Samia Adam

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Samia Adam

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Samia Ahmed Mohammed Adam{{Cite web|url=https://www.galatasaray.org/p/99-samia-ahmed-mohammed-adam/2764|title=99 - Samia Ahmed Mohammed Adam - Orta Saha|language=tr|website=Galatasaray S.K.|accessdate=13 February 2022}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|4|19}}{{Cite web|url=https://fbref.com/en/players/54a71f23/Samia-Adam|title=Samia Adam Stats|website=FBref|accessdate=4 August 2021}}

| birth_place = Palo Alto, California, U.S.

| height = 1.80m{{Cite web|url=https://pacifictigers.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/samia-adam/1902|title=Samia Adam - 2017 - Women's Soccer|website=University of the Pacific|accessdate=4 August 2021}}

| position = Midfielder, defender

| currentclub = Napoli

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2010-2014

| youthclubs1 = Santa Clara Bruins

| youthclubs2 = DeAnza Force

| youthyears2 = 2007-2014

| collegeyears1 = 2014–2018

| college1 = Pacific Tigers

| collegecaps1 = 53

| collegegoals1 = 3

| years1 = 2021

| clubs1 = El Gouna

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2021–2022

| clubs2 = Galatasaray

| caps2 = 17

| goals2 = 4

| years3 = 2022–23

| clubs3 = Napoli

| caps3 = 19

| goals3 = 5

| nationalyears1 = 2016–

| nationalteam1 = Egypt

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| pcupdate = 17 October 2023

| ntupdate = 25 November 2016.{{GSA player|id=Samia-Adam/481276|accessdate=4 August 2021}}

| years4 = 2023–

| clubs4 = FC Dornbirn

| caps4 = 6

| goals4 = 0

}}

Samia Ahmed Mohammed Adam ({{langx|ar|سامية احمد محمد ادم}}; born 19 April 1996) is an Egyptian footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Dornbirn and the Egypt women's national team.

Early life

Adam was born in Palo Alto, California and raised in Santa Clara, California.

High school and college career

Adam has attended the Santa Clara High School in her hometown and the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California.

Club career

Adam has played for the teams El Gouna and Kafr Saad in Egypt.{{Cite web |date=10 March 2022 |title=سجلت 6 أهداف..سامية آدم أول لاعبة مصرية ترتدى شارة القيادة بدوريات أوروبا |url=https://www.elbalad.news/5195382 |access-date=17 October 2023 |website=El Balad}} She later joined Galatasaray, becoming the first Egyptian to play professionally in the Turkish Women's Football Super League. She also served as captain.{{Cite web |date=25 September 2022 |title=من هي سامية آدم؟.. أول مصرية في الدوري الإيطالي |url=https://arabiceuro.net/%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%87%d9%8a-%d8%b3%d8%a7%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a2%d8%af%d9%85%d8%9f-%d8%a3%d9%88%d9%84-%d9%85%d8%b5%d8%b1%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d9%81%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%af%d9%88%d8%b1%d9%8a-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a5%d9%8a%d8%b7%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a/ |access-date=17 October 2023 |website=Arabic Euro}} She was the top scorer for her team in the Turkish Women's League for the 2021-22 season with six goals in nine matches.

After her contract with Galatasaray ended, she joined the Italian Serie B club Napoli in September 2022, making her the first Egyptian to play in Italy.{{cite web |url=https://www.kingfut.com/2022/09/25/samia-adam-joins-napoli/ |title=Egypt’s Samia Adam joins Napoli from Galatasaray |website=kingfut.com |date=25 September 2022 }} Napoli achieved promotion to Serie A at the end of the 2022-23 season.

In 2023, Adam moved to FC Dornbirn Ladies in the ÖFB Frauen Bundesliga.{{Cite web |title=Ladies FC Dornbirn [Women] » Squad 2023/2024 |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/ladies-fc-dornbirn-frauen/2024/2/ |access-date=17 October 2023 |website=worldfootball.net}}{{Cite web |date=13 September 2023 |title=Admiral Bundesliga Ready |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CxISEv2LEn-/?hl=en |access-date=17 October 2023 |website=Instagram}}

International career

Adam capped for Egypt at senior level during the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations. She appeared in the 2021 Arab Women's Cup. She played in two 2022 friendlies against Jordan. She was called up for 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against South Sudan. She scored first in both legs of Egypt's 8-0 aggregate victory.{{Cite web |date=20 September 2023 |title=Egypt 4-0 South Sudan |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/09/20/africa/africa-women-cup-of-nations-qualification/egypt/south-sudan-south-sudan/4125773/ |access-date=17 October 2023 |website=Soccerway}}{{Cite web |date=24 September 2023 |title=South Sudan 0-4 Egypt |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/09/24/africa/africa-women-cup-of-nations-qualification/south-sudan-south-sudan/egypt/4125795/ |access-date=17 October 2023 |website=Soccerway}}