Aya Chiry
Personal information
Place of birth Lebanon
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sadaka
International career
Lebanon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aya Chiry (Arabic: آية شيري; born 1986/1987)[1] is a Lebanese former footballer who played for the Lebanon women's national football team as a defensive midfielder.[2][3] She founded Lebanese side Fatat Academy with Lebanese footballers Nadia Assaf and Karen Haddad.[4]

Chiry started playing basketball at the age of fourteen and reached a high level before succumbing to multiple injuries in 2011, at which point she focused on football.[2][3][5]

Outside of futsal, Chiry received a bachelor's degree in chemistry and an Master of Business Administration in marketing. She also worked for Obagi, an American medical cosmetics company.[2][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Lebanese Women Futsal Players Kick Down Barriers". Naharnet. 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  2. 1 2 3 Chehat, Fayçal (2015-02-19). "Liban: Aya Chiry, la tête et les jambes". 2022MAG (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  3. 1 2 Haddad, Ghufran (2021-04-20). "اللاعبة اللبنانية آية شيري: كرة القدم ليست حكراً على الرجال". Al Sabaah (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  4. ↑ "كرة السيدات المهمشة تتطلع لمراتب الرجال". Al Akhbar (in Arabic). 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  5. 1 2 Mesli, Dounia (2015-01-29). "Le football féminin au Liban : contre les préjugés et pour la liberté d'exercer son sport". Coeurs de foot (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-08.


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