Leena Khamis
Leena Khamis (born 19 June 1986) is an Australian soccer player who plays for the Canberra United in the Australian W-League.
Khamis playing for Sydney FC in 2010 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leena Khamis | ||
Date of birth | 19 June 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Camden, New South Wales, Australia | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Canberra United | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
NSW Institute of Sport | |||
Macarthur Rams | |||
2003–2004 | Northern NSW Pride | ||
2004–2008 | NSW Sapphires White | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Macarthur Rams | |||
2008–2011 | Sydney FC | 35 | (23) |
2011 | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
2011–2012 | Sydney FC | 7 | (4) |
2012 | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
2013–2018 | Sydney FC | 52 | (12) |
2018–2019 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 11 | (2) |
2019– | Canberra United | 12 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2004–2006 | Australia U-20 | 13 | (9) |
2008– | Australia | 25 | (5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 June 2015 |
Biography
Khamis was born in the Sydney suburb of Camden and is of Assyrian heritage. Her family is heavily involved in football, her father played the game before emigrating to Australia from Iraq and two of her sisters are involved at Sydney FC. Her older sister, Linda, is an assistant coach and her younger sister, Sham, is a team-mate.[1][2]
Playing career
She represented Australia at the 2004 FIFA World Under 19 Women's Championship in Thailand. She finished the inaugural W-League season as top scorer with 7 goals, winning the Golden Boot award.[3]
Khamis made her full international debut for Australia in July 2008 in a match against China in Beijing.[4]
After playing at Sydney FC since their inaugural season, Khamis signed with Western Sydney Wanderers for the 2018–19 season. She was one of several players who made the switch from Sydney FC to rivals Western Sydney during the offseason.[5]
International goals
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 12 July 2008 | North Sydney Oval, Sydney, Australia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
2 | 20 February 2010 | Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland, New Zealand | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
3 | 19 May 2010 | Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup | |
4 | 12 May 2011 | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford, Australia | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
5 | 3 July 2011 | Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup |
Honours
Country
- AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2010
- AFF Women's Championship: 2008
- OFC U-20 Women's Championship: 2004
References
- Ormond, Aidan (17 November 2009). "Khamis Is Sydney Girls' Tim". Australian FourFourTwo. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- Ward, Mary (27 January 2017). "Khamis sisters playing side by side in W-League finals". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- "W-League Stars Rewarded". Australian FourFourTwo.
- Howe, Andrew. "Official Media Guide of Australia at the FIFA Women's World Cup Germany 2011" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 30 June 2017 – via WomenSoccer.com.au.
- "Confirmed: Wanderers land exciting Sydney FC trio". 23 August 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.