Noura Ibrahim
Norwegian footballer (born 1995)
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Noura Abdulmohsen Ahmad Al-Brahim (Arabic: نُورَة عَبْد الْمُحْسِن أَحْمَد الْبَرَاهِيم; born 17 September 1998), better known as Noura Ibrahim, is a Saudi professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Shabab and the Saudi Arabia women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Noura Abdulmohsen Ahmad Al-Brahim | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Shabab | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2020 | Challenge FC | ||
| 2020–2023 | Al Yamamah | 26 | (16) |
| 2023– | Al-Shabab | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Saudi Arabia Futsal | 16 | (2) |
| 2022– | Saudi Arabia | 14 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 January 2024 | |||
Club career
Ibrahim started playing football at the age of 10. In 2019 She was playing for the Riyadh-based team 'Challenge' before having a knee injury that sidelined her from playing for six months.[2][3]
Al Yamamah (2020–2023)
In 2020, Noura joined Al Yamamah from the Challenge, On 26 November 2021, she scored her first competitive goal in the SAFF Women's Regional West Football Championship against the Challenge FC (now Al Hilal).[4] Later on Ibrahim and Al Yamamah clinched bronze in the National Football Championship.[5]
Ibrahim also played for Al Yamamah futsal team and was a part of the team squad that won the first Women's Futsal Tournament in the kingdom organized by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.[6]
Al-Shabab (2023–present)
Following Al-Shabab acquisition of Al Yamamah FC in April 2023. Ibrahim signed with Al-Shabab in August 2023.[7][8] In August 2023, she made her debut for Al-Shabab on 14 October 2023, in the 2023–24 season away match against Al-Ahli.[9]
International career
In 2019, Ibrahim was a part of the first Saudi Futsal team that took the bronze in the 2019 GCC games.[10] She was also included in the Saudi squad for the 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship in Saudi Arabia, where the team reached the final.[11]
In February 2022, Ibrahim was named for the first Saudi national senior football team to face Seychelles and the Maldives.[12] She made her debut for the team on 20 February 2022 at the game against Seychelles.[13] In September 2022, Ibrahim scored her first senior international goal in a contested 3–3 draw against Bhutan.[14]
Personal life
"When I was young my parents, mom passed away, and my dad passed away, so me and Al-Bandary grew up together in a house, like a compound. It's true I don't have family but I have ambition, I also have a life in front of me to live."
Ibrahim lost her parents at a young age.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 December 2023
International
- As of match played 8 January 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 2022 | 4 | 1 |
| 2023 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 3 | |
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 September 2022 | Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha, Saudi Arabia |  Bhutan | 3–3 | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 2. | 15 January 2023 | Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar, Saudi Arabia |  Comoros | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2023 SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament |
| 3. | 13 June 2023 | Estadi Municipal De Peralada, Girona, Spain |  Andorra | 1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly |
Honours
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia futsal
- WAFF Women's Futsal Championship runners-up: 2022
Individual
- WAFF Women's Futsal Championship Best Player: 2022