Leleya Sabkar
Bahraini footballer (born 2002)
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Leleya Jaweed Abdulhusain Ali Sabkar (Arabic: ليليا جاويد عبد الحسين علي سبكار; born 15 July 2002) is a Bahraini professional footballer and futsal player who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Women's First Division League club United Eagles FC and the Bahrain national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leleya Jaweed Abdulhusain Ali Sabkar[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 2002[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Manama, Bahrain | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | United Eagles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Al Mamlaka | ||
| 2023– | United Eagles | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Bahrain U14 | 3 | (7) |
| 2019–2020 | Bahrain U18 | 4 | (2) |
| 2017– | Bahrain | 8 | (2) |
| 2019– | Bahrain (futsal) | 20 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of June 11, 2024 | |||
Club career
Sabkar featured in the first edition of the SAFF Women's National Football Championship with Al Mamlaka, who were crowned as the champions of the kingdom.[3]
On 4 October 2024, United Eagles announced the renewal of her contract for one more season.[4]{{[better source needed]
International career
Youth
In 2016, Sabkar was selected to represent the Bahrain under-14 national team at the AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship (West). She scored seven goals in three matches, ending the tournament as the second-highest scorer and being named the tournament's best player.[5] In December 2019, she featured for Bahrain in the WAFF U-18 Girls Championship, held in the kingdom. She scored a brace against Kuwait on the opening matchday, with Bahrain finishing the tournament as runners-up.[6]
Senior
In 2019, Sabkar made the Bahrain squad for the 2019 WAFF Women's Championship held on home soil. During the tournament, she scored her first international goal in the 79th minute against Palestine.[7]
International goals
- As of 11 June 2024
- Scores and results list Bahrain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sabkar goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 January 2019 | Al Muharraq Stadium, Al Muharraq, Bahrain |  Palestine |
5–0 | 5–0 | 2019 WAFF Women's Championship |
| 2 | 8 June 2024 | Al Ahli Stadium, Manama, Bahrain |  Indonesia |
1–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 3 | 2 July 2025 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar |  Turkmenistan |
1–1 | 2–2 | 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
Honours
Bahrain
Bahrain U18
- WAFF U-18 Girls Championship:
- Runner-up: 2019
Bahrain Futsal
- GCC Games:
Gold Medalist: 2022
- WAFF Women's Futsal Championship:
- Third place: 2022
