Farah El Tayar

Farah El Tayar
El Tayar training with Lebanon in 2025
Personal information
Full name Farah Dani El Tayar[1]
Date of birth (2003-12-10) 10 December 2003[2]
Place of birth Bsous, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position Full-back
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 FIU Panthers 51 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Akhaa Ahli Aley (4)
2020–2021 EFP 11 (5)
2022 Iowa Raptors FC (0)
2024 Tormenta FC 4 (0)
Total (9)
International career
2018 Lebanon U15 (2)
2018 Lebanon U16 4 (1)
2019 Lebanon U19 3 (1)
2021–2025 Lebanon 9 (1)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Lebanon
WAFF U-18 Girls Championship
Gold medal – first place2019U-18 Team
WAFF U-15 Girls Championship
Silver medal – second place2018U-15 Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Farah Dani El Tayar (Arabic: فرح داني الطيار; born 10 December 2003) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a full-back.

Club career

El Tayar began her club career in Lebanon, playing for Akhaa Ahli Aley from 2018 to 2020 and then Eleven Football Pro from 2020 to 2021, both in the Lebanese Women's Football League.[1]

On 3 August 2021, El Tayar was recruited to play for Florida International University in the United States.[3] She made her debut on 22 August, as a 19th-minute substitute in a 3–2 defeat to the Jacksonville Dolphins.[4] In 2023, during her senior season, she captained the team.[5]

On 18 April 2022, El Tayar joined the Iowa Raptors FC in the Women's Premier Soccer League.[6][7]

On 4 April 2024, El Tayar signed with Tormenta FC in the USL W League.[5]

International career

El Tayar represented Lebanon at various youth levels, playing for the U15 and U16 teams in 2018, and being called up to the U19 squad the following year.

She made her senior international debut on 8 April 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 2021 Armenia International Friendly Tournament against hosts Armenia.[8] She scored her first goal two days later, in a 7–1 defeat against Lithuania in the same competition.[9] In 2024, she played in the AFC Olympics Qualifiers. In 2025, she recorded 3 appearances and an assist in the ANFA International Championship, and also appeared in two friendly matches.[2]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each El Tayar goal.
List of international goals scored by Farah El Tayar
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 April 2021 Pyunik Training Centre, Yerevan, Armenia  Lithuania 1–4 1–7 2021 Armenia Tournament

Honours

Lebanon U15

Lebanon U18

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Farah El Tayar". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Farah El Tayar". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Women's Soccer Introduces 2021 Recruiting Class". FIU Athletics. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Women's Soccer vs Jacksonville on 8/22/2021 - Box Score". FIU Athletics. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Tormenta FC signs Farah El Tayar to W League Team this Summer". Tormenta FC. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Welcome Farah El Tayar to the Iowa Raptors". Facebook. Iowa Raptors FC. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Iowa Raptors FC Building Inaugural WPSL Roster Around International Talent". www.wpslsoccer.com. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Match Report of Armenia vs Lebanon". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Lebanon vs Lithuania". FA Lebanon. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "THE WAFF- Lebanon crowned the "WAFF U18" title". www.the-waff.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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