Daliah Adel Ahmed Abu Laban (; born 4 April 1995) is a Saudi professional
footballer
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who plays as a
striker for Saudi
Women's Premier League club
Al-Ahli and
Saudi Arabia women's national team.
Club career
Abu Laban, who holds a
bachelor's degree in nursing, She began her football career with the Storm's team in 2017 before it was acquired by Al-Shabab in October 2022. She notably stood out with her team in the first edition of the Women's Regional League. She solidified her success by winning the top scorer title in the Western region with 11 goals.
Al-Shabab
She featured in Al-Shabab first ever match, a 2–4 loss to
Al Hilal, she scored her the club's first goal in the 16th minute in the same match. Abu Laban finished the
2022–23 season scoring 11 goals, the most by any Saudi player in the league.
Al-Ahli
In March 2023,
Al-Ahli announced the signing of Abu Laban coming from Al-Shabab for 3 seasons until 2026. on 14 October 2023, she played her first game for the club, starting in a 1–0 loss against her former club Al-Shabab.
International career
Abu Laban was part of the first
Saudi Arabia women's national football team
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...
that played
Maldives
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and
Seychelles
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in February 2022. On 20 February 2022, she made her debut for the team after she came as substitute for
Noura Ibrahim in the 85th minute. On 15 January 2023, She scored her first international goal against
Comoros
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in the 91st minute.
Career statistics
Club
International
: ''Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abu Laban goal.''
Honours
Al-Ahli
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SAFF Women's Cup
The Saudi Women's Cup, officially the SAFF Women's Cup (Arabic: كأس الإتحاد السعودي للسيدات) is the top annual cup tournament for women's clubs in Saudi Women’s Football.
History
The Director of Women's Football high ...
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: Champion:
2023–24
References
External links
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Dalia Abu Labanat Flashscore
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1995 births
Living people
Saudi Arabian women's footballers
21st-century Saudi Arabian sportswomen
Women's association football forwards
Saudi Arabia women's international footballers
Al-Ahli Saudi FC (women) players