Rawand Kassab

Rawand Kassab
Personal information
Full name Rawand Hashem Abd-Alrazq Kassab
Date of birth (2003-11-06) 6 November 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Amman, Jordan
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Al-Ahli
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2022 Amman
2022–2023 Al-Ahli (Amman)
2023– Al-Ahli (Jeddah) 7 (0)
International career
2015–2017 Jordan U14 7 (0)
2016–2018 Jordan U17 4 (0)
2018–2020 Jordan U19 5 (0)
2021– Jordan 7 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Jordan
Arab Women's Cup
Winner 2021 Egypt
WAFF Women's Championship
Winner 2022 Jordan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rawand Hashem Abd-Alrazq Kassab (Arabic: روند هاشم عبد الرزاق كساب; born 6 November 2003), is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Ahli and the Jordan national team.

Club career

Kassab started her football journey as a forward with the Zarka U-15 youth team. Later, the former national youth team coach, Manar Fraij, drafted her into the U-14 national team, shifting her position from attack to goalkeeper due to her limited effectiveness upfront. Kasab caught the attention of Amman's team after her standout performances, joining them in 2015 and representing the team across all age groups until 2022.[1] Afterwards, she joined Al-Ahli SC where she played a pivotal role in Al-Ahli winning the league for the first time in history, Rawand was awarded the Best Goalkeeper trophy for the 2022 season.[2]

In October 2023, Al-Ahli announced the signing of Kassab to compete in the 2023–24 season, This move reflects the club's commitment to strengthening its roster and enhancing its competitiveness in the upcoming season.[3][4]

International career

Kassab has earned caps with the women's under-14, under-17, and under-20 teams. with the under-14 team, she won the 2016 AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship West in Jordan.[5] she played for the U-16 team since 2016 until 2018 playing two AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualifying tournaments in 2017 and 2019.[6] she was called to the under-19 team for the 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification in Hanoi. Yet, she remained on the bench for all three matches. the following year Kassab got called to participate in the 2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship in Bahrain.[7] She helped the team clinch bronze in the tournament.[8]

Kassab got her first call-up to the Jordanian team in 2021 to participate in the 2021 Arab Women's Cup.[9] On 8 April 2022, Kassab made her international debut as starter in a 0–1 loss to India.[10]

Career statistics

International

As of 11 April 2023
Jordan
Year Apps Goals
2022 5 0
2023 2 0
Total 7 0

Club

As of match played 30 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Ahli 2023–24 SWPL 7 0 2 0 — — 9 0
Total 7 0 2 0 — — 9 0

Honours

Amman SC

Al-Ahli SC (Amman)

Al-Ahli (Jeddah)

Jordan

Jordan U18

Individual

References

  1. ^ "كساب: حظوظ منتخب النشميات قائمة بالتأهل للأولمبياد" [Kassab: The chances of the women's national team qualifying for the Olympics are promising.]. alghad.com (in Arabic). 29 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  2. ^ "الأهلي يتوج بلقب الدوري الأردني للمحترفات" [Al-Ahli crowned champions of the Jordanian Pro League]. sarayanews.com (in Arabic). 1 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  3. ^ "أهلي جدة يتعاقد مع حارسة المرمى الأردنية روند كساب" [Jeddah's Al-Ahli signs the Jordanian goalkeeper Rowned Kassab]. al-ayyam.ps (in Arabic). 12 October 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  4. ^ "حارسة المرمى كساب تحترف في الأهلي السعودي" [Goalkeeper Kassab signs professionally with Al-Ahli in Saudi Arabia]. petra.gov.jo (in Arabic). 11 October 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  5. ^ "منتخب الواعدات يظفر بلقب البطولة الاقليمية لغرب اسيا" [U-14 Girls national team win west Asia regional championship]. almadenahnews.com (in Arabic). 30 April 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Rawned Kassep – AFC profile". stats.the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  7. ^ "منتخب الشابات يعلن قائمته الأولية لـ "غرب آسيا"" [the under-18 national team announces its preliminary squad for the West Asian Championship]. jfa.com.jo (in Arabic). Jordanian Football Association. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  8. ^ "منتخب الشابات ثالثا بـ "غرب آسيا"" [the under-18 national team finish third in West Asian Championship]. jfa.com.jo (in Arabic). Jordanian Football Association. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  9. ^ "منتخب النشميات يعلن قائمته المشاركة في بطولة كأس العرب 2021" [The women's national team announces its squad for the 2021 Arab Cup.]. jfa.com.jo (in Arabic). Jordanian Football Association. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  10. ^ "المنتخب الوطني النسوي يتعثر أمام نظيره الهندي ودياً" [The national women's team stumbles in a friendly match against its Indian counterpart.]. jfa.com.jo (in Arabic). Jordanian Football Association. 9 April 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2023.