Stephanie Mazen Yousef Al-Naber ( ar, ستيفاني مازن يوسف النبر; born 27 October 1988) is a Jordanian

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who plays as a

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for

Jordan Women's Football League The Jordan Women's Pro League is the main women's football tournament in Jordan. It was first contested in 2005. The league has been known under names throughout its history: 1st Women's League in 2005, Orange A League between 2013 and 2015, Divi ...

club

Shabab Al-Ordon Shabab Al-Ordon Club ( ar, نادي شباب الأردن, lit=''Jordan Youth Club'') is a Jordanian professional Association football, football club based in Amman, that competes in the Jordanian Pro League. The club was established in 2002 an ...

and

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the Jordan national team.

Club career

Al-Naber learned to play football in the street with her family. She later played on her school's team and began her career with

, one of the first Jordanian clubs in the country to start a women's team. Al-Naber later became the first Jordanian woman to play football in leagues abroad. She played for clubs in

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, the

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

, and

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

International career

Al-Naber has been a main-stay of the Jordan women's national team since its inception in 2005. She helped the national team win the West Asian Football Federation Women's Championship in

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, and

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as well as the

2010 Arabia Women's Cup The 2010 Arabia Women's Cup took place in Bahrain in October 2010. The eight participating teams were Iraq, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Qatar and hosts Bahrain. The 2010 tournament was the first installation. The winner of the tou ...

. Al-Naber was part of the Jordan national squads that played in the

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, and

Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...

. She was also part of the squad that participated in the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers helping Jordan qualify for the continental tournament for the first time.

Personal life

As of January 2017, Al-Naber's father is a director at

. Both her siblings,

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and Natasha, are footballers.

Career statistics

International goals

References

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Stephanie Al-Naber
at the Jordan Football Association 1988 births Living people Jordanian women's footballers Jordan women's international footballers Sportspeople from Amman Women's association football midfielders Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Jordanian expatriate footballers Jordanian expatriates in Denmark Expatriate women's footballers in Denmark Jordanian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates Jordanian expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon Expatriate women's footballers in Lebanon Fortuna Hjørring players Jordanian women's futsal players Asian Games competitors for Jordan Sadaka SC women's footballers Lebanese Women's Football League players Jordan Women's Football League players FIFA Century Club {{Jordan-women-footy-bio-stub