Fadwa Abdullah Abdulmohsen Khaled[a] (Arabic: فدوى عبد الله عبد المحسن خالد; born 27 January 2005) is a Saudi footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Ahli and the Saudi Arabia national team.
Club career
Fadwa has been with Al-Ahli since the club's founding but her performances improved towards the end of the 2023–24 season and into the 2024–25 season. By the 11th round, she had scored 5 goals, including one that was awarded Goal of the Week in the 8th week.[2][3]
International career
In February 2023, Fadwa got her first call-up to the senior national team by coach Rosa Lappi-Seppälä to face Indonesia in friendlies.[4][5] It wasn't until September 2023, that she made her debut for the team. coming on as a substitute for Fatimah Mansour in the 63rd minute against Bhutan.[6]
In March 2024, she was called up by Under-20 coach Pauline Hamill for the team's first international matches against Mauritania.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 31 January 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | SAFF Women's Cup | Asia | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Ahli | 2022–23 | SWPL | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | SWPL | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | SWPL | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 36 | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 7 | ||||
Notes
- ^ In this name that follows Arab naming customs, the given name is Fadwa, the patronymic is Abdullah (father's name), Abdulmohsen (grandfather's name), and the family name is Khaled.
References
- ^ a b c Fadwa Khaled at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ @Saudi_WPL (25 December 2024). ""Perfect control 💯, precise aim 🎯, and a superb finish 🔝—Fadwa Khalid scores the best goal of Round 8!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Al-Jidani, Riyn (25 December 2024). "Choosing the Best Goal in the Saudi Women's League". kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 January 2025.
Regarding the choice of Saudi winger Fadwa Khaled
- ^ Mobarak, Maram (14 February 2024). "Green Flacons Ladies: Rosa announces the squad for the Indonesia trial". arriyadiyah.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ Al-Jidani, Riyan (5 May 2023). "Reema Al-Thaqafi joins the Saudi Women's National Team". kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 January 2025.
Her teammate, winger Fadwa Khalid, had previously joined the Saudi national team under Finnish coach Seppälä in February, when the team played two friendly matches against Indonesia in Dammam.
- ^ Saudi Arabian Football Federation [@saff_wfd] (27 September 2023). "63' Substitution Fadwa Khaled for Fatima Mansour #International_Friendly_Women_Tournament" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 January 2025 – via Twitter.
- ^ "In preparation for the match against Mauritania, the U-20 Green women's team is holding a training camp in Jeddah". sabq.org. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
External links
- Fadwa Khaled at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
- Fadwa Khaled at Soccerzz
- Fadwa Khaled at Sofascore