Daliah Abu Laban
{{Short description|Saudi footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Daliah Abu Laban
| image = Daliah Abu Laban (cropped).jpeg
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Daliah Adel Ahmed Abu Laban
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|4|4}}
| birth_place = Saudi Arabia
| height =
| position = Striker
| currentclub = Al-Ahli
| clubnumber = 11
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 =
| years1 = 2017–2022
| clubs1 = Storm
| caps1 = ?
| goals1 = +11
| years2 = 2022–2023
| clubs2 = Al-Shabab
| caps2 = 14
| goals2 = 11
| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = Al-Ahli
| caps3 = 9
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2021–
| nationalteam1 = Saudi Arabia Futsal
| nationalcaps1 = 0
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2022–
| nationalteam2 = Saudi Arabia
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| pcupdate = 30 December 2023
| ntupdate = 30 September 2023 (UTC)
}}
Daliah Adel Ahmed Abu Laban ({{langx|ar|داليه عادل أحمد أبو لبن}}; born 4 April 1995) is a Saudi professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Ahli and Saudi Arabia women's national team.
Club career
Abu Laban, who holds a bachelor's degree in nursing, She began her football career with the Storm's team in 2017 before it was acquired by Al-Shabab in October 2022. She notably stood out with her team in the first edition of the Women's Regional League. She solidified her success by winning the top scorer title in the Western region with 11 goals.{{cite web |url=https://arriyadiyah.com/798484|title=من هي داليا أبو لبن لاعبة الأهلي الجديدة؟|language=ar|trans-title=Who is Dalia Abu Laban, the new player for Al-Ahli?|date=6 March 2023|website=arriyadiyah.com/|access-date=5 January 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.adwaalwatan.com/3488745/|title=داليا أبو لبن : هدافة من الطراز الأول تلعب لفريق العاصفة النسائي|language=ar|trans-title=Daliah Abu Laban: First-class striker playing for the Storm Women's Team.|date=6 February 2022|website=adwaalwatan.com|access-date=5 January 2024}}
=Al-Shabab=
She featured in Al-Shabab first ever match, a 2–4 loss to Al Hilal, she scored her the club's first goal in the 16th minute in the same match.{{cite web |url=https://aawsat.com/home/article/3931741/%C2%AB%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%C2%BB-%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B4%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%83-%C2%AB%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%C2%BB|title="دوري السيدات السعودي": رباعية هلالية في شباك "الشباب"|language=ar|trans-title=Saudi Women's League: Four goals by Al-Hilal against Al-Shabab.|date=14 October 2023|website=aawsat.com|access-date=5 January 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.almasryalyoum.com/news/details/2716431|title=في السعودية.. داليا تدخل تاريخ كرة القدم النسائية بعد تسجيلها بمرمى الهلال|language=ar|trans-title=In Saudi Arabia... Dalia makes history in women's football after scoring against Al-Hilal.|date=15 October 2022|website=almasryalyoum.com|access-date=5 January 2024}} Abu Laban finished the 2022–23 season scoring 11 goals, the most by any Saudi player in the league.{{cite web |url=https://kushnews.net/2023/10/370464|title=بالصور .. "دالية أبو لبن" هدافة السعوديات تبحث عن مجد جديد بالدوري|language=ar|trans-title='Dalia Abu Laban,' the top scorer among Saudi women, seeks new glory in the league.|date=10 October 2023|website=kushnews.net|access-date=5 January 2024}}
=Al-Ahli=
In March 2023, Al-Ahli announced the signing of Abu Laban coming from Al-Shabab for 3 seasons until 2026.{{cite web |url=https://www.akhbaar24.com/article/detail/640164|title=رسميًا.. الأهلي يعلن التعاقد مع داليا أبو لبن قادمة من الشباب|language=ar|trans-title=Officially... Al-Ahli announces the signing of Dalia Abu Laban from Al-Shabab|date=13 March 2023|website=akhbaar24.com|access-date=5 January 2024}} on 14 October 2023, she played her first game for the club, starting in a 1–0 loss against her former club Al-Shabab.{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/10/14/saudi-arabia/womens-premier-league/saudi-arabia-al-ahli-sc/saudi-arabia-al-shabab-fc/4255831/|title=Al-Ahli Vs. Al-Shabab Match Report|date=14 October 2023|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=5 January 2024}}
International career
Abu Laban was part of the first Saudi Arabia women's national football team that played Maldives and Seychelles in February 2022.{{cite web |url=https://forum.kooora.com/f.aspx?t=38591269|title= سيدات السعودية في المالديف لخوض أول مباراة دولية|language=ar|trans-title=Saudi women's national football team in Maldives to play its first international game|date=16 February 2022 |website=forum.kooora.com|access-date=5 January 2024}} On 20 February 2022, she made her debut for the team after she came as substitute for Noura Ibrahim in the 85th minute.{{cite web |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2022-02-20/saudi-arabia-vs-seychelles/2631534/|title=Saudi Arabia Vs. Seychelles match report|date=20 February 2022|website=globalsportsarchive.com|access-date=5 January 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.marefa.org/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1:%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9_%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%B2%D9%86_%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%84_%D8%A8%D8%A8%D8%B7%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9_%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9|title=أخبار:نساء السعودية يفزن على سيشل ببطولة ودية|language=ar|trans-title=News: Saudi women's team win against Seychelles|date=20 February 2022|website=marefa.org|access-date=5 January 2024}} On 15 January 2023, She scored her first international goal against Comoros in the 91st minute.{{cite web |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1205843|title=السعودية داليا أبو لبن تضع بصمتها الدولية الأولى|language=ar|trans-title=Saudi Arabia: Dalia Abu Laban makes her first international mark.|date=16 January 2023|website=kooora.com|publisher=Riyan Al Jidani|access-date=5 January 2024}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 30 December 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="2"|Al-Shabab
|rowspan="1"|SWPL |14 | 11 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 14 | 11 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!14 | 11 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 14 | 11 | ||||
| rowspan="2"|Al-Ahli
|rowspan="1"|SWPL |7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 9 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 9 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 23 | 11 |
=International=
{{updated|match played 30 September 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team !Year !Apps !Goals |
| rowspan="2" |Saudi Arabia
|2022 |1 |0 |
| 2023
|5 |1 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!6 !1 |
|---|
: Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abu Laban goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Daliah Abu Laban |
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |
|---|
| 1.
|15 January 2023 |Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar, Saudi Arabia |{{fbw|COM}} | align="center" |2–0 | align="center" |2–0 |
Honours
References
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External links
- {{soccerway|daliah-adel-ahmed-abulaban/945249}}
- {{GSA player|daliah-abulaban/533686/}}
- {{FBref|c1f31c8b/Dalia-Abu-Laban}}
- [https://www.flashscore.com/player/abu-laban-dalia/lnAo11yA/ Dalia Abu Laban] at Flashscore
{{DEFAULTSORT:Abu Laban, Daliah}}
Category:Saudi Arabian women's footballers
Category:21st-century Saudi Arabian sportswomen
Category:Women's association football forwards