Chaima Abbassi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Chaima Abbassi | ||
Date of birth | 4 June 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Tunisia | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Shabab | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–2022 | AS Banque de l'Habitat | ||
2022–2023 | Al Yamamah | 14 | (1) |
2023– | Al-Shabab | 16 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2009–2010 | Tunisia U17 | ||
2013– | Tunisia | 35 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024 |
Chaima Abbassi (Arabic: شيماء العباسي; born 4 June 1993) is a professional Tunisian footballer who plays as a defender for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Shabab and the Tunisia national team.
She is also known as Chaima Abdulaziz Al Abbassi in Saudi Arabia where the patronymic name is commonly used.
Club career
[edit]Al Yamamah
[edit]In October 2022, after the establishment of the Saudi Women's Premier League, Abbassi joined Al Yamamah ahead of the 2022–23.[1] On 14 October 2022, she started in Al Yamamah 3–1 win over Eastern Flames. On 16 December 2022, she scored her first goal for the club in a 6–0 win over Eastern Flames, netting the goal in the 12th minute.[2]
Al-Shabab
[edit]In August 2023, Al-Shabab announced Abbassi's signing without specifying the duration of the contract.[3] On 24 August 2023, She made her debut for the club in a 3–4 loss to the Orthodox Club in the 2023 Jordanian-Saudi Women's Clubs Championship. she made her Premier League debut on 14 October 2023, in a 1–0 win over Al-Shabab.[4] She scored her first goal for the club in the 2023–24 SAFF Women's Cup final against Al-Ahli scoring in the 89th minute in a 2–3 loss.[5]
International career
[edit]Abbassi has represented Tunisia at the senior level and has been the team's captain since 2021, leading them in over 25 consecutive matches. This makes her the longest-serving captain of any national team in Tunisia.[6][7]
Honours
[edit]Tunisia
- Arab Women's Cup Runner-up : 2021
- UNAF Women's Tournament Third place : 2020
AS Banque de l'Habitat
- Tunisian Women's Championship Winner : 2010
- Tunisian Women's Cup Winner : 2010
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "كرة القدم التونسية وموسم "الهجرة" إلى الشرق" [Tunisian football and the season of 'migration' to the East.]. tajasport.com (in Arabic). 10 November 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "سيدات اليمامة يقسون على نظيراتهن في شعلة الشرقية بسداسية مقابل هدف" [The Al-Yamama women's team dominated their counterparts in Eastern Flames with a 6-1 victory.]. alyoumnews.net (in Arabic). 16 December 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "تونسية تدعم دفاع سيدات الشباب" [Tunisian supports the defense of the youth women's team.]. arriyadiyah.com (in Arabic). 22 August 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Saudi WPL: Al-Ahli 0–1 Al-Shabab match Report". soccerway.com. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "سيدات الأهلي.. بطلات كأس الاتحاد" [Al-Ahli Ladies ... Champions of SAFF cup]. arriyadiyah.com (in Arabic). 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "لقاء حصري مع قائد المنتخب التونسي بكرة القدم شيماء العباسي" ["Exclusive interview with the captain of the Tunisian national football team, Chaima Abbassi.]. se7ral7ya.com (in Arabic). 19 June 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "شيماء العباسي : الأجواء جيدة في معسكر المنتخب التونسي" [Chaima Abbassi: "The atmosphere is good at the Tunisian national team's camp.]. dmcfoot.com (in Arabic). 1 November 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
External links
[edit]- Chaima Abbassi at Global Sports Archive
- Chaima Abbassi at Soccerway
- Chaima Abbassi at FBref.com
- Chaima Abbassi at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Tunisian women's footballers
- Women's association football defenders
- Al-Shabab FC (Riyadh, women) players
- Saudi Women's Premier League players
- Tunisia women's international footballers
- Tunisian expatriate women's footballers
- Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate women's footballers in Saudi Arabia