Mariam El-Masri

Mariam El-Masri

Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-06-20) 20 June 1991
Place of birth	Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Warriors FC
Number	11
Youth career
	Wexford SC
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011	Centennial Colts	7	(4)
2015	Seneca Sting	9	(10)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–2013	GS United
2013–2016	Boldklubben 1921
2016	Warriors FC
International career^‡
2010–	Guyana	10	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:49, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

Mariam El-Masri (born 20 June 1991) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in Canada, she represents Guyana internationally.

Early and personal life

She was born in Scarborough, Ontario to a Tunisian father and a Guyanese mother.^[1] She played youth soccer with Wexford SC in Scarborough.^[2] Her older brother Sherif is also a footballer who represented Canada U23 internationally.^[3] She is an alumna of Agincourt Collegiate Institute, in Scarborough, Ontario. In 2011, she attended Centennial College and played for the women's team.^[4]

Playing career

She won the 2012 Ontario Women Soccer League with GS (Gursikh Sabha) United before signing on with Boldklubben 1921 in Denmark.^[5]

El-Masri made Guyana's first-ever goal in the CONCACAF Women's Championship in 2010, then Guyana's first-ever goal in the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship in 2016.^[6]

In 2015, she attended Seneca College, playing for their women's team.^[7]

She sustained a severe concussion and took a break from football, but returned to join GS United in Toronto, winning the Ontario Championships and coming in third in the Canadian National Championships.^[8]

International goals

Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 May 2010	Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago	Barbados	1–0	3–0	2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying qualification
2	12 May 2010		Saint Lucia		8–0
3	21 August 2015	Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic	Saint Kitts and Nevis	4–0		2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
4	20 November 2015	Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago	Jamaica	1–1	2–1
5	14 February 2016	BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States	Guatemala			2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
6	29 April 2018	Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago		1–3	2018 CFU Women's Challenge Series

See also

• List of Guyana women's international footballers

References

1. "'Lady Jag' Mariam El-Masri seals Division 1 contract". 5 April 2013.
2. "Histoires de Succès tunisien:Mariam El-Masri" [Tunisian Success Stories : Mariam El-Masri]. L'Instant.
3. Sherif's Canadian Soccer Association profile
4. "Ontario Colleges Athletic Association".
5. "Mariam El-Masri set to light up Danish league | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
6. "Guyana's El-Masri makes history, proud of team". www.concacaf.com. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
7. "Mariam El-Masri".
8. "Women in Football: "#BeBoldForChange"". Guyana Chronicle. 19 March 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

External links

• Mariam El-Masri at Soccerway