Miral Qassis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miral Khadir Mikhail Qassis | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Bethlehem, West Bank | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zamalek SC | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2024 | Diyar Soccer Team | (45) | |
| 2024– | Zamalek | 7 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Palestine U15 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023– | Palestine U20 | 3 | (2) |
| 2023– | Palestine | 10 | (2) |
| 2022– | Palestine Futsal | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 November 2024 | |||
Miral Khadir Mikhail Qassis (Arabic: ميرال خضر ميكائيل قسيس; born 22 July 2006) is a Palestinian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Egyptian club Zamalek SC and the Palestine national team.
Club career
In 2018, at the age of 12, Qassis led the Diyar Girls Team to win the Under-14 Girls Futsal Tournament organized by Palestine's Women's Football Committee.[1]
In September 2024, it was announced that the newly established women's section of Zamalek SC had signed Qassis for its inaugural team.[2][3] On 21 November 2024, she won the Kora Plus Best Player award for the eighth round of the Women's Premier League.[4]
International career
Qassis has represented Palestine in football at all age levels as well as in futsal.[5]
Senior
In May 2023, she received her first call-up to the Palestine senior team for two friendly matches against Saudi Arabia.[6] She scored her first international goal against the host team on 11 May 2023, leveling the score in a 1–1 draw.[7] She was selected for the final squad for the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship, where she scored the winning goal in the match against Syria to send Palestine to the semifinals.[8]
International goals
- Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Qassis goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 May 2023 | Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |  Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 22 February 2024 | King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | %252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png){kind=small} Syria | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2024 WAFF Women's Championship |
| 3. | 26 November 2025 | Hall Stadium – King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |  Lebanon | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2025 WAFF Women's Championship |
References
- ↑ "ميرال قسيس تقود فتيات "ديار" للقب خماسيات الكرة" [Miral Qassis leads the "Diyar" girls to the futsal title.]. al-ayyam.ps (in Arabic). 18 August 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ↑ "الزمالك يضم مهاجمة منتخب فلسطين ميرال خضر قسيس" [Zamalek signs Palestinian national team striker Miral Khadir Qassis.]. cairo24.com (in Arabic). 1 September 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ↑ "رسميًا.. الزمالك يعلن عن ضم ميرال خضر قسيس" [Officially: Zamalek announces the signing of Miral Khadir Qassis.]. anahwa.com (in Arabic). 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ↑ "ميرال خضر تتوج بجائزة الأفضل من "كورة بلس" في الجولة الثامنة لدوري الكرة النسائية" [Miral Khadir wins the "Kora Plus" Best Player award for the eighth round of the Women's Football League.]. koraplus.com (in Arabic). 21 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ↑ "الفلسطينية ميرال خضر: الزمالك سينافس على لقب دوري الكرة النسائية" [Palestinian Miral Khadir: Zamalek will compete for the Women's Football League title.]. gomhuriaonline.com (in Arabic). 22 September 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ↑ "منتخب سيدات فلسطين يصل السعودية لخوض وديتين" [The Palestine women's national team arrives in Saudi Arabia for two friendlies.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ↑ "التعادل يحسم ودية سيدات السعودية وفلسطين للمرة الثانية" [The draw seals the result of the second friendly between the Saudi and Palestine women's teams.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ↑ "«غرب آسيا للسيدات»: فوز فلسطيني على سوريا... والعراق تخسر بخماسية" [WAFF Women's Championship": Palestine wins against Syria... and Iraq loses by five goals.]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 22 February 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
Palestinian player Miral Qassis led her team to victory over Syria.
External links
- Miral Qassis at Global Sports Archive
- Miral Qassis at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)