Areej Al Hammadi

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Areej Al Hammadi
Personal information
Full name Areej Ahmed Mohammed Salim Al Hammadi
Date of birth (1986-02-13) 13 February 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Position(s) Midfielder, Forward, Winger
Team information
Current team
 Abu Dhabi Country Club
Number 21
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004-2009 American University in Dubai
2009-2011 Dubai Waves
2011-2013 Dubai SandStorm
2013–2016 Al Wahda
2016–2021 Abu Dhabi Country Club
2021–2022 La Liga HPC 14 (4)
2022–2023 Onyx FC 12 (3)
2023–2025 Precision Football 11 (0)
2025- Abu Dhabi Country Club 2 (0)
International career‡
2017– United Arab Emirates 41 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 May 2024

Areej Ahmed Mohammed Salim Al Hammadi (born 13 February 1986) often known mononymously as Areej, is an Emirati association football player who plays as a midfielder, forward and winger currently for Precision Football . She has previously played for Al Wahda and Abu Dhabi Country Club and has represented the United Arab Emirates women's national football team. [1] Having on all major national club awards as a player she is widely regarded as one of the most influential women's footballers in the United Arab Emirates. [2]

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Club career

Al Hammadi began her career playing with her family and in tournaments that allowed for women's participation. She then played for her university's women's team, before playing in seven-a-side community leagues, such as the Dubai Women's Football Association where she was scouted for the national team. [3]

She began her professional career with Al Wahda before moving to Abu Dhabi Country Club in July 2016. She appeared at the 2019 WAFF Women's Clubs Championship in Aqaba, Jordan with the Abu Dhabi Country Club, scoring a brace to lead the team to victory in its final group game.

She played with the Fuelees team in Neymar Jr's Five, a five-a-side tournament. [4]

In 2022, she played with Onyx FC in the UAE Women's Football League, finishing second.

In 2023-2024 season, she played with Precision Football finishing second in the UAE Women's Football League.

International career

In August 2015, Al Hammadi won her first cap for United Arab Emirates. She participated in the 2015 Aphrodite Cup in Cyprus, the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification in Tajikistan, and the 2019 WAFF Women's Championship in Bahrain.

She participated in qualifying for the 2022 Asian Cup, though the UAE failed to make the finals. [5]

Al Hammadi has also trained and played for the UAE national futsal team.

Records

She holds two Guinness World Records in sports. One of which in Hotstepping in 2020. [6] [7]

References

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