Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah, women)

Al-Ittihad Women Football Club is a Saudi professional women's football club based in Jeddah. Founded in 2014 as an independent club, Jeddah Eagles FC at the time were acquired in 2022 by Al-Ittihad. They currently compete in the Saudi Women's Premier League, the first level of the Saudi football pyramid.[1][2]

Al-Ittihad Women
Full nameAl-Ittihad Saudi Women Club
Nickname(s)
  • (Al-Numoor) "The Tigers"
  • (Amid Al-Andiyah) "The Chief of Clubs"
Founded2014
GroundKing Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Capacity62,345
OwnerPublic Investment Fund (75%)
Al-Ittihad Non-Profit Foundation (25%)
Manager Kelly Lindsey
LeagueSaudi Women's Premier League
2023–24SWPL, 6th of 8
WebsiteClub website
Al-Ittihad active departments

Football
(men's)

Football
(women's)

Basketball
(men's)

History

Founded in 2014, Jeddah Eagles Ladies Football Club participated in the first Women's Community Football League 2020–21 season after they won the regional Jeddah tournament.[3]

On 25 September 2022, the club was bought by men's club Al-Ittihad. The club became fully professional in the process.[4]

Players

Current squad

As of 17 November 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  KSA Hessa Al-Sudairy
2 MF  KSA Bayan Sadagah
4 DF  KSA Talah Al-Ghamdi
5 DF  ENG Leighanne Robe
6 MF  KSA Mariam Al-Tamimi
7 DF  KSA Raneem Al-Shareef
8 MF  KSA Farah Jefry
9 FW  SYR Nor Mustafa
10 MF  KSA Seba Tawfiq
11 FW  KSA Hala Khashoggi
12 FW  LBN Lili Iskandar
14 MF  KSA Joury Tarek
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  KSA Lana Abdulrazak
16 MF  JOR Shahnaz Jebreen (captain)
17 MF  MAR Salma Amani
18 MF  KSA Layan Jouhari
20 MF  KSA Asrar Al-Shaibani
21 DF  KSA Raghad Ghandoura
22 DF  NGA Ashleigh Plumptre
26 MF  KSA Wojoud Al-Harthi
27 MF  KSA Rahaf Al-Hazmi
81 GK  JOR Malak Shannak
90 MF  KSA Layan Al-Yafei
MF  KSA Haifa Al-Safyani

Staff

Staff Name Role Nationality
Haya Al-Jamal General Manager  Jordan
Abdulaziz Al-Ghosabi Operations Manager  Saudi Arabia
Kelly Lindsey Head Coach  United States
Myles Smith Assistant Coach  England
Dan Smtih First Team Goalkeeper Coach  England
Simone Conley Strength and Conditioning Coach  South Africa
Maria Stergiou Lead Physiotherapist  Greece
Nawaf Khalifa Physiotherapist  Saudi Arabia


See also

References

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