Salma Amani

Salma Amani
سلمى أماني

Amani with Morocco in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Salma Abdulkarim Lahcen Amani[1]
Date of birth	(1989-11-28) 28 November 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth	Rabat, Morocco[2]
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team	Brooklyn FC
Number	7
Youth career
1994–2003	SC Brest 2
2003–2004	AS Brestoise
2004–2005	FC Lorient
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	CNFE Clairefontaine	32	(0)
2007–2011	Stade Briochin	51	(8)
2011–2017	Guingamp	122	(37)
2017–2019	Fleury	37	(5)
2019–2020	Issy	18	(9)
2020–2021	Dijon	15	(0)
2021–2022	US Saint-Malo	25	(6)
2022–2023	Metz	21	(6)
2023–2024	Al-Ittihad	8	(4)
2024–	Brooklyn FC	1	(0)
International career
2004–2005	France U17	3	(0)
2012–	Morocco	36	(7)
Medal record Representing  Morocco Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2022 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Salma Abdulkarim Lahcen Amani (Arabic: سلمى عبد الكريم لحسن أماني; born 28 November 1989) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Super League club Brooklyn FC and the Morocco national team. She also holds French citizenship.

Early life

Amani was born in Rabat. She left her parents and Morocco at the age of eight months to settle in France with her brothers in the city of Brest, where she grew up and was educated by her grandparents.[3]

Club career

Amani started playing football at the age of 5 at SC Brest 2, with her twin brother Salam, playing with boys until the age of 13. Amani then played with AS Brestoise for a year, and then at Lorient.

International career

Amani capped for Morocco at senior level during the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification (first round).[4]

Career statistics

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 June 2022	Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco	Congo	5–0	7–0	Friendly
2.				6–0

See also

• List of Morocco women's international footballers

References

1. Salma Amani at Soccerway
2. "Salma Amani". Footofeminin.fr (in French). Retrieved 20 August 2020.
3. Amani, Salma. "Enfance de Salma Amani". www.footdelles.com.
4. "Competitions - African Women Championship, Cameroon 2016 - Match Details". CAF. Retrieved 20 August 2020.

External links

• Salma Amani at Soccerway.com
• Salma Amani at FBref.com