Personal information | |||
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Full name | Laila Ali Al-Qahtani | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 25 September 2000||
Place of birth | Saudi Arabia | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Shabab | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2018–2021 | Riyadh WFC | ||
2021–2023 | Al Yamamah | 13 | (0) |
2023– | Al-Shabab | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019– | Saudi Arabia Futsal | 16 | (0) |
2022– | Saudi Arabia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 January 2024 |
Laila Ali Al-Qahtani ( Arabic: ليلى علي القحطاني; born 25 September 2000) known shortly as Laila Ali is a Saudi professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Shabab and the Saudi Arabia national team.
Laila started playing football in Al-Nokhba, where the team was basic and less equipped. Training and playing weren't consistent at that time due to limited women's sports in the kingdom. [3]
Later, in 2018, she joined Riyadh based local Club to boost her skills through more intense training, She played there until 2021 when she joined the more professional club, Al Yamamah. [4]
She debuted for Al Yamamah in the inaugural SAFF Women's Regional Football Championship, where Al Yamamah was crowned champion. [5] Following the establishment of the Saudi Women's Premier League in 2022, Laila excelled even more in the premier league, demonstrating her decisiveness. [6] She was recognized as the best goalkeeper in the league after the 2022–23 season for her outstanding performance and contribution to Al Yamamah finishing third. [7] Al-Qahtani also represent Al-Yamamah's futsal team in the futsal game at the 2022 Saudi Games and in the Saudi Women's Futsal Championship held in Ramadan 2023, clinching silver and gold respectively. [8] She won the latter's best goalkeeper. [9]
Following Al-Shabab acquisition of Al Yamamah FC in April 2023. Ibrahim signed with Al-Shabab in August 2023. [10] [11] On 24 August 2023, She debuted for the club in the 2023 Jordanian-Saudi Women's Clubs Championship. [12] She represented Al-Shabab's futsal team in the futsal tournament at the 2023 Saudi Games, clinching gold. [13]
In 2019, Laila got her first call-up for the first Saudi Futsal team to participate in the 2019 GCC games. [4] [14] She was also included in the Saudi squad for the 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship in Saudi Arabia, where the team finished as runners-up on home soil. [15]
Al-Qahtani received her first call-up to the Saudi Arabia women's national football team in September 2022 for double friendly matches against Bhutan. [16] On 11 January 2023, she made her debut for the team as she started in a 1–0 win against Mauritius. [17]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Al Yamamah | 2023–24 | SWPL | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
Total | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
Al-Shabab | 2023–24 | SWPL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
Career total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Saudi Arabia | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | |
2024 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Laila Ali Al-Qahtani | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 25 September 2000||
Place of birth | Saudi Arabia | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Shabab | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2018–2021 | Riyadh WFC | ||
2021–2023 | Al Yamamah | 13 | (0) |
2023– | Al-Shabab | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019– | Saudi Arabia Futsal | 16 | (0) |
2022– | Saudi Arabia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 January 2024 |
Laila Ali Al-Qahtani ( Arabic: ليلى علي القحطاني; born 25 September 2000) known shortly as Laila Ali is a Saudi professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Shabab and the Saudi Arabia national team.
Laila started playing football in Al-Nokhba, where the team was basic and less equipped. Training and playing weren't consistent at that time due to limited women's sports in the kingdom. [3]
Later, in 2018, she joined Riyadh based local Club to boost her skills through more intense training, She played there until 2021 when she joined the more professional club, Al Yamamah. [4]
She debuted for Al Yamamah in the inaugural SAFF Women's Regional Football Championship, where Al Yamamah was crowned champion. [5] Following the establishment of the Saudi Women's Premier League in 2022, Laila excelled even more in the premier league, demonstrating her decisiveness. [6] She was recognized as the best goalkeeper in the league after the 2022–23 season for her outstanding performance and contribution to Al Yamamah finishing third. [7] Al-Qahtani also represent Al-Yamamah's futsal team in the futsal game at the 2022 Saudi Games and in the Saudi Women's Futsal Championship held in Ramadan 2023, clinching silver and gold respectively. [8] She won the latter's best goalkeeper. [9]
Following Al-Shabab acquisition of Al Yamamah FC in April 2023. Ibrahim signed with Al-Shabab in August 2023. [10] [11] On 24 August 2023, She debuted for the club in the 2023 Jordanian-Saudi Women's Clubs Championship. [12] She represented Al-Shabab's futsal team in the futsal tournament at the 2023 Saudi Games, clinching gold. [13]
In 2019, Laila got her first call-up for the first Saudi Futsal team to participate in the 2019 GCC games. [4] [14] She was also included in the Saudi squad for the 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship in Saudi Arabia, where the team finished as runners-up on home soil. [15]
Al-Qahtani received her first call-up to the Saudi Arabia women's national football team in September 2022 for double friendly matches against Bhutan. [16] On 11 January 2023, she made her debut for the team as she started in a 1–0 win against Mauritius. [17]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Al Yamamah | 2023–24 | SWPL | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
Total | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
Al-Shabab | 2023–24 | SWPL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
Career total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Saudi Arabia | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | |
2024 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 |