Syntia Salha

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Hikmat and the family name is Salha.
Syntia Salha
Salha holding the 2023 SAFF Friendly Tournament trophy
Personal information
Full name Syntia Hikmat Salha[1]
Date of birth (2003-01-12) 12 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Ras el-Matn, Lebanon[1]
Position(s) Winger, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lakatamia
Youth career
Akhaa Ahli Aley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Akhaa Ahli Aley (30)
2020–2022 Safa 25 (33)
2022–2024 BFA 31 (69)
2024– Lakatamia 5 (2)
International career‡
2018 Lebanon U15 (2)
2018 Lebanon U16 4 (2)
2019 Lebanon U18 (1)
2019 Lebanon U19 2 (0)
2021– Lebanon 26 (7)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Lebanon
WAFF Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place 2022
WAFF U-18 Girls Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 U-18 Team
WAFF U-15 Girls Championship
Silver medal – second place 2018 U-15 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:29, 11 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:27, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Syntia Hikmat Salha (Arabic: سينتيا حكمت صالحة; born 12 January 2003) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a winger or midfielder for Cypriot club Lakatamia and the Lebanon national team.

Salha began her senior career with Akhaa Ahli Aley. She joined Safa in 2020, with whom she won their first league title. In 2022 Salha moved to BFA, also helping them win their first league title. She finished top scorer in the league four times: in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

In 2021 Salha made her senior international debut for Lebanon, scoring her first goals against Sudan in the 2021 Arab Women's Cup. She helped Lebanon finish runners-up in the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship.

Club career

Salha with Safa in 2020

Coming through the youth system, Salha played for Akhaa Ahli Aley.[2]

In October 2020, she joined Safa.[3] Salha scored 13 goals for Safa in the 2020–21 season, helping her side win their first league title as the league top scorer.[4] She also finished the 2021–22 season as top scorer with 20 goals.[5]

Salha moved to BFA on 24 September 2022.[6] With 29 goals and seven assists in 13 games in 2022–23,[1] Salha was crowned top scorer of the league for the third time in a row, and helped BFA finish runners-up.[7] In the 2023–24 season, Salha helped BFA lift their first league title unbeaten, scoring 40 goals in the season and winning the topscorer award for the fourth time in a row.[8]

In September 2024, Salha joined Cypriot First Division club Lakatamia.[9]

International career

Youth

Salha played for Lebanon U15 at the 2018 WAFF U-15 Girls Championship,[10] in which Lebanon finished runners-up.[11] She also participated in the 2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship,[12] in which Lebanon U18 won the tournament.[13]

Senior

Salha made her international debut for Lebanon on 8 April 2021, coming on as a substitute in a friendly tournament game against Armenia.[14] She scored her first two goals on 30 August 2021, in a 5–1 win against Sudan in the 2021 Arab Women's Cup.[15] Salha was called up to represent Lebanon at the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship,[16] helping her side finish runners-up.[17]

In 2023, Salha assisted Lili Iskandar to score the lone goal against Bhutan in the extra-time of the final of the 2023 SAFF Friendly Tournament, thus winning their country their first ever trophy at female senior level.[18] She was called up to the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship.[19]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Salha goal.
List of international goals scored by Syntia Salha
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 30 August 2021 Police Academy Stadium, Cairo, Egypt  Sudan 4–0 5–1 2021 Arab Women's Cup
2 5–0
3 21 October 2021 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  United Arab Emirates 1–0 1–0 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
4 19 February 2023 Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh, Lebanon  Egypt 1–0 1–2 Friendly
5 21 September 2023 King Fahd Sports City, Taif, Saudi Arabia  Bhutan 2–0 3–2 2023 SAFF Friendly Tournament
6 13 February 2024 Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh, Lebanon  Syria 1–0 1–0 Friendly
7 19 February 2024 King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia 3–0 3–2 2024 WAFF Championship

Honours

Safa

BFA

Lebanon

Individual

  • Lebanese Women's Football League top goalscorer: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
  • Lebanese Women's Football League all-time top goalscorer: 132 goals (as of 11 August 2024)
  • Akhaa Ahli Aley all-time top goalscorer: 30 goals
  • Safa all-time top goalscorer: 33 goals
  • Beirut Football Academy all-time top goalscorer: 69 goals

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Syntia Salha". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ "دوري الناشئات (دون 17 عاما) بكرة القدم الفوز الرابع تواليا للاخاء في المجموعة الاولى". NewsTelegraph.net. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  3. ^ "نجمة الأخاء تختار الصفاء كأهم صفقة في الموسم" (in Arabic). Lebanese League News. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2023 – via Facebook.
  4. ^ "الصفاء يتوّج بلقب بطولة لبنان للسيدات". The LFA (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  5. ^ نجوم الرياضة بطلا لدوري السيدات للمرة السادسة. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 31 July 2022. Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  6. ^ Beirut Football Academy [@bfagirlsteam] (24 September 2022). "We are pleased to announce @cynthia_salha as a new member of the #BFAmily" – via Instagram.
  7. ^ نجوم الرياضة بطل دوري السيدات للمرة السابعة. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  8. ^ https://www.al-akhbar.com/Sport_Women/385592/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AA-%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A3%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%84%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%AE%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B1 [bare URL]
  9. ^ "Ενισχύεται με νεαρή διεθνή μεσοεπιθετικό από τον Λίβανο".
  10. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20220701200111/https://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/559_match.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ^ "ناشئات الأردن بطلات غرب آسيا". The WAFF. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  12. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20220208171509/http://www.the-waff.com/assets/reports/536_match.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ "THE WAFF- Lebanon crowned the "WAFF U18" title". www.the-waff.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Match Report of Armenia vs Lebanon". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Lebanon vs Sudan". FA Lebanon. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  16. ^ "وصول سيدات الأرز الى الأردن للمشاركة في بطولة غرب آسيا". The LFA (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  17. ^ الأردن يتوج ببطولة السيدات السابعة.. ويضيف اللقب الخامس إلى سجله [Jordan win the seventh women's championship.. and add a fifth title to their record]. West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 5 September 2022. Archived from the original on 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  18. ^ "منتخب لبنان بطلاً للبطولة الدولية للسيدات" (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 1 October 2023.
  19. ^ "استدعاء ٢٣ لاعبة للمشاركة في بطولة غرب اسيا للسيدات" [Calling 23 players to participate in the west Asian women's championship] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  20. ^ "THE WAFF- Lebanon crowned the "WAFF U18" title". www.the-waff.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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