Joya-Maria Maroun Azzi (Arabic: جويا ماريا مارون قزي; born 23 September 2000) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or left-back for American college team Central Methodist Eagles.
_01_(Joya-Maria_Azzi).jpg) Azzi with EFP in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Joya-Maria Maroun Azzi[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 September 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ajaltoun, Lebanon[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, left-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Central Methodist Eagles | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2019 | Zouk Mosbeh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | EFP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Central Methodist Eagles | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Zouk Mosbeh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | EFP | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Iowa Raptors FC | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | San Francisco Nighthawks | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Lebanon U19 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Lebanon | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:13, 15 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:36, 10 July 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
editBorn in Ajaltoun, Lebanon, Azzi grew up in Okaibe, where she began playing football aged four.[2] She initially played with local boys teams, before playing futsal with her high school team aged 13.[2]
Club career
editEarly career
editAzzi joined her first girls football team at 14 years old, when she moved to Zouk Mosbeh.[2] She then played for the under-17s and under-18s, before making her senior debut.[2] Aged 18, she moved to EFP, playing for both their under-19 and senior teams.[2] Azzi played two years for EFP.[2]
Central Methodist Eagles
editOn 3 August 2021, Azzi joined the Central Methodist Eagles, the team of the Central Methodist University.[3] She made her debut on 25 August, as a 60th-minute substitute in a 4–0 win against the William Woods Owls.[4]
Azzi played 11 regular season games, and helped her team finish as both league and tournament champions of the 2021 Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament.[5][6] She also finished semi-finalist of the NAIA Women's Soccer Championship.[7]
Iowa Raptors FC
editOn 28 March 2022, Azzi moved to Iowa Raptors FC in the Women's Premier Soccer League.[2]
International career
editIn 2018, Azzi was called up to play for the Lebanon national under-19 team, playing eight games.[2] She got her first call up to the senior team in 2018.[2] Azzi was called up to represent Lebanon at the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship;[8] she helped her side finish runners-up, scoring a goal against Syria on 4 September.[9]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Azzi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 4 September 2022 | Petra Stadium, Amman, Jordan |  Syria
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2–0 | 5–2 | 2022 WAFF Championship |
Honours
editZouk Mosbeh
- Lebanese Women's Football League: 2017–18
- Lebanese Women's FA Cup: 2017–18
- Lebanese Women's Super Cup: 2017, 2018
EFP
- Lebanese Women's FA Cup: 2020–21
Central Methodist Eagles
- Heart of America Athletic Conference league champion: 2021
- Heart of America Athletic Conference tournament champion: 2021
Lebanon U18
- WAFF U-18 Women's Championship runner-up: 2018
Lebanon
- WAFF Women's Championship third place: 2019
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Joya-Maria Azzi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Smith, Alexis (28 March 2022). "Iowa Raptors FC add Joya-Maria Azzi and Noor Noujaim to the Women's Team". Iowa Raptors FC. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ Eleven Football Pro [@efpwfc] (3 August 2021). "We are so proud of our player JOYA for joining Eagles Women's team in the USA! Good luck with your future career and education! 💙💛" – via Instagram.
- ^ "Central Methodist vs. William Woods - Box Score - 8/25/2021". Central Methodist University. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "No. 5 Central completes perfect conference slate with 6-0 shut out of Park". 31 October 2021.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "CMU claims third straight Heart Tournament title with 5-2 victory over Missouri Valley". 14 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Eagles end season with No. 3 national ranking". 15 December 2021.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "وصول سيدات الأرز الى الأردن للمشاركة في بطولة غرب آسيا". The LFA (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ الأردن يتوج ببطولة السيدات السابعة.. ويضيف اللقب الخامس إلى سجله [Jordan win the seventh women's championship.. and add a fifth title to their record]. West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
External links
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- Profile at WPSL
- Profile at the Central Methodist Eagles
- Joya-Maria Azzi at FA Lebanon
- Joya-Maria Azzi at Global Sports Archive
- Joya-Maria Azzi at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)