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Sandy Abi-Elias

Sandy Abi-Elias

Association football player (born 1997)

Sandy Patricia Abi-Elias (Arabic: ساندي ابي الياس; born 10 May 1997) is a former footballer who played as a forward.

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Abi-Elias played for various youth clubs in England, most notably Arsenal and Chelsea. She made her senior debut in 2014 with Watford, before playing for Bristol Academy, Swindon Town, and Keynsham Town.

Born in England, Abi-Elias is of Lebanese descent; she represented Lebanon internationally in 2018.

Club career

Youth

Abi-Elias started her youth career at Fulham in 2007,[2] before moving to AFC Wimbledon in 2011.[3] After one year, Abi-Elias moved to Arsenal, winning the 2012–13 FA Girls Youth Cup,[4] before joining Chelsea in 2013, staying there one year.

Senior

In 2014 Abi-Elias began her senior career at Watford, playing during the 2014–15 season. In 2015 she moved to Bristol Academy, before joining Swindon Town in 2016.[5][6][7] After one season at the club, Abi-Elias moved to Keynsham Town, playing there during the 2017–18 season.[8]

International career

Abi-Elias made her senior international debut for Lebanon on 28 November 2018, in an AFC Women's Olympic qualifying match against Iran;[1] Lebanon lost 8–0.[9]

Personal life

Born in Isleworth, England,[1] Abi-Elias studied at Teddington School in Teddington, London between 2007 and 2013.[10] In 2011, while in Year 9, Abi-Elias was awarded Football Player of the Year (Girl).[10] Between 2013 and 2015, Abi-Elias studied BTEC Level 3 Sport and Exercise at Kingston College, while playing for the college's women's football academy.[11] In 2015 Abi-Elias studied at the University of Bath, with a BA in Sport and Social Sciences.

Honours

Arsenal

  • FA Girls Youth Cup: 2012–13[4]

See also

References

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    "Women's Football Academy advances to ECFA Premier Cup Quarterfinals". kingston-college.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
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