Samya Hassani
Moroccan footballer (born 2000)
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Samya Hassani (Arabic: ساميا حسني,[2] born 3 January 2000) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch Eredivisie club SC Telstar. Born in the Netherlands, she represents Morocco at international level.
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| Date of birth | 3 January 2000[1] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Forward[1] | |||||||||||||
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Current team | SC Telstar | |||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | SDZ Amsterdam | |||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Wartburgia | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | VV Alkmaar | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | VV Alkmaar | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Gent | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | SC Telstar | 29 | (6) | |||||||||||
| 2024 | Fenerbahçe | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2024– | SC Telstar | |||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Morocco U20 | |||||||||||||
| 2021– | Morocco | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:05, 24 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:50, 18 July 2022 (UTC).[2] | ||||||||||||||
Club career
VV Alkmaar
Hassani debuted in the Eredivisie with VV Alkmaar on 25 August 2019 against AFC Ajax.[3] Hassani scored her only goal for Alkmaar against Excelsior on 6 September 2019, scoring in the 85th minute.[4]
Gent
Hassani signed with KAA Gent in the Belgian Women's Super League in July 2021.[5][6] She scored her only goal in Belgium in a 9–0 home win over White Star Woluwe on 1 April 2022.[7]
Telstar
After one year with Gent, Hassani returned to the Eredivisie to play for the revived Telstar team for the 2022–23 season.[8] She debuted for the White Lionesses against ADO Den Haag on 18 September 2022.[9] Hassani scored her first Telstar goal against Ajax on 25 October 2022, scoring in the 67th minute.[10] She led Telstar with five goals in her first season with the club.[11] Two of her goals were decisive, with a 94th-minute goal against Fortuna Sittard forcing a 2–2 draw[12] and an 29th-minute goal putting Telstar on top of Excelsior, 2–1.[13]
Fenerbahçe
Hassani transferred from Telstar to Fenerbahçe in February 2024 for an undisclosed transfer fee.[14][15] She made her league debut on 9 March 2024 against Fatih Van S.K.[16] She played in four matches for the Istanbul club.[17]
Return to Telstar
Hassani returned to Telstar for the 2024–2025 season.[18] She stated that she was disappointed with her playing time with Fenerbahçe and felt lonely in Turkey.[19]
International career
Hassani was scouted to the Morocco national team by a scout messaging her on Instagram.[20]
Hassani made her senior debut for Morocco on 14 June 2021 in a 3–2 friendly home win over Mali.[2] She scored her first goal for Morocco in a 2–0 against Senegal on 30 November 2021.[21] She notched her first international brace in a win over Congo on 11 June 2022.[22]
On 1 July 2022, Hassani was called up to the Morocco squad for 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[23] Hassani was called up for the provisional Morocco squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[24] However, she did not make the final team.[25]
