Miral Qassis

Miral Qassis

Personal information
Full name	Miral Khadir Mikhail Qassis
Date of birth	(2006-07-22) 22 July 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth	Bethlehem, State of Palestine
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Zamalek SC
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–2024	Diyar Soccer Team		(45)
2024–	Zamalek	7	(1)
International career^‡
2019	Palestine U15	3	(1)
2023–	Palestine U20	3	(2)
2023–	Palestine	10	(2)
2022–	Palestine Futsal	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2024

Miral Khadir Mikhail Qassis (Arabic: ميرال خضر ميكائيل قسيس; born 22 July 2006) is a Palestinian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Egyptian club Zamalek SC and Palestine national team.

Club career

In 2018, at the age of 12, Qassis led the Diyar Girls Team to win the Under-14 Girls Futsal Tournament organized by Palestine's Women's Football Committee.[1]

In September 2024, it was announced that the newly established women's section of Zamalek SC had signed Qassis for its inaugural team.[2][3] On 21 November 2024, She wins the Kora Plus Best Player award for the eighth round of the Women's Premier League.[4]

International career

Qassis has represented Palestine in football at all age levels as well as in futsal.[5]

Senior

In May 2023, she received her first call-up to the Palestine senior team for two friendly matches against Saudi Arabia.[6] She scored her first international goal against the host team on 11 May 2023, leveling the score in a 1–1 draw.[7] She was selected for the final squad for the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship, where she scored the winning goal in the second matchday against Syria to send Palestine to the semifinals.[8]

International goals

Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Qassis goal.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 May 2023	Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	1–1	1–1	Friendly
2.	22 February 2024	King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Syria	1–0	1–0	2024 WAFF Women's Championship

References

1. "ميرال قسيس تقود فتيات "ديار" للقب خماسيات الكرة" [Miral Qassis leads the "Diyar" girls to the futsal title.]. al-ayyam.ps (in Arabic). 18 August 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
2. "الزمالك يضم مهاجمة منتخب فلسطين ميرال خضر قسيس" [Zamalek signs Palestinian national team striker Miral Khadir Qassis.]. cairo24.com (in Arabic). 1 September 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
3. "رسميًا.. الزمالك يعلن عن ضم ميرال خضر قسيس" [Officially: Zamalek announces the signing of Miral Khadir Qassis.]. anahwa.com (in Arabic). 25 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
4. "ميرال خضر تتوج بجائزة الأفضل من "كورة بلس" في الجولة الثامنة لدوري الكرة النسائية" [Miral Khadir wins the "Kora Plus" Best Player award for the eighth round of the Women's Football League.]. koraplus.com (in Arabic). 21 November 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
5. "الفلسطينية ميرال خضر: الزمالك سينافس على لقب دوري الكرة النسائية" [Palestinian Miral Khadir: Zamalek will compete for the Women's Football League title.]. gomhuriaonline.com (in Arabic). 22 September 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
6. "منتخب سيدات فلسطين يصل السعودية لخوض وديتين" [The Palestine women's national team arrives in Saudi Arabia for two friendlies.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
7. "التعادل يحسم ودية سيدات السعودية وفلسطين للمرة الثانية" [The draw seals the result of the second friendly between the Saudi and Palestine women's teams.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
8. "«غرب آسيا للسيدات»: فوز فلسطيني على سوريا... والعراق تخسر بخماسية" [WAFF Women's Championship": Palestine wins against Syria... and Iraq loses by five goals.]. aawsat.com (in Arabic). 22 February 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024. Palestinian player Miral Qassis led her team to victory over Syria.

External links

• Miral Qassis at Global Sports Archive
• Miral Qassis at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)