Lili Iskandar

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Not to be confused with Laila Iskander.
In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Pascal and the family name is Iskandar.
Lili Iskandar
2020 SAS vs Safa (friendly) 07 (Lili Iskandar).jpg
Iskandar with SAS in 2020
Personal information
Full name Layla Pascal Iskandar[1]
Date of birth (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth Zgharta, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Club information
Current team
 HB Køge
Number 23
Youth career
Salam Zgharta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Salam Zgharta (10)
2019–2021 SAS (15)
2021– HB Køge 0 (0)
National team‡
2018–2019 Lebanon U18 7 (7)
2019– Lebanon U19 6 (3)
2018– Lebanon 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:08, 23 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:43, 24 October 2021 (UTC)

Layla "Lili" Pascal Iskandar (Arabic: ليلى "ليلي" باسكال اسكندر; born 16 May 2002) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Danish club HB Køge and the Lebanon national team. A versatile forward, Iskandar can also play as a winger.

Starting out at Salam Zgharta in 2018–19, scoring 10 goals, Iskandar moved to reigning champions SAS. In her first season at the club (2019–20), she helped SAS lift their fifth league title, scoring 15 goals in the process. In 2021 Iskandar moved abroad, joining Danish side HB Køge.

Iskandar represented Lebanon at youth level, winning the 2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship as the competition's top goalscorer. She has also played at senior level since 2018, playing at the 2019 WAFF Championship.

Club career[]

Lebanon[]

Iskandar played for hometown club Salam Zgharta during the 2018–19 season, scoring 10 goals.[2][3] In 2019 she moved to reigning champions SAS. In the final matchday of the season, Iskandar scored a brace against EFP to help her side win the 2019–20 league title.[4] She ended the season with 15 goals,[3][5] scoring at a rate of more than one goal per game.[6]

HB Køge[]

On 9 July 2021, Iskandar moved to HB Køge in the Elitedivisionen on a one-year contract.[7]

International career[]

Youth[]

Iskandar's first international goal came on her debut for the Lebanon under-19 national team, on 24 October 2018, in a 2019 AFC U-19 Championship qualification match against .[8] She played four games during the qualifiers, scoring once.[1] Iskandar was the top goalscorer of the 2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship, which she won, with seven goals in five matches.[3][9]

In December 2020, Iskandar played two friendly games against , a 3–1 defeat and a 3–2 win, scoring in both games.[10][11] With her two goals against Egypt, Iskandar became the first player to reach 10 goals for the under-18 and under-19 teams.[12]

Senior[]

Iskandar's senior debut for Lebanon came on 8 November 2018, coming on as a substitute against Iran in a 2020 AFC Olympic qualification match.[13] Iskandar also played four games for Lebanon at the 2019 WAFF Championship,[1] helping her team reach third place.[14] On 24 October 2021, Iskandar scored her first goal in a 2022 AFC Asian Cup qualification game against Guam, which ended in a 3–0 win.[15]

Style of play[]

Iskandar is an attacking midfielder with good finishing, who is also capable of creating attacking chances.[6]

Personal life[]

Iskandar speaks three languages: English, French, and Arabic.[6] Her idol is American footballer Alex Morgan, who she described as a "lady on and off the pitch".[16]

Career statistics[]

International[]

Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Iskandar goal.
List of international goals scored by Lili Iskandar
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 24 October 2021 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  Guam 2–0 3–0 2022 AFC Asian Cup qualification [15]

Honours[]

SAS

Lebanon U18

Lebanon

Individual

  • WAFF U-18 Girls Championship top goalscorer: 2019[9]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Lili Iskandar". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ^ Schöggl, Hans. "Lebanon (Women) 2018/19". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b c Rocchi, Filippo (28 March 2021). "La giovane Layla "Lili" Iskandar alla conquista dell'Europa". Calcio Femminile Italiano (in Italian). Retrieved 7 April 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "SAS champions of the 2019–20 Lebanese Women's Football League!". FA Lebanon. 1 March 202. Retrieved 9 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Nehme, Ale. "Lebanon (Women) 2019/20". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ a b c "GameChangers: Lili Iskandar's unshakeable dream". The AFC. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ ليلي اسكندر تنضم إلى نادي HB Køge الدنماركي [Lili Iskandar joins Danish club HB Køge]. Lebanese Football Association. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Match Report of Hong Kong U19 vs Lebanon U19". Global Sports Archive. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ a b c "Lebanon Crowned the WAFF U18 Girls Title". The WAFF. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Mahfoud, Maroun (23 December 2020). "Lebanon's U-19 lose their first friendly". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 26 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ فوز شابات لبنان على مصر وديّاً [Lebanon's young women beat Egypt in a friendly]. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 26 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ @falebanon (28 December 2020). "Lili Iskandar needed just 13 matches to reach her 10th goal with the U-19 National Team" – via Instagram.
  13. ^ "Match Report of Iran vs Lebanon". Global Sports Archive. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "WAFF Women's Championship 2019 Bahrain". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 28 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ a b "Lebanon finish in style". the-afc.com. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "New horizons for women's football in Lebanon". FIFA. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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