| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leleya Jaweed Abdulhusain Ali Sabkar[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 2002[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Manama, Bahrain | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | United Eagles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Al Mamlaka | ||
| 2023– | United Eagles | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Bahrain U14 | 3 | (7) |
| 2019–2020 | Bahrain U18 | 4 | (2) |
| 2017– | Bahrain | 8 | (2) |
| 2019– | Bahrain (futsal) | 20 | (3) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of June 11, 2024 | |||
Leleya Jaweed Abdulhusain Ali Sabkar (Arabic: ليليا جاويد عبد الحسين علي سبكار; born 15 July 2002) is a Bahraini professional footballer and futsal player who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Women's First Division League club United Eagles FC and the Bahrain national team.
Club career
[edit]Sabkar featured in the first edition of the SAFF Women's National Football Championship with Al Mamlaka, who were crowned as the champions of the kingdom.[3]
On 4 October 2024, United Eagles announced the renewal of her contract for one more season.[4]
International career
[edit]Youth
[edit]In 2016, Sabkar was selected to represent the Bahrain under-14 national team at the AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship (West). She scored seven goals in three matches, ending the tournament as the second-highest scorer and being named the tournament's best player.[5] In December 2019, she featured for Bahrain in the WAFF U-18 Girls Championship, held in the kingdom. She scored a brace against Kuwait on the opening matchday, with Bahrain finishing the tournament as runners-up.[6]
Senior
[edit]In 2019, Sabkar made the Bahrain squad for the 2019 WAFF Women's Championship held on home soil. During the tournament, she scored her first international goal in the 79th minute against Palestine.[7]
International goals
[edit]- As of 11 June 2024
- Scores and results list Bahrain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sabkar goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 January 2019 | Al Muharraq Stadium, Al Muharraq, Bahrain |  Palestine
|
5–0 | 5–0 | 2019 WAFF Women's Championship |
| 2 | 8 June 2024 | Al Ahli Stadium, Manama, Bahrain |  Indonesia
|
1–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 3 | 2 July 2025 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar |  Turkmenistan
|
1–1 | 2–2 | 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
Honours
[edit]Bahrain
Bahrain U18
- WAFF U-18 Girls Championship:
- Runner-up: 2019
Bahrain Futsal
- GCC Games:
Gold Medalist: 2022
- WAFF Women's Futsal Championship:
- Third place: 2022
References
[edit]- ^ "Leleya Sabkar". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
- ^ "Leleya Jaweed Sabkar". Soccerdonna. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
- ^ Mobarak, Maram (November 22, 2021). "دوري السيدات السعودي ينطلق بـ 35 هدفا في 5 مباريات" [The Saudi Women's League kicks off with 35 goals in 5 matches.] (in Arabic). Retrieved January 14, 2025.
In addition to the goals of her teammate Leleya Jaweed.
- ^ "رسـمـيـاً البحرينية ليليا سبكار تجدد عقدها لمدة موسم" [Officially | Bahrain's Leleya Sabkar renews her contract for one season.]. United Eagles. October 4, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ "ليليا سبكار أفضل لاعبة في البطولة الإقليمية" [Leleya Sabkar named Best Player of the Regional Championship]. alayam.com (in Arabic). May 2, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
- ^ "شابات الأحمر يتجاوزن الكويتيات بالأربعة في افتتاح بطولة غرب آسيا" [The women's under-18 team defeat Kuwait with four goals in the opening of the West Asian Championship.]. alayam.com (in Arabic). December 30, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
The goals for the Red Women were scored by Leleya Sabkar, who netted twice in the 11th and 81st minutes.
- ^ "خماسيّة نظيفة للبحرين والفوز الأول للبنان" [A clean 5-0 victory for Bahrain and Lebanon's first win.]. the-waff.com (in Arabic). West Asian Football Federation. August 19, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Leleya Sabkar at Playermakerstats
- Leleya Sabkar at FBref.com
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