Etaf Al-Sawi | |
Fullname: | Etaf Nabeel Al-Sawi |
Height: | 1.60 m |
Birth Date: | 2003 1, df=yes |
Position: | Defender |
Currentclub: | Al Nassr |
Clubs1: | Al-Muharraq |
Years2: | –2022 |
Clubs2: | Al Mamlaka |
Years3: | 2022– |
Clubs3: | Al Nassr |
Caps3: | 16 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
Nationalteam1: | Palestine |
Nationalcaps1: | 0 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 30 December 2023 |
Ntupdate: | 21 July 2023 |
Etaf Nabeel Al-Sawi (Arabic: عطاف نبيل الصاوي; born 8 January 2003) is a Palestinian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al Nassr and the Palestine national football team.
Al-Sawi was born to Nabeel Al-Sawi a Palestinian-Jordanian, who was her first football coach.[1]
Al-Sawi played for Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr, where she was described as "succeeded in winning the Women’s Premier League title in its first edition. She was one of the team’s most prominent stars, as she presented an amazing performance in which she demonstrated her football talent".[2]
Al-Sawi played futsal in Bahrain, helping the club win the league.[3]
In April 2023, Al-Sawi got her first call-up to the senior Palestinian women's team to participate in a double friendly match against Saudi Arabia.[4] On May 2, 2023, Al-Sawi announced on her Instagram that she withdrew from the team for personal reasons and expressed her intention to represent Palestine in the future.[5]
Al-Sawi has been described as "occupies the position of a playmaker and is proficient in defensive line positions".[6]
Al- Sawi holds both Palestinian and Jordanian nationalities.
Al-Sawi has regarded Croatia international Luka Modrić as her football idol.[7]