Farah Dani El Tayar (; born 10 December 2003) is a Lebanese

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a full-back for American college team

FIU Panthers The FIU Panthers are the athletic teams representing Florida International University, an American public university located in Miami, Florida. The Panthers currently compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I athlet ...

and the Lebanon national team.

Club career

El Tayar began her club career in Lebanon, playing for Akhaa Ahli Aley from 2018 to 2020 and then

Eleven Football Pro Eleven Football Pro (), or simply EFP, is a women's association football, women's football club based in Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon, section of the homonymous sports academy. Founded in 2019, they compete in the Lebanese Women's Football League and h ...

from 2020 to 2021, both in the

Lebanese Women's Football League The Lebanese Women's Football League () is the only league of women's football in Lebanon. It is run by the Lebanese Football Association and began in May 2008, with six teams participating in the debut season. As of the 2024–25 season, ni ...

. On 3 August 2021, El Tayar moved to the

, the team of the

Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university with its main campus in Westchester, Florida, United States. Founded in 1965 by the Florida Legislature, the school opened to students in 1972. FIU is the third-largest univ ...

. She made her debut on 22 August, as a 19th-minute substitute in a 3–2 defeat to the

Jacksonville Dolphins The Jacksonville Dolphins are the intercollegiate athletics teams that represent Jacksonville University, located in Jacksonville, Florida. The Dolphins participate in NCAA Division I athletics, and are primarily members of the ASUN Conference. S ...

. During the 2023 season, when El Tayar was a senior at FIU, she was named captain of the team. On 18 April 2022, El Tayar joined the

Iowa Raptors FC Iowa Raptors FC are a soccer club based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. They were established in 2019 as a men's team, and formed their women's team in 2021. Their men's team compete in the Midwest Division of United Premier Soccer Leagu ...

in the

Women's Premier Soccer League The Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) is an amateur women's soccer league in the United States. History The WPSL is the longest-running active women's soccer league as it enters its 25th season in 2023. The WPSL is also the largest women ...

. On 4 April 2024, El Tayar signed with

Tormenta FC South Georgia Tormenta FC, or simply Tormenta FC, is an American association football, soccer organization based in Statesboro, Georgia, United States. Founded in 2015, the club fields a professional team in USL League One, the third tier of the ...

in the

USL W League The USL W League (USLW) is a Women's association football, women's soccer league in the United States. It began play in May 2022 and follows the USL W-League (1995–2015), USL W-League, a similar league that existed from 1995 to 2015. It is c ...

International career

El Tayar made her international debut for

Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...

on 8 April 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 2021 Armenia International Friendly Tournament against hosts

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

. She scored her first goal two days later, in a 7–1 defeat against

Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...

in the same competition.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each El Tayar goal''.

Honours

Lebanon U15 * WAFF U-15 Girls Championship: runner-up:

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

Lebanon U18 * WAFF U-18 Girls Championship:

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

References

External links

Profile
at WPSL
Profile
at the

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tayar, Farah 2003 births Living people People from Aley District Sportspeople from Mount Lebanon Governorate Lebanese women's footballers Women's association football fullbacks Akhaa Ahli Aley FC (women) players Eleven Football Pro players FIU Panthers women's soccer players Iowa Raptors FC (women) players Tormenta FC (W League) players Lebanese Women's Football League players Women's Premier Soccer League players USL W League players Lebanon women's youth international footballers Lebanon women's international footballers Lebanese expatriate women's footballers Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States 21st-century Lebanese sportswomen