Noura Ibrahim
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Noura Abdulmohsen Ahmad Al-Brahim | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Shabab | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2020 | Challenge FC | ||
| 2020–2023 | Al Yamamah | 26 | (16) |
| 2023– | Al-Shabab | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Saudi Arabia Futsal | 16 | (2) |
| 2022– | Saudi Arabia | 14 | (3) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 January 2024 | |||
Noura Abdulmohsen Ahmad Al-Brahim (Arabic: نورا عبد المحسن أحمد البراهيم; born 17 September 1998), better known as Noura Ibrahim, is a Saudi professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Shabab and the Saudi Arabia women's national team.
Club career
[edit]Ibrahim started playing football at the age of 10. In 2019 She was playing for the Riyadh-based team 'Challenge' before having a knee injury that sidelined her from playing for six months.[2][3]
Al Yamamah (2020–2023)
[edit]In 2020, Noura joined Al Yamamah from the Challenge, On 26 November 2021, she scored her first competitive goal in the SAFF Women's Regional West Football Championship against the Challenge FC (now Al Hilal).[4] Later on Ibrahim and Al Yamamah clinched bronze in the National Football Championship.[5]
Ibrahim also played for Al Yamamah futsal team and was a part of the team squad that won the first Women's Futsal Tournament in the kingdom organized by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.[6]
Al-Shabab (2023–present)
[edit]Following Al-Shabab acquisition of Al Yamamah FC in April 2023. Ibrahim signed with Al-Shabab in August 2023.[7][8] In August 2023, she made her debut for Al-Shabab on 14 October 2023, in the 2023–24 season away match against Al-Ahli.[9]
International career
[edit]In 2019, Ibrahim was a part of the first Saudi Futsal team that took the bronze in the 2019 GCC games.[10] She was also included in the Saudi squad for the 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship in Saudi Arabia, where the team reached the final.[11]
In February 2022, Ibrahim was named for the first Saudi national senior football team to face Seychelles and the Maldives.[12] She made her debut for the team on 20 February 2022 at the game against Seychelles.[13] In September 2022, Ibrahim scored her first senior international goal in a contested 3–3 draw against Bhutan.[14]
Personal life
[edit]"When I was young my parents, mom passed away, and my dad passed away, so me and Al-Bandary grew up together in a house, like a compound. It's true I don't have family but I have ambition, I also have a life in front of me to live."
– Ibrahim on herself during the FIFA documentaryDestined to Play (2023).[15]
Ibrahim lost her parents at a young age.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 30 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al Yamamah | 2023–24 | SWPL | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| Total | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||||
| Al-Shabab | 2023–24 | SWPL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |||
International
[edit]- As of match played 8 January 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 2022 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 3 | |
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 September 2022 | Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha, Saudi Arabia |  Bhutan |
3–3 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 2. | 15 January 2023 | Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar, Saudi Arabia |  Comoros |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2023 SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament |
| 3. | 13 June 2023 | Estadi Municipal De Peralada, Girona, Spain |  Andorra |
1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit]Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia futsal
- WAFF Women's Futsal Championship runners-up: 2022
Individual
- WAFF Women's Futsal Championship Best Player: 2022
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Noura Al-Ibrahim Player Profile". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "نورا إبراهيم: سأكون أول سعودية تحترف بالخارج الركبة أوقفتني عن اللعب ستة أشهر" [Noura Ibrahim: I will be the first Saudi woman to play professionally abroad; a knee injury sidelined me from playing for six months.]. alyaum.com (in Arabic). 13 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ @raljidani (30 October 2019). "Injury Doesn't Stop Noura Ibrahim a Player from Team the Challenge from Participating in the Award Ceremony for the Saudi National Team" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @Alyamamah_FC (26 November 2021). "Full Time: Al Yamamah 4–1 Challenge" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "السعودية تختتم بطولتها النسائية لكرة القدم.. وفريق المملكة بطلاً" [Saudi Arabia concludes its women's football championship, with Al Mamlaka's team emerging as the champions.]. alarabiya.net (in Arabic). 10 January 2022. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ ""لمياء" تتوج اليمامة بكأس الصالات السعودية للسيدات" [Lamia crowns Al-Yamama with the Saudi Women's Futsal Cup]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 9 April 2023. Archived from the original on 10 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ @alshababfcwomen (20 August 2023). "Welcome with us the stars of the national team and the women of Al-Shabab" – via Instagram.
- ^ "Al-Ahli 0–1 Al-Shabab match Report". int.soccerway.com. 14 October 2023. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "منتخب السعودية للسيدات يلتقي سيشل في أول مواجهة ودية دولية" [Saudi Women's National Team to face Seychelles in their first international friendly match.]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 19 February 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "التشكيلة الأولى لـ أخضر السيدات بلقاء سيشل" [The first lineup of the Green Flacons in the match against Seychelles]. almowaten.net (in Arabic). 20 February 2022. Archived from the original on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "في مباراة ودية.. "أخضر السيدات" يتعادل مع بوتان" [In a friendly match... The Women's Green Flacons achieve a draw against Bhutan]. sabq.org (in Arabic). 24 September 2022. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ a b "'Destined to Play': وثائقي جديد يُسلط الضوء على تطور كرة قدم السيدات في السعودية" [Destined to Play': A new documentary sheds light on the evolution of women's football in Saudi Arabia.]. fifa.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
External links
[edit]- Noura Ibrahim at Soccerway
- Noura Ibrahim at Global Sports Archive
- Noura Ibrahim at FBref.com
- Noura Ibrahim on Instagram