Maria Almasri

Maria Almasri
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-03-14) 14 March 2004
Place of birth Israel
Position Forward
Youth career
2015–2017 Orthodox Jaffa
2017–2018 Hapoel Petah Tikva
2018–2019 Girls Football Academy
2019–2020 Hapoel Petah Tikva
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Maccabi Kishronot Hadera 29 (10)
2022–2023 Grenoble Foot 38
2023–2024 ASA Tel Aviv University 23 (7)
2024–2025 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 2 (2)
2025–2026 SC Sand 14 (0)
International career‡
2019–2022 Israel U17
2022 Israel U19
2022– Israel 17 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 June 2026

Maria Almasri (Hebrew: מריה אלמסרי, Arabic: ماريا المصري; born 14 March 2004) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a striker for Israeli national team.

Club career

Almasri played for Orthodox Jaffa, Hapoel Petah Tikva and The Girls' Soccer Academy of Wingate Institute in youth level.[1][2] She started her senior career at Maccabi Kishronot Hadera in 2020.[3][4] In summer 2022, she signed for French club Grenoble Foot 38.[5][6][7][8][9] In January 2023, she returned to Israel to play for ASA Tel Aviv University.[10][11] In January 2024, she joined German side Turbine Potsdam.[12] In May 2025, following the club's relegation to the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, Almasri was released along with fellow Israelis Irena Kuznetsov, Noa Selimhodzic, and Shahar Nakav.[13] Four months later, in Ssptember 2025, Almasri joined 2. Frauen-Bundesliga club SC Sand.[14]

International career

Almasri made her debut for the Israeli national team on 1 September 2022 in a 2–0 victory over Bulgaria during the 2023 World Cup qualification.[15] On 2 December 2023, she scored her first international goal in a 6–1 victory over Armenia during the UEFA Nations League.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "יש אלופות". ynet. 24 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "מריה אלמצרי, כוכבת העתיד של הכדורגל הישראלי: "רוצה לשחק בפ.ס.ז' או צ'לסי"". davar1.co.il. 2 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "נבחרי העונה: הצביעו לתגלית העונה בליגת הנשים". one.co.il. 3 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "המצטיינים: אצילי נבחר כשחקן העונה, שרי הזר". Ynet. ynet.co.il. 11 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Sougey, Frédéric (8 October 2022). "D2F. Le Grenoble Foot 38 recrute à l'international". Ouest-France.
  6. ↑ "Transfert féminin : L'Israélienne Maria Almasri en route vers Bordeaux •". Footeuses. 3 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Maria Almasri a choisi le GF38 !". GF38. 30 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Mercato : Maria Almasri en route vers Bordeaux ?". WebGirondins. 3 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Football / D2 féminine. GF38 : "C'est compliqué d'être loin de chez moi mais...", à la rencontre de Maria Almasri, internationale d'Israël". www.ledauphine.com.
  10. ↑ "פרסום ראשון: אלמצרי על סף סיכום בבורדו". mako.co.il. 4 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "שבה לישראל: מריה אלמצרי חתמה באסא תא". Sport5.Co.il – אתר ערוץ הספורט. sport5.co.il. 1 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "Frischer Wind im Sturm von Turbine" (in German). 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam. 2 January 2024.
  13. ↑ Shapira, Noam (4 May 2025). "4 השחקניות הישראליות שוחררו מפוטסדאם" [The 4 Israeli players have been released by Potsdam]. Sport 5 (in Hebrew).
  14. ↑ Shapira, Noam (4 September 2025). ""נכס יקר להתקפה שלנו": מריה אלמצרי חתמה בזאנד" ["A valuable asset to our attack": Maria Almasri signs with Sand]. Sport 5 (in Hebrew).
  15. ↑ "Israel 2–0 Bulgaria". UEFA. 1 September 2022.
  16. ↑ "Israel 6–1 Armenia". UEFA. 2 December 2023. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023.