Christy Tony Maalouf ( ar, كريستي توني معلوف; born 20 December 2005) is a Lebanese

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who plays as an

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or winger for Lebanese club EFP and the Lebanon national team.

Club career

Maalouf began her career at the Jeita Country Club, before moving to

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. She then joined EFP.

International career

Youth

Maalouf played for Lebanon U15 at the

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, winning the tournament as the top scorer with nine goals in two games. She also won the

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with Lebanon U18 as the tournament's best player.

Senior

On 24 August 2021, Maalouf made her senior international debut for

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on 24 August 2021, as a starter in a 0–0 draw against

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in the

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. She scored her first goal on 30 August, in a 5–1 win against

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. Maalouf scored three goals in two friendly games against

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, on 12 and 14 August 2022, including a

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in the second game. She took part in the

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; she helped her side finish runners-up, scoring twice against

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and

. With her goal against

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in a 5–0 win at the

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, on 8 April 2023, Maalouf reached

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's national-team record of seven goals for Lebanon. She surpassed the record on 18 July 2023 – aged – scoring a goal in a 5–0 win against Palestine. The record was broken two months later, on 30 September, when

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scored her ninth international goal.https://the-lfa.com.lb/news/2023/10/01/news620.php

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maalouf goal''.

Honours

EFP *

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runner-up: 2021–22 Lebanon U15 *

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; runner-up:

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Lebanon U18 *

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Lebanon *

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runner-up:

Individual * WAFF U-15 Girls Championship top goalscorer: 2019

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maalouf, Christy 2005 births Living people People from Keserwan District Lebanese women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Women's association football wingers Zouk Mosbeh SC footballers Eleven Football Pro players Lebanese Women's Football League players Lebanon women's youth international footballers Lebanon women's international footballers