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Shamiran Khamis (born 13 February 1995) is an Australian
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player, who currently plays for
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. She has previously played for
Sydney FC Sydney Football Club, commonly known as Sydney FC, is a professional association football, soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They compete in the top-tier men's league in Australia, the A-League Men. Established in 2004, ...
,
Western Sydney Wanderers Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, Wanderers, or simply as WSW) is an Australian professional association football club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in t ...
,
Canberra United Canberra United Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Founded in 2008 by Capital Football, the club was an inaugural member of the W-League and the only club not affiliated with ...
, and
Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory ...
in the Australian W-League.


Club career

Khamis made her professional debut for
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during the 2011–12 W-League season. Sydney won the 2012–13 W-League Championship. Khamis signed with the
Western Sydney Wanderers Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, Wanderers, or simply as WSW) is an Australian professional association football club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in t ...
for the 2014–15 season. After one season with the Wanderers, she returned to Sydney FC where she would remain for three seasons. Khamis signed with
Canberra United Canberra United Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Founded in 2008 by Capital Football, the club was an inaugural member of the W-League and the only club not affiliated with ...
for the
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season. After initially moving to Canberra as a backup, she ended up playing every match after Melissa Maizels was injured during preseason. In March 2020, she appeared on the bench for
Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory ...
for one game. She then joined
Macarthur Rams Macarthur Rams Football Club is a semi-professional soccer club based in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia. The club compete in Football NSW League One, situated in the third tier of Australian football. The club's home ground is the 3, ...
. In September 2021, Khamis returned to the W-League, joining
Western Sydney Wanderers Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, Wanderers, or simply as WSW) is an Australian professional association football club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in t ...
once more.


Personal

Khamis' older sister
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, is also a professional football player in the W-League, she plays for the
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. The sisters played together at
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for several seasons.


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External links


Sydney FC profile
* 1995 births Living people Australian women's soccer players 21st-century Australian sportswomen Sydney FC (women) players Western Sydney Wanderers FC (women) players Canberra United FC players Melbourne Victory FC (women) players Australian people of Assyrian descent Women's association football goalkeepers Assyrian footballers Soccer players from Sydney Sportswomen from New South Wales {{Australia-women-footy-bio-stub