Laila El Behery
{{Short description|Egyptian footballer}}
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|full_name = Laila Sherif El Behery
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|9|14|df=yes}}{{soccerway|laila-sherif-el-behery/1030344|access-date=9 April 2025}}
|birth_place = Cairo, Egypt
|height = 1.70 m
|position = Forward
|currentclub = FC Nordsjælland
|clubnumber = 12
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|collegeyears1 = 2021–2025
|college1 = UC Irvine
|collegecaps1 = 60
|collegegoals1 = 6
|years1 = 2016–2020
|clubs1 = Wadi Degla
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|clubs2 = → Kafr Saad (loan)
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|years3 = 2020–2021
|clubs3 = El Gouna
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|years4 = 2025–
|clubs4 = FC Nordsjælland
|caps4 = 2
|goals4 = 0
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|nationalteam1 = Egypt U17
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|nationalyears2 = 2020–2023
|nationalteam2 = Egypt U20
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|nationalyears3 = 2021–
|nationalteam3 = Egypt
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Laila Sherif El Behery ({{langx|ar|ليلى شريف البحيري}}; born 14 September 2003) is a Egyptian footballer footballer who plays as a striker for Danish club FC Nordsjælland and the Egypt women's national team.
College career
In August 2021, El Behery joined UC Irvine, making her collegiate debut in the season opener against UCLA, where she played 24 minutes off the bench and registered her first career assist and point with an 89th-minute strike in a 3–1 defeat. In her second year, she was named to the Big West Fall All-Academic Team, and in her third year, she earned Big West Offensive Player of the Week honors.{{cite web |title=Laila El Behery|url=https://ucirvinesports.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/laila-el-behery/6957|website=ucirvinesports.com|access-date=9 April 2025}}{{cite web |last=Shaaban|first=Hatem|date=15 March 2022|title=California Irvine player appears in Al Gouna training session.|language=ar|url=https://koraplus.com/Article/15375/%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D8%B8%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A9|website=koraplus.com|access-date=9 April 2025}}
Club career
El Behery began her football career with Wadi Degla, making her official debut in the Egyptian Women's Premier League on 14 October 2016. where she scored a brace against Cairene Al Masry ({{langx|ar|المصري القاهري}}).{{cite web |last=Shaaban|first=Hatem|date=17 September 2024|title=Egyptian Laila Sherif joins training with American side California Irvine|language=ar|url=https://koraplus.com/article/63324/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%B8%D9%85-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82-%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A|website=koraplus.com|access-date=9 April 2025}}
In January 2025, El Behery made history by joining FC Nordsjælland in the Kvindeligaen, becoming the first Egyptian to play in Denmark's women's league.{{cite web |date=4 February 2025|title=Laila El Behery Joins FC Nordsjælland: A Milestone for Egyptian Women's Football|url=https://www.righttodream.com/post/laila-el-behery-joins-fc-nordsj%C3%A6lland|website=righttodream.com|access-date=9 April 2025}}{{cite web |date=4 February 2025|title=Laila El Behery: A New Egyptian Professional in European Football|language=ar|url=https://www.yallakora.com/egyptian-womens-premier-league/2938/news/498331/%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%85%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%A7|website=yallakora.com|publisher=Yalla Kora|access-date=9 April 2025}} On 16 March 2025, She made her debut for the Tigrene against Odense Boldklub Q, coming on a subtitue for Anna Walter on the 63th minute.{{cite web |last= |first= |date=17 March 2025|title=DEBUT 👏❤️💛 {{!}} Yesterday, in the 2–1 victory in the Gjensidige Kvindeligaen, our Egyptian national team player Laila El Behery made her debut! 🇪🇬🙌|language=da|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DHTnBS1p7Ub/|via=Instagram|publisher=Nordsjælland|access-date=9 April 2025}}
International career
El Behery excelled internationally with Egypt's U-17 and U-20 national teams before joining the senior squad, where she participated in the qualifiers for the World Cup and the Africa Women's Cup of Nations.{{cite web |last=El Saadany|first=Hassan|date=7 April 2025|title=The road to the Africa Cup of Nations... Laila El Behery and Yasmeen Abdel Aziz are the key players for the Women's National Team.|language=ar|url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2025/4/7/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82-%D8%A5%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%85-%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%89-%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B2-%D8%B1%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86/6946016|website=youm7.com|access-date=9 April 2025}}
;International goals
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| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 October 2021 | Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo | {{fbw|TUN}} | align=center|1–1 | align=center| 2–6 | 2022 WAFCON qualification |
| 2. | 4 April 2025 | rowspan=3|Al Ahly Club Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | rowspan=3|{{fbw|JOR}} | align=center|1–0 | align=center| 3–0 | rowspan=3| Friendly |
| 3. | rowspan=2|8 April 2025 | align=center|1–0 | align=center rowspan=2| 5–1 | |||
| 4. | align=center|4–1 |
Personal life
El Behery is a Muslim.{{cite web |last=Nail|first=Doua|date=14 April 2023|title=How do Muslim women's professional footballer spend their day during Ramadan|language=ar|url=https://www.goal.com/ar/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%81-%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%B6%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85%D9%87%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%B6%D8%A7%D9%86/blte6da62223b7d04c1|website=goal.com|publisher=Goal|access-date=9 April 2025}} Her dream club is FC Barcelona Femení.{{cite web |last=Mansour|first=Atef|date=5 February 2025|title=Laila El Behery: I am happy to join Danish side Nordsjælland... and I dream of playing for Barcelona|language=ar|url=https://khalfelhadth.com/31990|website=khalfelhadth.com|access-date=9 April 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{GSA player|laila-el-behery/8002399}}
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Category:Egyptian Women's Premier League players
Category:Egyptian women's footballers
Category:Women's association football forwards
Category:Egypt women's international footballers
Category:21st-century Egyptian sportswomen
Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Denmark
Category:Elitedivisionen players
Category:Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark