H-3] "Football Girls of Beirut". Haytham (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2020.

[A-4] "WOMEN FOOTSALE AU LIBAN". abdogedeon (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 December 2020.

[AJ-5] "أكاديمية لتدريب كرة القدم النسوية بلبنان". Al Jazeera (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 December 2020.

[6] "Nadia Assaf". Discover Football. Retrieved 16 December 2020.

[:0-7] Abi Faraj, Faten. فتيات لبنان قادرات على النجاح أكثر من رجاله.

[8] "الصداقة يحتكر البطولات ويحرز الـ«دوبليه» الثانية". الأخبار (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2025.

[9] ttps://archive.assafir.com/ssr/10297106.html

[LOLJ-10] 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.

[11] ttps://www.al-akhbar.com/Sport/68607/%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%87%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%A9-%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%B9-%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84

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