Emma Sabrina Smaali (; born 29 September 2000) is a professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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. Born in France, she represents

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

at international level.

Club career

Emma Smaali was trained at FCSA until the age of fifteen, then, needing to play with a women's team, she signed with Nivolas-Vermelle and played there for two seasons with the under-19 team. In 2017, she signed with

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and was integrated into the senior squad in the Division 2. On 30 July 2020, after three seasons with the Grenoble, she signed a contract with

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in the same Division. Since she arrived at the 'Sang et Or', she has continued to progress. At 22 years old, Emma Smaali is one of the most important players in the strategy implemented by her coach Sarah M’Barek.

International career

In July 2023, she got her first call-up to the Algeria national team by coach Farid Benstiti to participate in to participate in a double-header of friendly matches against

Senegal Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...

. On 14 July 2023, she made her debut for the Fennecs against Senegal in a 3–1 loss at the

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