Sara Ismael

Sara Ismael Mohamed Salgueda (Arabic: سارة اسماعيل: born 23 January 1999) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born and raised in Spain to an Egyptian father and a Spanish mother, she is capped for the Egypt women's national team.[2]

Sara Ismael
Personal information
Full name Sara Ismael Mohamed Salgueda[1]
Birth name Sara Ismael Salgueda[lower-alpha 1]
Date of birth (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999
Place of birth Ripoll, Spain
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Espanyol 8 (0)
2019–2022 Barcelona B 32 (0)
2022–2023 Zaragoza CFF 26 (7)
International career‡
2022– Egypt 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 February 2023

Early life

She started playing football at the age of twelve.[3]

Club career

Ismael started her senior career with Spanish side Barcelona B, playing for the club during the Coronavirus pandemic.[4] During the 2017/18 season, she suffered two injuries while playing for the club.[5] While playing for the club, she was able to train with the first team of Barcelona.[6]

Her career has been marked by injuries.[7] In 2022, she signed for Spanish side Zaragoza CFF.[8] During the 2023/23 season, she was regarded as one of the highest performing players for the club.[9]

Queens League

Ismael was the first player to be selected in the Queens League draft.[10] She was regarded as one of the players in the draft with the highest ability.[11] She was picked by Aniquiladoras FC of Espe and Juan Guarnizo.[12] In September 2023, she could not play in the third matchday of the Queens Cup due to having been called up for the Egypt national team,[13] but the team would go on to claim its first title defeating Saiyans FC in the cup final, held on October 14 at the La Rosaleda Stadium in Málaga.[14]

Style of play

Ismael mainly operates as a midfielder and is known for her speed.[15]

International career

Ismael has represented the Egypt women's national football team internationally.[16]

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 February 2023Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh, Lebanon Lebanon1–02–1Friendly
2.22 February 2023 Lebanon1–02–1

Personal life

Ismael has an Egyptian father and a Spanish mother.[17]

Notes
  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ismael and the second or maternal family name is Salgueda.

References
  1. Sara Ismael at Global Sports Archive
  2. "8 معلومات عن سارة إسماعيل بعد انضمامها لمنتخب الكرة النسائية.. عمرها 23 عاما". elwatannews.com.
  3. "مصر: سارة إسماعيل، استقطاب كروي من الطراز الرفيع". tajasport.com.
  4. "Sara Ismael: "Vull seguir creixent al costat de les millors"". ripollesdigital.cat.
  5. "Sara Ismael espera tenir oportunitats amb el primer equip del FC Barcelona a partir de la temporada que ve". ripollesdigital.cat.
  6. "Sara Ismael, el talento egipcio goleador". erafutbolfemenino.com.
  7. "Sara Ismael - La Grada Online article".
  8. "Un café con Sara Ismael: "Pensé en dejar el fútbol"".
  9. "Sara Ismael - El Periodico de Aragon article".
  10. "La Queens League, al detalle: la competición femenina de Piqué". elperiodico.com.
  11. "Sara Ismael está al caer". estadistikings.com.
  12. Post on her Instagram
  13. Valderas, Moisés (22 September 2023). "Sara Ismael, de la Queens League a ser convocada con la Selección". El Desmarque (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  14. Pérez, Juan (14 October 2023). "Aniquiladoras triunfa en la Queens Cup, victoria y proposición de matrimonio". El Desmarque (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  15. "Así es Sara Ismael, la primera jugadora de la Queens League". eltrono.pro.
  16. "Sara Ismael - Marca Catalunya article".
  17. "سارة اسماعيل قائدة برشلونة تتحدث لكورة نيو عن تفاصيل انضمامها للفريق الكتالوني". kooranew.com.
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