 Khamis playing forSydney FC in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leena Khamis | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-06-19)19 June 1986 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Camden, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Macarthur Rams | ||
| Youth career | |||
| NSW Institute of Sport | |||
| Macarthur Rams | |||
| 2003–2004 | Northern NSW Pride | ||
| 2004–2008 | NSW Sapphires White | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Macarthur Rams | |||
| 2008–2011 | Sydney FC | 35 | (23) |
| 2011 | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
| 2011–2012 | Sydney FC | 7 | (4) |
| 2012 | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
| 2013–2018 | Sydney FC | 52 | (12) |
| 2018–2019 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 11 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Canberra United | 12 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 10 | (2) |
| 2022 | Perth Glory | 5 | (1) |
| 2022– | Macarthur Rams | 43 | (19) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004–2006 | Australia U-20 | 13 | (9) |
| 2008– | Australia | 25 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:14, 28 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2015 | |||
Leena Khamis (born 19 June 1986) is an Australiansoccer player who plays forPerth Glory in theA-League Women.
Khamis was born in theSydney suburb ofCamden and is ofAssyrian heritage. Her family is heavily involved in football, her father played the game before emigrating to Australia from Iraq and two of her sisters are involved at Sydney FC. Her older sister, Linda, is an assistant coach and her younger sister,Sham, is a team-mate.[1][2]
She represented Australia at the2004 FIFA World Under 19 Women's Championship in Thailand. She finished the inaugural W-League season as top scorer with 7 goals, winning the Golden Boot award.[3]
Khamis made her full international debut forAustralia in July 2008 in a match againstChina in Beijing.[4]
After playing atSydney FC since their inaugural season, Khamis signed withWestern Sydney Wanderers for the 2018–19 season. She was one of several players who made the switch from Sydney FC to rivals Western Sydney during the offseason.[5]
Khamis departed Western Sydney Wanderers ahead of the2021–22 A-League Women season.[6]
In January 2022, Khamis joinedA-League Women clubPerth Glory on a short-term injury replacement contract, due to injuries toCyera Hintzen,Susan Phonsongkham, andDemi Koulizakis.[7]
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 July 2008 | North Sydney Oval,Sydney,Australia |  New Zealand | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 20 February 2010 | Bill McKinlay Park,Auckland,New Zealand | New Zealand | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 19 May 2010 | Chengdu Sports Centre,Chengdu,China |  Vietnam | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 4 | 12 May 2011 | Bluetongue Stadium,Gosford,Australia | New Zealand | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 3 July 2011 | Ruhrstadion,Bochum,Germany |  Equatorial Guinea | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup |
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