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Emma Smaali
إيما سماعلي
Personal information
Full name Emma Sabrina Smaali[1]
Date of birth (2000-09-29) 29 September 2000 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Voiron, France
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Lens
Number 22
Youth career
2015–2017 CS Nivolas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Grenoble Foot 38 34 (5)
2020– Lens 76 (8)
International career‡
2023– Algeria 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 April 2024

Emma Sabrina Smaali (Arabic: إيما صبرينا سماعلي; born 29 September 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Seconde Ligue club Lens. Born in France, she represents Algeria at international level.[3]

Club career

Emma Smaali was trained at FCSA until the age of fifteen, then, needing to play with a women's team, she signed with Nivolas-Vermelle and played there for two seasons with the under-19 team.[4]

In 2017, she signed with Grenoble Foot 38 and was integrated into the senior squad in the Division 2.[5]

On 30 July 2020, after three seasons with the Grenoble, she signed a contract with RC Lens in the same Division.[6] Since she arrived at the 'Sang et Or', she has continued to progress. At 22 years old, Emma Smaali is one of the most important players in the strategy implemented by her coach Sarah M’Barek.[7]

International career

In July 2023, she got her first call-up to the Algeria national team by coach Farid Benstiti to participate in to participate in a double-header of friendly matches against Senegal.[8] On 14 July 2023, she made her debut for the Fennecs against Senegal in a 3–1 loss at the Stade Lat-Dior.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 March 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grenoble Foot 38 2017–18 D2F 3 0 0 0 3 0
2018–19 15 4 5 1 20 5
2019–20 10 0 1 0 11 0
Total 28 4 6 1 34 5
RC Lens 2020–21 D2F 6 0 0 0 6 0
2021–22 21 1 2 2 23 3
2022–23 21 1 2 2 23 3
2023–24 21 1 3 1 24 2
Total 69 3 7 5 76 8
Career total 97 7 13 6 110 13

International

As of match played 7 April 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Algeria 2023 3 0
2024 0 0
Total 3 0

References

  1. ^ "CAN-2024 Dames (1er tour aller) : Les Algériennes en stage pour préparer l'Ouganda". elwatan-dz.com (in French). 18 September 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Emma Smaali player summary at Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Emma Smaali de retour en sélection avec l'Algérie". onefootball.com (in French). 31 March 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Emma SMAALI: Un Parcours Prometteur Avant RC Lens" (in French). FCSA. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2024 – via Facebook.
  5. ^ "Emma Smaali, couteau suisse". ledauphine.com (in French). 9 February 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  6. ^ "[Officiel] Emma Smaali, nouvelle recrue du RC Lens féminin". lensois.com (in French). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Football (D2): la Lensoise Emma Smaali a appris «à aimer défendre»". lavoixdunord.fr (in French). 18 October 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Équipe Nationale Féminine : Les Vertes En Stage Et Deux Matchs Amicaux Contre Le Sénégal & La Cote D'ivoire". faf.dz (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  9. ^ "En Amical, Sénégal – Algérie (3 – 1) : Une Défaite Et Un Bon Premier Test Pour Les Vertes". faf.dz (in French). 15 July 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Emma Smaali - Footofeminin.fr". statsfootofeminin.fr. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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