Chaima Abbassi

Chaima Abbassi
Personal information
Full name	Chaima Abbassi
Date of birth	4 June 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Tunisia
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	NEOM
Number	4
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–2022	AS Banque de l'Habitat
2022–2023	Al Yamamah
2023–2024	Al-Shabab
2024–	NEOM
International career‡
2009–2010	Tunisia U17
2013–	Tunisia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 March 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024

Chaima Abbassi (Arabic: شيماء العباسي; born 4 June 1993) is a professional Tunisian footballer who plays as a defender for Saudi Women's First Division League club NEOM and the Tunisia national team.

She is also known as Chaima Abdulaziz Al Abbassi in Saudi Arabia where the patronymic name is commonly used.

Club career

Al Yamamah

In October 2022, after the establishment of the Saudi Women's Premier League, Abbassi joined Al Yamamah ahead of the 2022–23.^[1] On 14 October 2022, she started in Al Yamamah 3–1 win over Eastern Flames. On 16 December 2022, she scored her first goal for the club in a 6–0 win over Eastern Flames, netting the goal in the 12th minute.^[2]

Al-Shabab

In August 2023, Al-Shabab announced Abbassi's signing without specifying the duration of the contract.^[3] On 24 August 2023, She made her debut for the club in a 3–4 loss to the Orthodox Club in the 2023 Jordanian-Saudi Women's Clubs Championship. she made her Premier League debut on 14 October 2023, in a 1–0 win over Al-Shabab.^[4] She scored her first goal for the club in the 2023–24 SAFF Women's Cup final against Al-Ahli scoring in the 89th minute in a 2–3 loss.^[5]

International career

Abbassi has represented Tunisia at the senior level and has been the team's captain since 2021, leading them in over 25 consecutive matches. This makes her the longest-serving captain of any national team in Tunisia.^[6]^[7]

Honours

Tunisia

Arab Women's Cup Runner-up : 2021
UNAF Women's Tournament Third place : 2020

AS Banque de l'Habitat

Tunisian Women's Championship Winner : 2010
Tunisian Women's Cup Winner : 2010

References

^ "كرة القدم التونسية وموسم "الهجرة" إلى الشرق" [Tunisian football and the season of 'migration' to the East.]. tajasport.com (in Arabic). 10 November 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ "سيدات اليمامة يقسون على نظيراتهن في شعلة الشرقية بسداسية مقابل هدف" [The Al-Yamama women's team dominated their counterparts in Eastern Flames with a 6-1 victory.]. alyoumnews.net (in Arabic). 16 December 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ "تونسية تدعم دفاع سيدات الشباب" [Tunisian supports the defense of the youth women's team.]. arriyadiyah.com (in Arabic). 22 August 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ "Saudi WPL: Al-Ahli 0–1 Al-Shabab match Report". soccerway.com. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ "سيدات الأهلي.. بطلات كأس الاتحاد" [Al-Ahli Ladies ... Champions of SAFF cup]. arriyadiyah.com (in Arabic). 29 March 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ "لقاء حصري مع قائد المنتخب التونسي بكرة القدم شيماء العباسي" ["Exclusive interview with the captain of the Tunisian national football team, Chaima Abbassi.]. se7ral7ya.com (in Arabic). 19 June 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
^ "شيماء العباسي : الأجواء جيدة في معسكر المنتخب التونسي" [Chaima Abbassi: "The atmosphere is good at the Tunisian national team's camp.]. dmcfoot.com (in Arabic). 1 November 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.