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Christy Maalouf

Christy Maalouf

Lebanese footballer (born 2005)

Christy Tony Maalouf (Arabic: كريستي توني معلوف; born 20 December 2005) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as forward for French club Paris FC 2 and the Lebanon national team.

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Tony and the family name is Maalouf.
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Club career

Maalouf began her career at the Jeita Country Club, before moving to Zouk Mosbeh.[2] She then joined EFP.[2]

In 2024, Maalouf moved to France and joined Paris FC, playing for their reserve team in the Régional 1 Féminine; she made her debut on 27 January, as a starter in a 1–1 draw against Fleury 2.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5] She scored her first goal on 30 August, in a 5–1 win against Sudan.[6] Maalouf scored three goals in two friendly games against Syria, on 12 and 14 August 2022, including a brace in the second game.[7] She took part in the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship; she helped her side finish runners-up,[8] scoring twice against Palestine and Syria.[9]

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.[10] She surpassed the record on 18 July 2023 – aged 17 years, 210 days – scoring a goal in a 5–0 win against Palestine.[11] The record was broken two months later, on 30 September, when Lili Iskandar scored her ninth international goal.[12]

She was called up to the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship.[13]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maalouf goal.
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Honours

EFP

Lebanon U15

Lebanon U18

Lebanon

Individual

  • WAFF U-15 Girls Championship top goalscorer: 2019

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Christy Maalouf". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. [2]
    كريستي معلوف الهدّافة البارعة [Christy Maalouf, the brilliant scorer]. nidaalwatan.com (in Arabic). 21 December 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. [3]
    https://www.fff.fr/competition/match/25918447-fleury-91-f-c-paris-f-c.doc
  4. [4]
    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.
  5. [5]
    "Lebanon vs Tunisia". FA Lebanon. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. [6]
    "Lebanon vs Sudan". FA Lebanon. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  7. [7]
    Khaled, Nasser (14 August 2022). سيدات لبنان تهزمن سوريا وديا [Lebanon women defeat Syria in a friendly]. Kooora (in Arabic). Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  8. [8]
    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.
  9. [9]
    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.
  10. [10]
    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.
  11. [11]
    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.
  12. [12]
    https://the-lfa.com.lb/news/2023/10/01/news620.php
  13. [13]
    "استدعاء ٢٣ لاعبة للمشاركة في بطولة غرب اسيا للسيدات" [Calling 23 players to participate in the west Asian women's championship] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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