Aya Abed

Aya Abed
آيَة عَابِد
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-05) 5 January 1999
Place of birth Bi'ina, Israel
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Hapoel Ihud Bnot I'billin
Youth career
2011–2016 Hapoel Bnot Bi'ina
2016–2018 Ihud Bnot Majd al-Krum
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2024 Hapoel Bnot Arraba 120 (67)
2024– Hapoel Ihud Bnot I'billin
International career‡
2014–2015 Israel U17 5 (1)
2022– Palestine 10 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 November 2024

Aya Abed (Arabic: آيَة عَابِد; Hebrew: איה עאבד; born 5 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga Artzit club Hapoel Ihud Bnot I'billin. Born in Israel, she plays for the Palestine national team.

Club career

Abed developed an interest in football at a young age and began playing at 12 with the Ba'na girls' team under coach Mohamed Titi.[1] Following the merger of Ba'na and Majd al-Krum, she continued with the unified team. Abed remains focused on reaching the highest levels of football and aspires to play for a top club, such as Barcelona Femení.[1][2]

Abed later joined Arraba, contributing to the team's promotion in 2019, and has been playing for them ever since.[3][4]

International career

Born in Shaghur, Israel, Abed holds dual Israeli and Palestinian nationality.[5] She was eligible to play for both national teams and represented Israel at the under-17 level before choosing to play for Palestine.[6] Abed, who also served as a referee in addition to being a player, was dismissed from her refereeing role after participating with Palestine in the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship.[7]

Palestine

Abed started playing for the Palestinian national team at the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship where she scored her first international goal, the team's only goal in the tournament, in a 1–1 draw against Syria.[8]

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1 September 2022Petra Stadium, Amman, Jordan Syria1–01–12022 WAFF Women's Championship
2.20 February 2024King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Iraq3–03–02024 WAFF Women's Championship

References

  1. 1 2 "لاعبة كرة قدم من البعنة تحلم بالانضمام لبرشلونة" [A footballer from Ba'na dreams of joining Barcelona.]. arab48.com (in Arabic). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "لم تستمع للمحبطين وتحدّت مجتمع باكمله... تعرّفوا على اللاعبة اية عابد" [She ignored the naysayers and challenged an entire community... Meet the footballer Aya Abed.]. bokra.net (in Arabic). 9 August 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "إرتقاء فتيات عرابة بكرة القدم للدرجة الممتازة" [The promotion of Arraba girls' football team to the Premier Division.]. bukja.net (in Arabic). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "آية عابد: لن نستسلم وسنقاتل للصعود للعُليا مرة أخرى" [Aya Abed: We will not give up and will fight to rise to the top division again.]. ehna.tv (in Arabic). 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "في مباراة مع العراق.. 4 إسرائيليات في منتخب فلسطين للسيدات.. وتعليق إسرائيلي" [In a match against Iraq: 4 Israelis in the Palestinian women's national team... and an Israeli comment.]. alhurra.com (in Arabic). 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024. Among the players who participated in the Palestinian national team's victory was Aya Abed, a regional referee affiliated with the Israeli Referees' Association.
  6. ↑ "שחקנית נבחרת פלסטין משמשת כשופטת בארץ" [A player from the Palestine national team serves as a referee in the country.]. one.co.il (in Hebrew). 20 September 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2024. I am a referee, a player, and a coach. I have played in the past for the Israel national team.
  7. ↑ "لأنها لعبت بمنتخب فلسطين، اتحاد الحكام يقيل الحكمة آية عابد" [Because she played for the Palestinian national team, the Referees' Association dismisses referee Aya Abed.]. bokra.net (in Arabic). 23 February 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "سيدات سوريا يعادلن فلسطين في بطولة غرب آسيا" [Syria women draw with Palestine in the WAFF Championship.]. snacksyrian.com (in Arabic). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2024. The Palestinian team took the lead first with a goal from "Aya Abed."
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