Nathalie Georges Matar (Arabic: ناتالي جورج مطر; born 20 September 1995) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for French club USPSO and captains the Lebanon national team.

Nathalie Matar
Matar with EFP in 2021
Personal information
Full name Nathalie Georges Matar[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-20) 20 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Qaa, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
USPSO
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Zouk Mosbeh (3)
2019–2022 EFP (16)
2022–2023 Grand Calais Pascal 5 (0)
2023 Stade Portelois 11 (5)
2023– USPSO 21 (4)
International career
2018 Lebanon (futsal) 3 (0)
2015– Lebanon 22 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Lebanon
WAFF Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place 2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:55, 27 July 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:39, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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On 14 July 2022, Matar moved to Régional 1 Féminine club Grand Calais Pascal.[2] She joined Stade Portelois on 26 January 2023,[3] before moving to USPSO on 8 July 2023.[4]

International career

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Matar was part of the Lebanon national team squad that participated in the 2021 Arab Women's Cup in Egypt.[5] She was called up to represent Lebanon at the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship,[6] helping her side finish runners-up.[7] She was called up to the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship.[8]

Honours

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Lebanon

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Nathalie Matar". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  2. ^ "NATHALIE MATAR EST CALAISIENNE !". Grand Calais Pascal Football Club (in French). 14 July 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022 – via Facebook.
  3. ^ Stade Portelois [@stadeportelois] (26 January 2023). "Le Stade Portelois est heureux d'annoncer l'arrivée de Nathalie Matar, en provenance du club de Grand Calais Pascal, au sein de son équipe Féminines Seniors" – via Instagram.
  4. ^ "Nous sommes ravie d'accueillir Nathalie Matar au sein de notre effectif pour la saison 2023-2024" (in Arabic). Les féminines de l' USPSO. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2024 – via Facebook.
  5. ^ "بعثة منتخب لبنان للسيدات تغادر الى مصر". The LFA. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  6. ^ "وصول سيدات الأرز الى الأردن للمشاركة في بطولة غرب آسيا". The LFA (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  7. ^ 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. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  8. ^ "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.
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