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Palestinian footballer (born 2002

Etaf Al-Sawi
Personal information
Full name Etaf Nabeel Al-Sawi
Date of birth (2003-01-08) 8 January 2003 (age 21)
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team Al-Nassr
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Al-Muharraq
2022– Al-Nassr 16 (0)
International career
2023– Palestine
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 July 2023

Etaf Nabeel Al-Sawi (Arabic: عطاف نبيل الصاوي; born 8 January 2003) is a Palestinian women's international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Nassr and the Palestine national football team.

Early life

Al-Sawi was born to Nabeel Al-Sawi a Palestinian-Jordanian, who was her first football coach.

Club career

Football

Al-Sawi played for Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr, where she was described as "succeeded in winning the Women’s Premier League title in its first edition. She was one of the team’s most prominent stars, as she presented an amazing performance in which she demonstrated her football talent".

Futsal

Al-Sawi played futsal in Bahrain, helping the club win the league.

International career

In April 2023, Al-Sawi got her first call-up to the senior Palestinian women's team to participate in a double friendly match against Saudi Arabia. On May 2, 2023, Al-Sawi announced on her Instagram that she withdrew from the team for personal reasons and expressed her intention to represent Palestine in the future.

Style of play

Al-Sawi has been described as "occupies the position of a playmaker and is proficient in defensive line positions".

Personal life

Al- Sawi holds both Palestinian and Jordanian nationalities.

Al-Sawi has regarded Croatia international Luka Modrić as her football idol.


Honours

References

  1. Etaf Al-Sawi at Soccerway
  2. "من هي عطاف نبيل الصاوي" [Who Is She, Etaf Nabeel Al-Sawi?]. arriyadiyah.com. 17 April 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  3. "جراحة ناجحة لمحترفة النصر الأردنية "عطاف الصاوي"". aawsat.com.
  4. "عطاف الصاوي: أسعى للاحتراف في أحد الأندية الأوروبية الكبيرة". alyaum.com.
  5. "المنتخب الفلسطيني للسيدات فلسطين يصل السعودية لخوض مبارتان وديتان" [The Palestinian Women's National Team arrives in Saudi Arabia to play two friendly matches.]. nabd.com (in Arabic). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  6. "فخورة بتمثيل وطني، ولكن أسباب شخصية أدت إلى انسحابي" [Honored to Represent my Homeland, Yet Faced with Personal Reasons Leading to Withdrawal.] (in Arabic). 2 May 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  7. "الصاوي.. أردنية تتألق في النصر السعودي" [Al-Sawi, a Jordanian, shines in Saudi Al-Nassr.] (in Arabic). alrai.com. 11 October 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  8. "عطاف الصاوي لاعبة فريق المملكة للسيدات: - مُعجبة بطريقة لعب الكرواتي "لوكا مودريتش" لاعب ريال مدريد وأتمنى أن أصبح مثله يوماً ما" [Etaf Al-Sawi, a player for the Kingdom's women's team: - Admiring the playing style of the Croatian "Luka Modrić," the player of Real Madrid, and hoping to become like him someday.]. nabd.com. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

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