Layan Jouhari
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Layan Abdulmojeeb Jouhari[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Ittihad | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Jeddah Eagles | ||
| 2022– | Al-Ittihad | ||
| International career | |||
| 2022– | Saudi Arabia | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Layan Abdulmojeeb Jouhari (Arabic: ليان عبدالمجيب جوهري; born 12 January 2001) is a Saudi footballer who plays as a Defender for Saudi Women's Premier League side Al-Ittihad.
Club career
[edit]Jouhari played with Jeddah Eagles in the SAFF Women's National Football Championship.[2]
Since Al-Ittihad acquired Jeddah Eagles in 2022, Jouhari played in the 2022–23 Saudi Women's Premier League.[3]
In April 2023, Al-Ittihad renewed Jouhari's contract, to play with them in the 2023–24 Saudi Women's Premier League.[4]
International career
[edit]In February 2022, Layan Jouhari was named as part of the first-ever Saudi Arabia women's national football team for the two friendlies against Seychelles and Maldives.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Jouhari's uncle, Ghanayem Al-Harbi, played for Al-Ittihad for almost a decade during the 1960s and ’70s and went on to work as an assistant coach under Carlos Alberto Parreira with the Saudi Arabian national team when the Green Falcons won the AFC Asian Cup in 1988 and her father, Abdulmojeeb, also represented Al-Ittihad, but in different sports, playing both volleyball and table tennis for the Jeddah club.[6]
Her sister Dina Jouhari plays football for NEOM SC in the Saudi Women's First Division League.[7]
Layan Jouhari was the voice of Saudi Arabia's bid for the 2034 FIFA World Cup in a promotional film released by the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Layan Jouhari Player Summary". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ @saff_wfd (5 January 2022). "تشكيلة المباراة: بطل الغربية "نسور جدة" يلاقي وصيف الوسطى "التحدي" في ختام دور الأربعة من بطولة المملكة" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Proud and Prominent: Layan Jouhari Takes Center Stage in Saudi Arabia's 2034 World Cup Bid". abouther.com. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "لتدعيم فريق السيدات.. الاتحاد يُجدد تعاقده مع "لانا عبدالرزاق وليان جوهري" [To support the women's team, Al-Ittihad renews its contracts with "Lana Abdul Razzaq and Layan Jouhari".]. akhbaar24.com (in Arabic). 11 April 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "الأخضر السعودي للسيدات يغادر إلى المالديف لخوض أولى مبارياته الدولية" [The Saudi women's national team departs to the Maldives to play its first international matches.]. sabq.org (in Arabic). 16 February 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Layan Jouhari carries on family legacy for Al-Ittihad and Saudi Arabia". arabnews.com. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "العائلة مفتاح نجاح كرة القدم النسائية في السعودية" [Family is the key to the success of women's football in Saudi Arabia.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ "Layan Jouhari 'proud' to be voice of Saudi 2034 World Cup bid". arabnews.com. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
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