Maria Almasri

Maria Almasri
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-03-14) 14 March 2004 (age 22)
Place of birth Israel
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Youth career
2015–2017 Orthodox Jaffa
2017–2018 Hapoel Petah Tikva
2018–2019 Girls Football Academy
2019–2020 Hapoel Petah Tikva
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Maccabi Kishronot Hadera 29 (10)
2022–2023 Grenoble Foot 38
2023–2024 ASA Tel Aviv University 23 (7)
2024–2025 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 2 (2)
2025–2026 SC Sand 14 (0)
2026– Hapoel Tel Aviv 2 (1)
International career‡
2019–2022 Israel U17
2022 Israel U19
2022– Israel 19 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 October 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2026

Maria Almasri (Hebrew: מריה אלמסרי, Arabic: ماريا المصري; born 14 March 2004) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a striker for Hapoel Tel Aviv and the Israeli national team.

Club career

Almasri played for Orthodox Jaffa, Hapoel Petah Tikva and The Girls' Soccer Academy of Wingate Institute in youth level. She started her senior career at Maccabi Kishronot Hadera in 2020. In summer 2022, she signed for French club Grenoble Foot 38. In January 2023, she returned to Israel to play for ASA Tel Aviv University. In January 2024, she joined German side Turbine Potsdam. In May 2025, following the club's relegation to the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga, Almasri was released along with fellow Israelis Irena Kuznetsov, Noa Selimhodzic, and Shahar Nakav. Four months later, in September 2025, Almasri joined 2. Frauen-Bundesliga club SC Sand.

International career

Almasri made her debut for the Israeli national team on 1 September 2022 in a 2–0 victory over Bulgaria during the 2023 World Cup qualification. On 2 December 2023, she scored her first international goal in a 6–1 victory over Armenia during the UEFA Nations League.

References

  1. ↑ "יש אלופות". ynet. 24 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "מריה אלמצרי, כוכבת העתיד של הכדורגל הישראלי: "רוצה לשחק בפ.ס.ז' או צ'לסי"". davar1.co.il. 2 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "נבחרי העונה: הצביעו לתגלית העונה בליגת הנשים". one.co.il. 3 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "המצטיינים: אצילי נבחר כשחקן העונה, שרי הזר". Ynet. ynet.co.il. 11 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Sougey, Frédéric (8 October 2022). "D2F. Le Grenoble Foot 38 recrute à l'international". Ouest-France.
  6. ↑ "Transfert féminin : L'Israélienne Maria Almasri en route vers Bordeaux •". Footeuses. 3 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Maria Almasri a choisi le GF38 !". GF38. 30 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Mercato : Maria Almasri en route vers Bordeaux ?". WebGirondins. 3 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Football / D2 féminine. GF38 : "C'est compliqué d'être loin de chez moi mais...", à la rencontre de Maria Almasri, internationale d'Israël". www.ledauphine.com.
  10. ↑ "פרסום ראשון: אלמצרי על סף סיכום בבורדו". mako.co.il. 4 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "שבה לישראל: מריה אלמצרי חתמה באסא תא". Sport5.Co.il – אתר ערוץ הספורט. sport5.co.il. 1 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "Frischer Wind im Sturm von Turbine" (in German). 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam. 2 January 2024.
  13. ↑ Shapira, Noam (4 May 2025). "4 השחקניות הישראליות שוחררו מפוטסדאם" [The 4 Israeli players have been released by Potsdam]. Sport 5 (in Hebrew).
  14. ↑ Shapira, Noam (4 September 2025). ""נכס יקר להתקפה שלנו": מריה אלמצרי חתמה בזאנד" ["A valuable asset to our attack": Maria Almasri signs with Sand]. Sport 5 (in Hebrew).
  15. ↑ "Israel 2–0 Bulgaria". UEFA. 1 September 2022.
  16. ↑ "Israel 6–1 Armenia". UEFA. 2 December 2023. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023.