Samia Ahmed Mohammed Adam ( ar, سامية احمد محمد ادم; born 19 April 1996) is an Egyptian

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who plays as a midfielder for FC Dornbirn and the Egypt women's national team.

Early life

Adam was born in Palo Alto, California and raised in Santa Clara, California.

High school and college career

Adam has attended the Santa Clara High School in her hometown and the

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, California.

Club career

Adam has played for the teams El Gouna and Kafr Saad in Egypt. She later joined Galatasaray, becoming the first Egyptian to play professionally in the Turkish Women's Football Super League. She also served as captain. She was the top scorer for her team in the Turkish Women's League for the 2021-22 season with six goals in nine matches. After her contract with Galatasaray ended, she joined the Italian Serie B club Napoli in September 2022, making her the first Egyptian to play in Italy. Napoli achieved promotion to Serie A at the end of the 2022-23 season. In 2023, Adam moved to FC Dornbirn Ladies in the ÖFB Frauen Bundesliga.

International career

Adam capped for Egypt at senior level during the

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. She appeared in the 2021 Arab Women's Cup. She played in two 2022 friendlies against Jordan. She was called up for 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against South Sudan. She scored first in both legs of Egypt's 8-0 aggregate victory.

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* 1996 births Living people Naturalized citizens of Egypt Egyptian women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Women's association football defenders Egypt women's international footballers Egyptian people of American descent Sportspeople from Palo Alto, California Sportspeople from Santa Clara, California Soccer players from Santa Clara County, California American women's soccer players Pacific Tigers women's soccer players American people of Egyptian descent Galatasaray S.K. (women's football) players Turkish Women's Football Super League players Expatriate women's footballers in Turkey Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey SSD Napoli Femminile players Serie A (women's football) players Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate women's footballers in Italy Egyptian Women's Premier League players {{Egypt-footy-midfielder-stub