Christy Tony Maalouf (Arabic: كريستي توني معلوف; born 20 December 2005) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as forward for French club VGA Saint-Maur and the Lebanon national team.
Club career
Maalouf began her career at the Jeita Country Club, before moving to Zouk Mosbeh in 2018,[2] scoring 16 goals in 2018–19.[3] She then joined EFP,[2] and scored 55 goals in all competitions between 2020 and 2023.[3]
In 2024, midway through the 2023–24 season, Maalouf moved to France and joined Paris FC, playing for their reserve team in the Régional 1 Féminine (fourth level); she made her debut on 27 January, as a starter in a 1–1 draw against Fleury 2.[4] Maalouf scored five goals in eight games.[3] She joined fellow-R1 club VGA Saint-Maur ahead of the 2024–25 season.[5]
International career
Youth
Maalouf played for Lebanon U15 at the 2019 WAFF U-15 Championship, winning the tournament as the top scorer with nine goals in two games.[2] She also won the 2022 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship with Lebanon U18 as the tournament's best player.[6]
Senior
On 24 August 2021, Maalouf made her senior international debut for Lebanon on 24 August 2021, as a starter in a 0–0 draw against Tunisia in the 2021 Arab Women's Cup.[7] She scored her first goal on 30 August, in a 5–1 win against Sudan.[8] Maalouf scored three goals in two friendly games against Syria, on 12 and 14 August 2022, including a brace in the second game.[9] She took part in the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship; she helped her side finish runners-up,[10] scoring twice against Palestine and Syria.[11]
With her goal against Indonesia in a 5–0 win at the 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, on 8 April 2023, Maalouf reached Sara Bakri's national-team record of seven goals for Lebanon.[12] She surpassed the record on 18 July 2023 – aged 17 years, 210 days – scoring a goal in a 5–0 win against Palestine.[13] The record was broken two months later, on 30 September, when Lili Iskandar scored her ninth international goal.[14]
She was called up to the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship,[15] scoring two goals against Guam and Saudi Arabia.[3]
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maalouf goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 August 2021 | Police Academy Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Sudan
|
2–0 | 5–1 | 2021 Arab Cup |
| 2 | 12 August 2022 | Amin AbdelNour Stadium, Bhamdoun, Lebanon |  Syria
|
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 14 August 2022 | Amin AbdelNour Stadium, Bhamdoun, Lebanon | Syria
|
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 2–0 | |||||
| 5 | 29 August 2022 | Petra Stadium, Amman, Jordan |  Palestine
|
2–0 | 3–0 | 2022 WAFF Championship |
| 6 | 4 September 2022 | Petra Stadium, Amman, Jordan | Syria
|
3–0 | 5–2 | 2022 WAFF Championship |
| 7 | 8 April 2023 | Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh, Lebanon |  Indonesia
|
4–0 | 5–0 | 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 8 | 18 July 2023 | Ansar Stadium, Ansar, Lebanon | Palestine
|
5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 9 | 19 February 2024 | King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |  Guam
|
2–2 | 4–3 | 2024 WAFF Championship |
| 10 | 21 February 2024 | King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |  Saudi Arabia
|
1–0 | 3–2 | 2024 WAFF Championship |
Honours
EFP
Lebanon U15
- WAFF U-15 Girls Championship: 2019; runner-up: 2018
Lebanon U18
Lebanon
- WAFF Women's Championship runner-up: 2022
Individual
- WAFF U-15 Girls Championship top goalscorer: 2019
See also
References
- ^ a b "Christy Maalouf". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ a b c كريستي معلوف الهدّافة البارعة [Christy Maalouf, the brilliant scorer]. nidaalwatan.com (in Arabic). 21 December 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Christy Maalouf". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Fédération Française de Football".
- ^ https://www.fff.fr/competition/match/28224808-st-maur-f-feminin-vga-vaux-le-penil-la-rochette-f-c.html
- ^ المنتخب اللبناني يتوّج بلقب بطولة الشابات الثالثة [The Lebanese national team wins the third U-18 women's championship]. West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 25 October 2022. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "Lebanon vs Tunisia". FA Lebanon. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Lebanon vs Sudan". FA Lebanon. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Khaled, Nasser (14 August 2022). سيدات لبنان تهزمن سوريا وديا [Lebanon women defeat Syria in a friendly]. Kooora (in Arabic). Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ الأردن يتوج ببطولة السيدات السابعة.. ويضيف اللقب الخامس إلى سجله [Jordan win the seventh women's championship.. and add a fifth title to their record]. West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 5 September 2022. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ بطولة غرب اسيا لكرة القدم للسيدات: ثلاثية نظيفة للبنان امام فلسطين [WAFF Women's Championship: Lebanon beat Palestine three goals without reply]. Elsport (in Arabic). 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ أول 3 نقاط في التصفيات الأولمبية.. خماسية لبنانية في مرمى إندونيسيا [The first 3 points in the Olympic qualifiers... five goals for Lebanon against Indonesia]. Al Joumhouria (in Arabic). 8 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Khaled, Nasser (19 July 2023). فوز كبير لسيدات لبنان على فلسطين [A big win for the Lebanese women against Palestine]. Kooora (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ https://the-lfa.com.lb/news/2023/10/01/news620.php [bare URL]
- ^ "استدعاء ٢٣ لاعبة للمشاركة في بطولة غرب اسيا للسيدات" [Calling 23 players to participate in the west Asian women's championship] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
External links
- Christy Maalouf at FA Lebanon
- Christy Maalouf at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)