Soumia Hady

Soumia Hady
Hady in 2024
Personal information
Full name Soumia Hady
Date of birth (1998-06-30) 30 June 1998
Place of birth Berrechid, Morocco
Positions
Team information
Current team
Berkane
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Raja Aïn Harrouda
2019 AS FAR
2019–2020 Meknès
2020–2022 Raja Ait Iazza
2022–2025 Wydad
2025– Berkane
International career‡
2017–2018 Morocco U20
2018– Morocco
2024– Morocco Futsal
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 August 2026

Soumia Hady (Arabic: سمية هادي, pronounced [sˈmijːa ˈhaːdi]) is a Moroccan footballer and futsal player who plays as a centre-back for Moroccan Women's Championship D1 (Botola Féminine) club RS Berkane and the Morocco national football and futsal teams. She previously played for Botola Féminine clubs Raja Aïn Harrouda, AS FAR, CM Meknès, Raja Ait Iazza and Wydad AC, and has also represented Morocco at under-20 level.

Club career

Raja Aït Aizza

Hady signed for Moroccan Women's Championship D1 (Botola Féminine) club Raja Ait Iazza (Raja AA) ahead of the 2019–20 season. That season, the club finished runners-up in the Moroccan Women's Throne Cup (which was held on 29 January 2022 due to the competition being delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic).[1]

Hady left Raja AA at the end of the 2021–22, having spent three seasons at the club.

Wydad AC

Hady signed for Botola Féminine club Wydad AC ahead of the 2022–23 season.

In the 2023–24 season, Wydad finished runners-up in the Throne Cup (which was held on 17 May 2025 due to the competition being delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic).[2][3]

Hady left Wydad during the 2024–25 season, having spent two and a half seasons at the club.

RS Berkane

During the 2024–25 season, Hady signed for Botola Féminine club RS Berkane. That season, the finished runners-up in the Throne Cup (which was held on 21 May 2026 due to the competition being delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic).[4][5]

International career

Morocco

Hady received her first call-up for the Morocco national team by manager Karim Bencherifa for a two-match friendly series against rivals Algeria on 18 and 22 October 2018 in Morocco, being one of 22 players in the squad playing domestically.[6] Morocco won the first match 3–1 at Kenitra Municipal Stadium in Kenitra,[7] while Algeria won the second match 1–0 at the Maamoura National Football Centre in Salé.[8]

Hady was named by American coach and director Kelly Lindsey as part of Morocco's squad for the 2020 UNAF Women's Tournament, held at El Kram Stadium in El Kram, Tunisia. Morocco won the tournament, securing their first ever UNAF Women's Tournament title.[9]

Hady was selected by Spanish manager Jorge Vilda as part of Morocco's 23-player squad for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), held on home soil from 5 to 26 July 2025.[10][11] Morocco finished runners-up in the tournament.[12]

Hady was again selected by Vilda as part of Morocco's 26-player squad for the 2026 WAFCON, once again held on home soil from 25 July to 16 August 2026.[13][14] Morocco finished fourth at the tournament.[15]

Morocco Futsal

Hady received her maiden call-up for the Morocco national futsal team when she was selected by manager Adil Sayeh for the 2024 Xanxerê Women's International Tournament (XWIT) at the Arena Ivo Sguissardi in Xanxerê, Santa Catarina, Brazil from 6 to 11 November 2024, which she made her début in. Morocco finished fourth at the tournament, which she played every match in.[16]

Ahead of the 2025 Women's Futsal Africa Cup of Nations, the inaugural edition of the Women's Futsal Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) on home soil, Hady was selected for a two-match friendly series against Senegal at the Salle Moulay Abdellah in Rabat, Morocco. She scored her first international futsal goal in the first match (a 13–0 victory), before scoring her first international brace in the second match.[17] She was later named as part of the 14-player squad that the country sent to Futsal WAFCON, which was held at Salle Moulay Abdellah from 22 to 30 April 2025.[18][19] In the opening match against Namibia in Group A, she scored the third goal in what resulted in an 8–1 victory for the Atlas Lionesses.[20] Morocco won the tournament, winning their first major trophy in international women's futsal and becoming the first ever Futsal WAFCON champions.[21][22]

Hady was again selected by Sayeh for the 2025 XWIT from 20 to 24 August 2025,[23] with Morocco finishing third this time. She once again played in every single match at the tournament.[24] Later that year, Hady was named as part of Morocco's 14-player squad for the 2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup in the Philippines from 21 November to 7 December 2025,[25] which was the first edition that Morocco had qualified for (having done so through Futsal WAFCON earlier that year).[26] Morocco finished second in Group A (with her playing all of the group stage matches) before being eliminated in the quarter-finals.[27]

Honours

Raja Ait Iazza

Wydad AC

  • Moroccan Women's Throne Cup — runners-up: 2023–24

RS Berkane

  • Moroccan Women's Throne Cup — runners-up: 2024–25

Morocco

Morocco Futsal

References

  1. ↑ "Coupe du Trône féminine 2019-20 : l'AS FAR s'impose face à l'ARAFF (1-0) et remporte le titre" [2019–20 Women's Throne Cup: AS FAR beat ARAFF (1–0) and win the title] (in French). Royal Moroccan Football Federation. 29 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Al-Alawi, Abdullah (17 May 2025). "سيدات الجيش يحرزن كأس العرش" [Army Women retain Throne Cup] (in Arabic). Hespress.
  3. ↑ "Coupe du Trône dames : l'AS FAR remporte le titre aux dépens du Wydad Casablanca (3-1)" [Women's Throne Cup: AS FAR win the title over Wydad Casablanca (3–1)] (in French). Medi 1 News. 17 May 2025.
  4. ↑ ""نساء الجيش" يتوجن بكأس العرش" ["Army Women" clinch the Throne Cup] (in Arabic). Hespress. 21 May 2026.
  5. ↑ Kitabri, Abderrahmane (21 May 2026). "Coupe du Trône (f) : le trophée revient à l'AS FAR" [Throne Cup (w): The trophy goes to AS FAR] (in French). L'Opinion.
  6. ↑ "L'équipe nationale féminine dispute deux matchs amicaux face à l'Algérie les 18 et 22 octobre" (in French). Royal Moroccan Football Federation. 11 October 2018.
  7. ↑ Kada Rabah, Farid (18 October 2018). "EN Féminines: défaite (3-1) contre le Maroc" [Women's NT: defeat (3–1) against Morocco] (in French). DZ Ballon.
  8. ↑ "Deuxième match amical Maroc-Algérie: défaite des Lionnes de l'Atlas (0-1)" [Second Morocco vs Algeria friendly match: defeat for the Atlas Lionesses (0–1)] (in French). Royal Moroccan Football Federation. 22 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Tournoi féminin UNAF Tunis 2020: le Maroc sacré vainqueur" [2020 UNAF Women's Tournament (Tunis 2020): Morocco crowned champions]. Royal Moroccan Football Federation. 20 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "خورخي فيلدا يكشف لائحة المنتخب النسوي لكأس إفريقيا" [Jorge Vilda unveils the women's national team squad for the Africa Cup of Nations] (in Arabic). SNRT News. 24 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "CAN féminine 2025 : la liste finale de Jorge Vilda passée au crible" [2025 WAFCON: Jorge Vilda's final squad is announced] (in French). Le Matin. 24 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "Nigeria win 10th Women's Africa Cup of Nations after thrilling comeback against Morocco". The Guardian. 27 July 2025.
  13. ↑ Srahna, Ikram (17 July 2026). "Morocco unveils final squad for 2026 WAFCON". Morocco World News.
  14. ↑ "CAN féminine 2026 : Jorge Vilda dévoile sa liste des 26 Lionnes de l'Atlas" [2026 WAFCON: Jorge Vilda reveals HUS 26-player Atlas Lionesses squad] (in French). Maroc Hebdo. 17 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Algeria claim first-ever podium finish after penalty shootout win over hosts Morocco". Confederation of African Football. 15 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "Xanxerê Women's International Tournament (2nd Edition)". Futsal Planet. 11 August 2024.
  17. ↑ "Prépa. CAN Futsal (f) Maroc 25: l'équipe nationale victorieuse du Sénégal" [2025 Futsal WAFCON (Morocco 25) prep: national team victorious over Senegal] (in French). L'Opinion. 27 March 2025.
  18. ↑ "CAN féminine de futsal : la liste des Lionnes e l'Atlas dévoilée" [Futsal WAFCON: the Atlas Lionesses squad revealed] (in French). Femmes du Maroc. 14 April 2025.
  19. ↑ "Women's Futsal AFCON Morocco 2025 squads" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 17 April 2025.
  20. ↑ "Morocco thrash Namibia 8–1 in commanding start to Women's Futsal AFCON". Confederation of African Football. 22 April 2025.
  21. ↑ "Morocco claim historic Women's Futsal AFCON title in last-minute thriller". Confederation of African Football. 30 April 2025.
  22. ↑ Ahanogbe, Prudence (30 April 2025). "Finale CAN Futsal féminin : renversant, le Maroc sacré à domicile" [Futsal WAFCON final: Morocco astonishingly crowned champions on home soil] (in French). Afrik Foot.
  23. ↑ "Participation de l'EN futsal féminine A à un tournoi international au Brésil" [Women's A futsal NT to participate in international tournament in Brazil] (in French). Hibapress. 20 August 2025.
  24. ↑ "Xanxerê Women's International Tournament (3rd Edition)". Futsal Planet. 24 August 2025.
  25. ↑ "Official FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup squads revealed". FIFA. 14 November 2025.
  26. ↑ "Morocco and Tanzania reach Philippines 2025". FIFA. 29 April 2025.
  27. ↑ Tolaimate, Chadi (1 December 2025). "Spain defeats Morocco in Women's Futsal World Cup quarter-finals". Morocco World News.