Nour Fadi Noujaim (Arabic: نور فادي نجيم; born 6 February 2004) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a defender for American college team Coker Cobras.

Nour Noujaim
Noujaim with EFP in 2021
Personal information
Full name Nour Fadi Noujaim[1]
Date of birth (2004-02-06) 6 February 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Rabieh, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Coker Cobras
Number 4
Youth career
2016–2018 Zouk Mosbeh
2018–2019 SAS
2019–2021 EFP
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Central Methodist Eagles 0 (0)
2022– Coker Cobras 32 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Zouk Mosbeh
2018–2019 SAS
2019–2021 EFP (1)
2022 Iowa Raptors FC (1)
2023 Vermont Fusion (0)
International career
2018 Lebanon U15
2018 Lebanon U16 4 (0)
2019–2020 Lebanon U18 4 (0)
2019 Lebanon U19 1 (0)
2021–2023 Lebanon 9 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Lebanon
WAFF U-18 Girls Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 U-18 Team
WAFF U-15 Girls Championship
Silver medal – second place 2018 U-15 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:17, 15 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 April 2023

Club career

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Lebanon

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Between 2012 and 2016, Noujaim played at youth level in a boy's club.[2] She joined Zouk Mosbeh in 2016, playing for their under-17, under-19 and senior teams until 2018.[2] Noujaim then moved to SAS, playing one year for the under-17, under-19 and senior teams, before joining EFP in 2019, also playing for their youth and senior teams.[2]

United States

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Noujaim played for Central Methodist Eagles, the team of the Central Methodist University.[3][4] On 28 March 2022, she moved to Iowa Raptors FC in the Women's Premier Soccer League.[2]

In 2022, she joined Coker Cobras, Coker University's team. She was nominated Athlete of the Month in August by the university,[5] and was named to the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) All-Conference Third Team for 2022.[6] In 2023, she was named in the SAC All-Conference Second Team for the 2023 Preseason.[7]

International career

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Noujaim represented Lebanon internationally at under-15, under-16, under-18 and under-19 levels.[2] She made her senior debut for Lebanon on 8 April 2021, as a starter in a friendly tournament against Armenia.[8]

Personal life

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Noujaim attended the Collège des Sœurs des Saints Cœurs – Beit Chabab.[9] In 2022, she enrolled at Coker University to major in business administration.[9]

Honours

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Zouk Mosbeh

SAS

EFP

Lebanon U15

Lebanon U18

Individual

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Nour Noujaim". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Nour Nouiaim". Central Methodist University. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Nour Noujaim Named August SPC Credit Union Student-Athlete of the Month". BVM Sports. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  6. ^ a b "SAC Announces 2022 Women's Soccer Award Winners And All-Conference Teams". FloFC. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b https://www.thesac.com/sports/wsoc/2023-24/releases/20230815efrorw
  8. ^ "Match Report of Armenia vs Lebanon". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Nour Noujaim". Coker University. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  10. ^ "THE WAFF- Lebanon crowned the "WAFF U18" title". www.the-waff.com. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
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