Christy Maalouf
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.
.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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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
References
- "Christy Maalouf". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- 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. 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)