Hanin Maher Tamim (Arabic: حنين ماهر تميم; born 5 April 2000) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a forward for Lebanese club SAS and the Lebanon national team.

Hanin Tamim
Tamim with SAS in 2020
Personal information
Full name Hanin Maher Tamim[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-05) 5 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Beirut, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
SAS
Number 7
Youth career
FC Beirut
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Lander Bearcats 12 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Beirut Football Academy
2018– SAS
International career
2015 Lebanon U17
2014–2019 Lebanon U19 4 (1)
2018– Lebanon 18 (7)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Lebanon
WAFF Women's Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2019
WAFF U-18 Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place 2018 U-18 Team
Arab U-17 Women's Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 U-17 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:50, 20 August 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 July 2023

Club career

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Tamim began playing football at an early age at FC Beirut's boys academy.[3] After playing football in her school team, she joined Beirut Football Academy (BFA), making her debut in the Lebanese Women's Football League.[3]

Following three seasons at BFA, she moved to Stars Association for Sports (SAS) – the league reigning champions – in 2018.[3] Tamim helped SAS to a second-place finish at the inaugural 2019 WAFF Women's Clubs Championship; she described it as her favourite international experience.[3]

On 27 May 2022, Tamim signed for the Lander Bearcats, the football team of Lander University in the United States.[4]

International career

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Tamin had represented Lebanon internationally at under-17 and under-19 level,[3] before making her senior debut on 8 November 2018,[5] in a 8–0 defeat to Iran in the 2020 Summer Olympics qualifiers.[6] She scored her first goal on 7 January 2019,[5] with Lebanon losing to Bahrain 3–2 in the 2019 WAFF Championship.[7] Tamim scored three goals, and helped Lebanon finish in third place.[5]+

On 24 October 2021, Tamim scored a brace in a 2022 AFC Asian Cup qualification game against Guam, which ended in a 3–0 win.[8] She was called up to the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship.[9]

Personal life

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Tamim majored in Nutrition and Dietetics at the American University of Beirut.[3]

Career statistics

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International

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Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tamim goal.
List of international goals scored by Hanin Tamim
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 7 January 2019 Shaikh Ali Bin Mohammed Stadium, Muharraq, Bahrain   Bahrain 1–0 2–3 2019 WAFF Championship [7]
2 11 January 2019 Shaikh Ali Bin Mohammed Stadium, Muharraq, Bahrain   Jordan 1–3 1–3 2019 WAFF Championship
3 15 January 2019 Shaikh Ali Bin Mohammed Stadium, Muharraq, Bahrain   Palestine 1–0 3–0 2019 WAFF Championship
4 24 October 2021 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan   Guam 1–0 3–0 2022 AFC Asian Cup qualification [8]
5 3–0
6 21 July 2023 Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli, Lebanon   Palestine 1–0 2–1 Friendly
7 2–0

Honours

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SAS

Lebanon U18

Lebanon U17

Lebanon

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Hanin Tamim". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Haneen Tamim". Lander Bearcats. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Baradhi, Maria (22 May 2020). "Leading women in Football: Haneen Tamim". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  4. ^ Lander Bearcats [@landerwsoccer] (27 May 2022). "A few more to add to the Family!" – via Instagram.
  5. ^ a b c "Hanin Tamim". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Match Report of Iran vs Lebanon". Global Sports Archive. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Winning starts for Jordan, Bahrain in WAFF Women's Championship". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Lebanon finish in style". the-afc.com. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  9. ^ "استدعاء ٢٣ لاعبة للمشاركة في بطولة غرب اسيا للسيدات" [Calling 23 players to participate in the west Asian women's championship] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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