Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sara Ismael Mohamed Salgueda[1] | ||
Birth name | Sara Ismael Salgueda[a] | ||
Date of birth | 23 January 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Ripoll, Spain | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Espanyol | 8 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Barcelona B | 32 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Zaragoza CFF | 26 | (7) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Egypt | 3 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 February 2023 |
Sara Ismael Mohamed Salgueda (Arabic: سارة اسماعيل: born 23 January 1999) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born and raised in Spain to an Egyptian father and a Spanish mother, she is capped for the Egypt women's national team.[2]
She started playing football at the age of twelve.[3]
Ismael started her senior career with Spanish side Barcelona B, playing for the club during the Coronavirus pandemic.[4] During the 2017/18 season, she suffered two injuries while playing for the club.[5] While playing for the club, she was able to train with the first team of Barcelona.[6]
Her career has been marked by injuries.[7] In 2022, she signed for Spanish side Zaragoza CFF.[8] During the 2023/23 season, she was regarded as one of the highest performing players for the club.[9]
Ismael was the first player to be selected in the Queens League draft.[10] She was regarded as one of the players in the draft with the highest ability.[11] She was picked by Aniquiladoras FC of Espe and Juan Guarnizo.[12] In September 2023, she could not play in the third matchday of the Queens Cup due to having been called up for the Egypt national team,[13] but the team would go on to claim its first title defeating Saiyans FC in the cup final, held on October 14 at the La Rosaleda Stadium in Málaga.[14]
Ismael mainly operates as a midfielder and is known for her speed.[15]
Ismael has represented the Egypt women's national football team internationally.[16]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 19 February 2023 | Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh, Lebanon | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
2. | 22 February 2023 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 |
Ismael has an Egyptian father and a Spanish mother.[17]