.jpg.webp) Maalouf with Lebanon in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christy Tony Maalouf[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghadir, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | EFP | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Jeita Country Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Zouk Mosbeh | ||
| 2018– | EFP | (67) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Lebanon U15 | (13) | |
| 2018 | Lebanon U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2022 | Lebanon U18 | (6) | |
| 2023– | Lebanon U20 | (6) | |
| 2021– | Lebanon | 17 | (8) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:49, 20 August 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 July 2023 | |||
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Christy Tony Maalouf (Arabic: كريستي توني معلوف; born 20 December 2005) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Lebanese club EFP and the Lebanon national team.
Club career
Maalouf began her career at the Jeita Country Club, before moving to Zouk Mosbeh.[2] She then joined EFP.[2]
International career
Youth
Maalouf played for Lebanon U15 at the 2019 WAFF U-15 Championship, winning the tournament as the top scorer with nine goals in two games.[2] She also won the 2022 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship with Lebanon U18 as the tournament's best player.[3]
Senior
On 24 August 2021, Maalouf made her senior international debut for Lebanon on 24 August 2021, as a starter in a 0–0 draw against Tunisia in the 2021 Arab Women's Cup.[4] She scored her first goal on 30 August, in a 5–1 win against Sudan.[5] Maalouf scored three goals in two friendly games against Syria, on 12 and 14 August 2022, including a brace in the second game.[6] She took part in the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship; she helped her side finish runners-up,[7] scoring twice against Palestine and Syria.[8]
With her goal against Indonesia in a 5–0 win at the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, on 8 April 2023, Maalouf reached Sara Bakri's national-team record of seven goals for Lebanon.[9] She surpassed the record on 18 July 2023 – aged 17 years, 210 days – scoring a goal in a 5–0 win against Palestine.[10] The record was broken two months later, on 30 September, when Lili Iskandar scored her ninth international goal.[11]
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maalouf goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 August 2021 | Police Academy Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Sudan |
2–0 | 5–1 | 2021 Arab Women's Cup |
| 2 | 12 August 2022 | Amin AbdelNour Stadium, Bhamdoun, Lebanon |  Syria |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 14 August 2022 | Amin AbdelNour Stadium, Bhamdoun, Lebanon | Syria |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 2–0 | |||||
| 5 | 29 August 2022 | Petra Stadium, Amman, Jordan |  Palestine |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 WAFF Women's Championship |
| 6 | 4 September 2022 | Petra Stadium, Amman, Jordan | Syria |
3–0 | 5–2 | 2022 WAFF Women's Championship |
| 7 | 8 April 2023 | Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh, Lebanon |  Indonesia |
4–0 | 5–0 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 8 | 18 July 2023 | Ansar Stadium, Ansar, Lebanon | Palestine |
5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
Honours
EFP
- Lebanese Women's FA Cup: 2020–21
- Lebanese Women's Super Cup runner-up: 2021–22
Lebanon U15
- WAFF U-15 Girls Championship: 2019; runner-up: 2018
Lebanon U18
Lebanon
- WAFF Women's Championship runner-up: 2022
Individual
- WAFF U-15 Girls Championship top goalscorer: 2019
See also
References
- 1 2 "Christy Maalouf". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- 1 2 3 كريستي معلوف الهدّافة البارعة [Christy Maalouf, the brilliant scorer]. nidaalwatan.com (in Arabic). 21 December 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ↑ المنتخب اللبناني يتوّج بلقب بطولة الشابات الثالثة [The Lebanese national team wins the third U-18 women's championship]. West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 25 October 2022. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ↑ "Lebanon vs Tunisia". FA Lebanon. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ "Lebanon vs Sudan". FA Lebanon. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ↑ Khaled, Nasser (14 August 2022). سيدات لبنان تهزمن سوريا وديا [Lebanon women defeat Syria in a friendly]. Kooora (in Arabic). Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ↑ الأردن يتوج ببطولة السيدات السابعة.. ويضيف اللقب الخامس إلى سجله [Jordan win the seventh women's championship.. and add a fifth title to their record]. West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 5 September 2022. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ↑ بطولة غرب اسيا لكرة القدم للسيدات: ثلاثية نظيفة للبنان امام فلسطين [WAFF Women's Championship: Lebanon beat Palestine three goals without reply]. Elsport (in Arabic). 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ↑ أول 3 نقاط في التصفيات الأولمبية.. خماسية لبنانية في مرمى إندونيسيا [The first 3 points in the Olympic qualifiers... five goals for Lebanon against Indonesia]. Al Joumhouria (in Arabic). 8 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ↑ Khaled, Nasser (19 July 2023). فوز كبير لسيدات لبنان على فلسطين [A big win for the Lebanese women against Palestine]. Kooora (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ↑ https://the-lfa.com.lb/news/2023/10/01/news620.php
External links
- Christy Maalouf at FA Lebanon
- Christy Maalouf at Goalzz.com (also in Arabic at Kooora.com)