Anabelle Rose Ghabach (; born 11 October 2005) is a

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who plays as a

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for NPL NSW Women's club

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. Born in Australia, she plays for the Lebanon national team.

Club career

Ghabach played for Football NSW Institute between 2017 and 2023; in early 2023 she tore her

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and was sidelined for over a year. Ghabach moved to

ahead of the 2024

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season, and returned from her injury in May 2024.

International career

In March 2021, Ghabach was called up for a training camp for Australia U17 ahead of the

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. She was called up twice more, in March 2022 and April 2022. Ghabach was called up to the Lebanon national team in February 2025, ahead of the

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in Nepal. She made her full international debut against

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, in a 3–1 defeat on 17 February.

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Anabelle Ghabach
at Gameday (2021)
Anabelle Ghabach
at Gameday (2018–2019) 2005 births Living people 21st-century Lebanese sportswomen 21st-century Australian sportswomen Soccer players from Sydney Lebanese women's footballers Australian women's soccer players Australian people of Lebanese descent Sportspeople of Lebanese descent Women's association football midfielders Lebanon women's international footballers International sportspeople born abroad {{Lebanon-women-footy-bio-stub

Club career

International career

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