Miral Khadir Mikhail Qassis (Arabic: ميرال خضر ميكائيل قسيس; born 22 July 2006) is a Palestinian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Egyptian club Zamalek SC and Palestine national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miral Khadir Mikhail Qassis | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Bethlehem, State of Palestine | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zamalek SC | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2024 | Diyar Soccer Team | (45) | |
| 2024– | Zamalek | 7 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Palestine U15 | 3 | (1) |
| 2023– | Palestine U20 | 2 | (2) |
| 2023– | Palestine | 10 | (2) |
| 2022– | Palestine Futsal | 3 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editIn 2018, at the age of 12, Qassis led the Diyar Girls Team to win the Under-14 Girls Futsal Tournament organized by Palestine's Women's Football Committee.[1]
In September 2024, it was announced that the newly established women's section of Zamalek SC had signed Qassis for its inaugural team.[2][3] On 21 November 2024, She wins the Kora Plus Best Player award for the eighth round of the Women's Premier League.[4]
International career
editQassis has represented Palestine in football at all age levels as well as in futsal.[5]
Senior
editIn May 2023, she received her first call-up to the Palestine senior team for two friendly matches against Saudi Arabia.[6] She scored her first international goal against the host team on 11 May 2023, leveling the score in a 1–1 draw.[7] She was selected for the final squad for the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship, where she scored the winning goal in the second matchday against Syria to send Palestine to the semifinals.[8]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Qassis goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 May 2023 | Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |  Saudi Arabia |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 22 February 2024 | King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |  Syria |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2024 WAFF Women's Championship |
References
edit- ^ "ميرال قسيس تقود فتيات "ديار" للقب خماسيات الكرة" [Miral Qassis leads the "Diyar" girls to the futsal title.]. al-ayyam.ps (in Arabic). 18 August 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "الزمالك يضم مهاجمة منتخب فلسطين ميرال خضر قسيس" [Zamalek signs Palestinian national team striker Miral Khadir Qassis.]. cairo24.com (in Arabic). 1 September 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "رسميًا.. الزمالك يعلن عن ضم ميرال خضر قسيس" [Officially: Zamalek announces the signing of Miral Khadir Qassis.]. anahwa.com (in Arabic). 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "ميرال خضر تتوج بجائزة الأفضل من "كورة بلس" في الجولة الثامنة لدوري الكرة النسائية" [Miral Khadir wins the "Kora Plus" Best Player award for the eighth round of the Women's Football League.]. koraplus.com (in Arabic). 21 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "الفلسطينية ميرال خضر: الزمالك سينافس على لقب دوري الكرة النسائية" [Palestinian Miral Khadir: Zamalek will compete for the Women's Football League title.]. gomhuriaonline.com (in Arabic). 22 September 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "منتخب سيدات فلسطين يصل السعودية لخوض وديتين" [The Palestine women's national team arrives in Saudi Arabia for two friendlies.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "التعادل يحسم ودية سيدات السعودية وفلسطين للمرة الثانية" [The draw seals the result of the second friendly between the Saudi and Palestine women's teams.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "«غرب آسيا للسيدات»: فوز فلسطيني على سوريا... والعراق تخسر بخماسية" [WAFF Women's Championship": Palestine wins against Syria... and Iraq loses by five goals.]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 22 February 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
Palestinian player Miral Qassis led her team to victory over Syria.
External links
edit- Miral Qassis at Global Sports Archive
- Miral Qassis at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
  | This biographical article related to women's association football in Palestine is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| | This biographical article related to Palestinian association football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |