Sham Khamis

Australian soccer player (born 1995) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shamiran Khamis[a] (born 13 February 1995) is an Australian professional soccer player who currently plays for Western Sydney Wanderers. She has previously played for Sydney FC, Western Sydney Wanderers, Canberra United, and Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League.

Full name Shamiran Khamis
Date of birth (1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 (age 31)
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
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Sham Khamis
Personal information
Full name Shamiran Khamis
Date of birth (1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 (age 31)
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Western Sydney Wanderers
Number 20
Youth career
NSWIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Sydney FC 10 (0)
2014 Western Sydney Wanderers 2 (0)
2015–2018 Sydney FC 18 (0)
2018–2020 Canberra United 24 (0)
2020Melbourne Victory (loan) 0 (0)
2022–2023 Macarthur Rams 24 (0)
2022– Western Sydney Wanderers 17 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 May 2024
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Early life

Khamis was born on 13 February 1995 in Sydney to a large Assyrian family. She grew up in Minto, a suburb of the Macarthur region of South Western Sydney.[1]

Club career

Khamis made her professional debut for Sydney FC during the 2011–12 W-League season. Sydney won the 2012–13 W-League Championship.[2][3]

Khamis signed with the Western Sydney Wanderers for the 2014–15 season. After one season with the Wanderers, she returned to Sydney FC where she would remain for three seasons. Khamis signed with Canberra United for the 2018–19 W-League season.[4][5][6] After initially moving to Canberra as a backup, she ended up playing every match after Melissa Maizels was injured during preseason.[7]

In March 2020, she appeared on the bench for Melbourne Victory for one game.[8][9]

She then joined Macarthur Rams.[10]

In September 2021, Khamis returned to the W-League, joining Western Sydney Wanderers once more.[11]

Personal life

Khamis' older sister Leena, is also a professional football player in the W-League, she plays for the Western Sydney Wanderers. The sisters played together at Sydney FC for several seasons.[12]

Notes

  1. Syriac: ܣܗܐܡܝܪܐܢ ܟܗܐܡܝܣ, [sɑːhɑˈmiːrɑːn kɑːˈhiːmis]; Arabic: شاميران خميس, [ʃaːmiːraːn xamiːs]

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