Maria Almasri (Hebrew: מריה אלמסרי, Arabic: ماريا المصري; born 14 March 2004) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a striker for German club SC Sand and Israeli national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Israel | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SC Sand | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Orthodox Jaffa | ||
| 2017–2018 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | ||
| 2018–2019 | Girls Football Academy | ||
| 2019–2020 | Hapoel Petah Tikva | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Maccabi Kishronot Hadera | 29 | (10) |
| 2022–2023 | Grenoble Foot 38 | ||
| 2023–2024 | ASA Tel Aviv University | 23 | (7) |
| 2024–2025 | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | 2 | (2) |
| 2025– | SC Sand | 14 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2022 | Israel U17 | ||
| 2022 | Israel U19 | ||
| 2022– | Israel | 16 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2026 | |||
Club career
editAlmasri played for Orthodox Jaffa, Hapoel Petah Tikva and The Girls' Soccer Academy of Wingate Institute in youth level.[1][2] She started her senior career at Maccabi Kishronot Hadera in 2020.[3][4] In summer 2022, she signed for French club Grenoble Foot 38.[5][6][7][8][9] In January 2023, she returned to Israel to play for ASA Tel Aviv University.[10][11] In January 2024, she joined German side Turbine Potsdam.[12] In May 2025, following the club's relegation to the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, Almasri was released along with fellow Israelis Irena Kuznetsov, Noa Selimhodzic, and Shahar Nakav.[13] Four months later, in Ssptember 2025, Almasri joined 2. Frauen-Bundesliga club SC Sand.[14]
International career
editAlmasri made her debut for the Israeli national team on 1 September 2022 in a 2–0 victory over Bulgaria during the 2023 World Cup qualification.[15] On 2 December 2023, she scored her first international goal in a 6–1 victory over Armenia during the UEFA Nations League.[16]
References
edit- ↑ "יש אלופות". ynet. 24 March 2019.
- ↑ "מריה אלמצרי, כוכבת העתיד של הכדורגל הישראלי: "רוצה לשחק בפ.ס.ז' או צ'לסי"". davar1.co.il. 2 May 2022.
- ↑ "נבחרי העונה: הצביעו לתגלית העונה בליגת הנשים". one.co.il. 3 May 2022.
- ↑ "המצטיינים: אצילי נבחר כשחקן העונה, שרי הזר". Ynet. ynet.co.il. 11 May 2022.
- ↑ Sougey, Frédéric (8 October 2022). "D2F. Le Grenoble Foot 38 recrute à l'international". Ouest-France.
- ↑ "Transfert féminin : L'Israélienne Maria Almasri en route vers Bordeaux •". Footeuses. 3 June 2022.
- ↑ "Maria Almasri a choisi le GF38 !". GF38. 30 August 2022.
- ↑ "Mercato : Maria Almasri en route vers Bordeaux ?". WebGirondins. 3 June 2022.
- ↑ "Football / D2 féminine. GF38 : "C'est compliqué d'être loin de chez moi mais...", à la rencontre de Maria Almasri, internationale d'Israël". www.ledauphine.com.
- ↑ "פרסום ראשון: אלמצרי על סף סיכום בבורדו". mako.co.il. 4 June 2022.
- ↑ "שבה לישראל: מריה אלמצרי חתמה באסא תא". Sport5.Co.il – אתר ערוץ הספורט. sport5.co.il. 1 January 2023.
- ↑ "Frischer Wind im Sturm von Turbine" (in German). 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam. 2 January 2024.
- ↑ Shapira, Noam (4 May 2025). "4 השחקניות הישראליות שוחררו מפוטסדאם" [The 4 Israeli players have been released by Potsdam]. Sport 5 (in Hebrew).
- ↑ Shapira, Noam (4 September 2025). ""נכס יקר להתקפה שלנו": מריה אלמצרי חתמה בזאנד" ["A valuable asset to our attack": Maria Almasri signs with Sand]. Sport 5 (in Hebrew).
- ↑ "Israel 2–0 Bulgaria". UEFA. 1 September 2022.
- ↑ "Israel 6–1 Armenia". UEFA. 2 December 2023. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023.
External links
edit- Maria Almasri at Soccerway.com
- Maria Almasri at WorldFootball.net
- Maria Almasri at FBref.com
- Maria Almasri at kicker (in German)
