Christelle Khalil Bedran (; born 5 December 2000) is a Lebanese former

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who played as a defender. She played for the Lebanon national team in 2019.

Club career

Bedran began her career at Nasr. Three seasons after the formation of Nasr, Bedran won the U17 league in 2017. In 2018, she helped found a club in the

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, Sporting High; they folded in 2019. Bedran joined

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ahead of the 2019–20 season.

International career

Bedran made her first international appearance for Lebanon at the under-18 level in 2018, finishing runner-up at the WAFF U-18 Women's Championship held in Lebanon. Between 2018 and 2019, she competed for the under-19 team at the 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification. Bedran's

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debut for Lebanon came at the 2019 WAFF Championship, finishing in third place.

Personal life

In 2020, Bedran was studying

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. In addition to

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, Bedran also practices

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and

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Honours

Lebanon U18 * WAFF U-18 Women's Championship:

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Lebanon * WAFF Women's Championship third place:

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