Naeema Ibrahim Gharib Juma (; born 30 December 1999) is an Emirati professional

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 striker for UAE Women's Football League club

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates. The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, second-most popu ...

and the United Arab Emirates national team.

Club career

Abu Dhabi

On 3 October 2024, Juma scored a brace against

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, turning the tide in favor of the Emirati side as they secured their first win in the AFC Women's Champions League group stage, collecting all three points.

International career

She made the Emirati final squad for the

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. On 7 January 2019, Naeema scored her first competitive goal against

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, opening the score in the 31st minute.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list United Arab Emirates's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Juma goal.''

Hounours

Abu Dhabi * UAE Women's Football League: ** Champions: 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 * WAFF Women's Clubs Championship: ** Third place:

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Naeema Juma
at specialolympics.org 1999 births Living people Emirati women's footballers 21st-century Emirati sportswomen Abu Dhabi Country Club players Women's association football defenders United Arab Emirates women's international footballers {{UnitedArabEmirates-women-footy-bio-stub