Samya Hassani (, born 3 January 2000) is a Moroccan professional
footballer
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Dutch
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Eredivisie
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club
SC Telstar
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. Born in the Netherlands, she represents
Morocco
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at international level.
Club career
VV Alkmaar
Hassani debuted in the Eredivisie with VV Alkmaar on 25 August 2019 against
AFC Ajax
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. Hassani scored her only goal for Alkmaar against
Excelsior
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on 6 September 2019, scoring in the 85th minute.
Gent
Hassani signed with KAA Gent in the Belgian Women's Super League in July 2021. She scored her only goal in Belgium in a 9–0 home win over on 1 April 2022.
Telstar
After one year with Gent, Hassani returned to the Eredivisie to play for the revived
Telstar
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team for the 2022–23 season. She debuted for the White Lionesses against
ADO Den Haag
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on 18 September 2022. Hassani scored her first Telstar goal against Ajax on 25 October 2022, scoring in the 67th minute. She led Telstar with five goals in her first season with the club. Two of her goals were decisive, with a 94th-minute goal against
Fortuna Sittard
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forcing a 2–2 draw and an 29th-minute goal putting Telstar on top of Excelsior, 2–1.
Fenerbahçe
Hassani transferred from Telstar to Fenerbahçe in February 2024 for an undisclosed transfer fee. She made her league debut on 9 March 2024 against Fatih Van S.K. She played in four matches for the Istanbul club.
Return to Telstar
Hassani returned to Telstar for the 2024–2025 season. She stated that she was disappointed with her playing time with Fenerbahçe and felt lonely in Turkey.
International career
Hassani was scouted to the Morocco national team by a scout messaging her on Instagram.
Hassani made her senior debut for Morocco on 14 June 2021 in a 3–2 friendly home win over
Mali
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. She scored her first goal for Morocco in a 2–0 against
Senegal
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on 30 November 2021. She notched her first international brace in a win over Congo on 11 June 2022.
On 1 July 2022, Hassani was called up to the Morocco squad for
2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
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. Hassani was called up for the provisional Morocco squad for the
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
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. However, she did not make the final team.
International goals
Personal life
Hassani began playing football competitively when she was 16.
Hassani won the Best Sportswoman of the Year award at the Diversity Sport Awards on 22 February 2024.