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Laila Al-Qahtani

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Laila Ali
Personal information
Full name Laila Ali Al-Qahtani
Date of birth (2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 24)[1]
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.

Club career

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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]

Al Yamamah

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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]

Al-Shabab

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Following Al-Shabab acquisition of Al Yamamah FC in April 2023. Laila 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]

International career

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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]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 30 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
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

International

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As of match played 12 January 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Saudi Arabia 2022 0 0
2023 1 0
2024 0 0
Total 1 0

Honours

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Laila Ali Al-Qahtani –player Profile". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  2. ^ "من هي ليلى علي؟" [Who is Laila Ali?]. arriyadiyah.com (in Arabic). 12 June 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. ^ "كل ماتريد معرفته عن ليلي علي القحطاني أفضل حارسة مرمى في السعودية" [All you want to know about Laila Al-Qahtani, the best goalkeeper in Saudi Arabia.]. reyadawefan.com (in Arabic). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "من هي ليلى علي أفضل حارسة مرمى سعودية؟" [Who is Laila Ali, the best Saudi goalkeeper?]. arriyadiyah.com (in Arabic). 4 December 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. ^ "في دوري كرة القدم للسيدات… اليمامة بطل الوسطى بجدارة.. وحسم "الغربية" غدا" [In the women's football league, Al-Yamamah rightfully secures the title in the central region, while the showdown for the 'Western' region will be decided tomorrow.]. albiladdaily.com (in Arabic). 26 December 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  6. ^ "ليلى القحطاني نجمة الجولة في دوري السيدات السعودي" [Layla Al-Qahtani, the star of the round in the Saudi Women's League.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  7. ^ "أندية العاصمة تسيطر على السيدات" [The capital's clubs dominate in women's football]. alwatan.com.sa (in Arabic). 12 February 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  8. ^ "بالثمانية.. سيدات اليمامة يتوّجن ببطولة الصالات على حساب النصر" [With an 8-0 victory, Al-Yamamah's women clinch the futsal championship at the expense of Al-Nassr.]. alyaum.com (in Arabic). 9 April 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  9. ^ "حصاد جوائز اليمامة في البطولة الرمضانية لكرة قدم الصالات للسيدات" [The harvest of awards for Al-Yamamah in the Ramadan Futsal Women's Football Championship.]. koraplus.com (in Arabic). 11 April 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  10. ^ "الدوري السعودي للسيدات ينطلق على وقع "الصفقات والجوائز المالية"" [The Saudi Women's League kicks off amidst 'transfers and financial rewards']. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 13 October 2023. Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  11. ^ @alshababfcwomen (20 August 2023). "Welcome with us the stars of the national team and the women of Al-Shabab" – via Instagram.
  12. ^ ""بطولة أندية السيدات": خسارة أولى لـ"الهلال" و"النصر" و"الاتحاد"" [Women's Clubs Championship: First Defeat for Al-Hilal, Al-Nassr, and Al-Ittihad.]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  13. ^ "دورة الألعاب السعودية 2023 : الشباب يتوج بذهبية كرة قدم الصالات للسيدات" [Saudi Arabian Games 2023: Al-Shabab Team Clinches Gold in Women's Futsal Football.]. sabq.org (in Arabic). 5 December 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  14. ^ "برونزية كرة القدم الأبرز في المشاركة التاريخية للسعودية بدورة الكويت" [The bronze in futsal stands out in Saudi Arabia's historic participation in the Kuwait Games.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 31 October 2019. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  15. ^ "منتخب الصالات للسيدات يحصد فضية بطولة اتحاد غرب اسيا" [The women's futsal national team secures the silver medal in the West Asian Championship]. saff.com.sa (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 24 June 2022. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  16. ^ "قائمة المنتخب السعودي للسيدات استعدادًا لودية بوتان" [The Saudi Women's National Team Squad List in preparation for the friendly against Bhutan]. alwafd.news (in Arabic). 24 September 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  17. ^ ""سيدات السعودية" يهزم موريشيوس في "البطولة الدولية"" [Saudi Women's Team Triumphs Over Mauritius in the International Championship.]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 11 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
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