Seba Tawfiq

Seba Tawfiq
Personal information
Full name Seba Rabea Mohammed Tawfiq
Date of birth (2005-01-13) 13 January 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Ittihad
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Jeddah Eagles
2022– Al-Ittihad 30 (11)
International career‡
2021– Saudi Arabia (futsal) 11 (1)
2022– Saudi Arabia 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 January 2024

Seba Rabea Mohammed Tawfiq (Arabic: صِبا ربيع محمد توفيق; born 13 January 2005) is a Saudi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Ittihad and the Saudi Arabia national team.

Club career

Tawfiq was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, left for Canada with her family at a young age. It was in there that she started her football journey, joining Toronto High Park FC.[1] After returning from Canada, she joined the Jeddah-based team Jeddah Eagles FC in 2021, where she won the Saudi women's Regional Football League western division with the club.[2] in September 2022, Al-Ittihad acquired Jeddah Eagles with its players and staff.[3]

Al-Ittihad Club

On October 15, 2023, she made her debut for Al-Ittihad, scoring her first goal in the same match at the 1st minute, marking it the fastest goal of the season.[4][5] At the conclusion of the 2022–23 season she secured a shared 7th position in the overall top scorer ranking and claimed the second spot among Saudi players.[6]

In February 2023, Al-Ittihad announced the extension of Tawfiq contract until 2026.[7]

International career

Football

In February 2022, Seba aged 17 at the time got her first call-up to the inaugural Saudi Arabia women's national football team to participate in friendly matches against Maldives and Seychelles.[8] On 24 September 2022, she made her debut for the team as a starter in their 3–3 draw against Bhutan.[9] On 8 January 2024, Tawfiq scored her first goal for the national team in the 8th team against Syria.[10]

Futsal

In September 2021, Seba earned her first call-up to represent the senior futsal national team,[11] and in June 2022 she was called up to represent Saudi Arabia in 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship, she was named the tournament best player.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Ittihad 2022–23 SWPL 14 9 – – — 14 9
2023–24 12 2 3 1 — 15 3
2024-25 6 0 1 2 7 2
Total 30 11 4 3 — 36 14
Career total 30 11 4 3 — 36 14

International

As of match played 24 February 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Saudi Arabia 2022 2 0
2023 5 0
2024 5 2
Total 11 2
Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tawfiq goal.
List of international goals scored by Seba Tawfiq
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 January 2024 King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  Syria 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2 21 February 2024 King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  Lebanon 2–3 2–3 2024 WAFF Women's Championship
3 29 October 2024 Police Officers' Club Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Laos 1–0 4–0 Friendly
4 3 December 2024 Aspire Academy Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Palestine 1–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia futsal

Individual

References

  1. ^ "من هي صبا توفيق لاعبة المنتخب السعودي" [Who is Seba Tawfiq, a player for the Saudi national team?]. jnyhnews.com (in Arabic). 13 March 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Jeddah Eagles beat White Lion to claim Saudi women's Regional Football League western division". arabnews.com. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ^ "الاتحاد يستحوذ على "نسور جدة" ويكمل أندية دوري السيدات" [Al-Ittihad acquires 'Jeddah Eagles' and completes the lineup of women's league teams.]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 25 September 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  4. ^ "صبا توفيق تضع بصمتها في دوري السيدات السعودي" [Seba Tawfiq leaves her mark on the Saudi Women's League.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ^ "الاتحاد يكسب الأهلي بثلاثية في الدوري السعودي للسيدات" [Al-Ittihad wins against Al-Ahli with a score of three goals in the Saudi Women's League]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 15 October 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  6. ^ "جدول ترتيب هدافين الدوري السعودي للسيدات 2022/2023" [The list of top scorers in the Saudi Women's League for the 2022/2023 season.]. jdwel.com (in Arabic). 11 February 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  7. ^ "اتحاد جدة السعودي يُمدد تعاقده مع صبا توفيق 3 مواسم" [The Saudi club Al-Ittihad extends its contract with Saba Tawfiq for an additional 3 seasons.]. koraplus.com (in Arabic). 14 February 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  8. ^ "منتخب السعودية للسيدات يلتقي سيشل في أول مواجهة ودية دولية" [The Saudi Women's National Team meets Seychelles in their first international friendly match.]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 19 February 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  9. ^ "تعرف على قائمة الأخضر للسيدات لمواجهة بوتان" [Get to know the line-up of the Saudi women's national team for the match against Bhutan.]. akhbaar24.com (in Arabic). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  10. ^ "المنتخب السعودي يهزم سوريا بهدفين في أول اختبار لـ" لويس كورتيس "" [The Saudi national team defeats Syria with two goals in the first test for Lluís Cortés]. koraplus.com (in Arabic). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  11. ^ "قائمة المنتخب الوطني لكرة القدم الصالات في معسكر كرواتيا" [The squad list of the national futsal team for the training camp in Croatia] (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  12. ^ "منتخب الصالات للسيدات يحصد فضية بطولة اتحاد غرب اسيا" [The women's futsal team secures the silver medal in the West Asian Championship.]. saff.com.sa (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2024.