In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Sayed and the family name is Fayad.

Sophie Sayed Fayad (Arabic: صوفي سيد فياض; born 8 December 2004) is a Lebanese football and futsal player who plays as midfielder for Lebanese club EFP.

Club career

A youth player for Salam Zghata, Fayad played as a starter in the under-17 championship aged just 12; she helped her side finish second and scored 10 goals in 2017.[2]

International career

Youth

Fayad represented Lebanon at various youth levels. In 2018, she played for the Lebanon U15 team at the WAFF U-15 Girls Championship.[3] The following year, she competed with the Lebanon U16 squad during the 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification.[3] She went on to play with the Lebanon U17 team, participating in the 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification.[4][5]

In 2019, she was part of the Lebanon U18 team that won the WAFF U-18 Girls Championship in Bahrain. Notably, she was the youngest player in the squad at just 15 years old.[6] She won her second regional title at the 2022 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship.[7] In 2023, Fayad played for Lebanon U20 at the 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification.[1]

Senior

Fayad made her senior debut for Lebanon on 12 August 2022 against Syria.[8] She was called up for the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship,[9] in which Lebanon finished second,[10] and scored in the opening match against Palestine.[11] On 18 July 2023, she scored another goal against Palestine in 5–0 friendly victory.[12]

Futsal

In addition to football, Fayad has represented Lebanon in futsal. She played for the national futsal team during the 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification.[13]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fayad goal.
List of international goals scored by Sophie Fayad
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 August 2022 Petra Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Palestine 1–0 3–0 2022 WAFF Championship
2 18 July 2023 Ansar Stadium, Ansar, Lebanon  Palestine 4–0 5–0 Friendly

Honours

EFP

Lebanon

Lebanon U18

Lebanon U15

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sophie Fayad". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  2. ^ "صوفي" أصغر لاعبة كرة قدم في لبنان.. تذهل العالم بآدائها العالي! [Sophie is the youngest female football player in Lebanon.. She amazes the world with her high performance!]. Lebanon24 (in Arabic). 22 April 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b منتخب الشابات في كرة القدم يتطلع إلى لقب غرب آسيا غدا وفي صفوفه أصغر لاعبة البترونية صوفي سايد فياض [The youth women's football team is looking forward to the West Asian title tomorrow, and in its ranks is the youngest player, Sophie Sayed Fayad from Batroun]. SaidaMagazine (in Arabic). 5 January 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  4. ^ Khaled, Nasser (8 March 2023). بالصور.. فوز لبنان على بوتان في تصفيات آسيا للشابات [In pictures: Lebanon beats Bhutan in Asian Youth Women's Qualifiers]. Kooora (in Arabic). Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  5. ^ لبنان يختتم تصفيات كأس آسيا للشابات بمواجهة ايران [Lebanon concludes Asian Youth Cup qualifiers against Iran]. Al Anbaa (in Arabic). 5 June 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  6. ^ الوكالة الوطنية للإعلام - البترون استقبلت ابنتها اللاعبة في منتخب كرة القدم صوفي فياض بحفل في البلدية [Batroun welcomed its daughter, the football player Sophie Fayad, with a party at the municipality]. National News Agency (in Arabic). 7 January 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  7. ^ لبنان وسوريا إلى نهائي بطولة الشابات الثالثة - اتحاد غرب آسيا لكرة القدم [Lebanon and Syria to the final of the third youth championship]. West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 23 October 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Sophie Fayyad". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  9. ^ وصول سيدات الأرز الى الأردن للمشاركة في بطولة غرب آسيا [The arrival of the Lady Cedars to Jordan to participate in the WAFF Championship]. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 27 August 2022. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  10. ^ 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 30 October 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Match Report of Palestine vs Lebanon". Global Sports Archive. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  12. ^ سيدات لبنان وفلسطين يتواجهن كروياً [Lebanon and Palestine women's teams face off in football]. Al Liwaa (in Arabic). 21 July 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  13. ^ منتخب لبنان للسيدات لكرة الصالات يغادر إلى بانكوك استعدادا لتصفيات كأس آسيا 2025 [Lebanon women's futsal team leaves for Bangkok in preparation for 2025 Asian Cup qualifiers]. Al Akhbar (in Arabic). 5 January 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
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