Leena Khamis
Leena Khamis is an Australian soccer player who plays for the Canberra United in the Australian W-League.
Biography
Khamis was born in the Sydney suburb of Camden and is of Assyrian heritage. Her family is heavily involved in football, her father played the game before emigrating to Australia from Iraq and two of her sisters are involved at Sydney FC. Her older sister, Linda, is an assistant coach and her younger sister, Sham, is a team-mate.Playing career
She represented Australia at the 2004 FIFA World Under 19 Women's Championship in Thailand. She finished the inaugural W-League season as top scorer with 7 goals, winning the Golden Boot award.Khamis made her full international debut for Australia in July 2008 in a match against China in Beijing.
After playing at Sydney FC since their inaugural season, Khamis signed with Western Sydney Wanderers for the 2018–19 season. She was one of several players who made the switch from Sydney FC to rivals Western Sydney during the offseason.
International goals
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
1 | 12 July 2008 | North Sydney Oval, Sydney, Australia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | |
2 | 20 February 2010 | Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland, New Zealand | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
3 | 19 May 2010 | Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup | |
4 | 12 May 2011 | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford, Australia | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
5 | 3 July 2011 | Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup |
Honours
Club
; Sydney FC; Australia