Yara Bou Rada

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| name = Yara Bou Rada

| image = 2020-21 Safa vs Sakafi Chhim (preparatory) 02 (Yara Bou Rada).jpg

| caption = Bou Rada with Safa in 2021

| fullname = Yara Antoine Bou Rada

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|08|07|df=y}}

| birth_place = Zgharta, Lebanon{{GSA player|yara-bou-rada/288748|access-date=5 April 2021}}

| height =

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2007–2016

| youthclubs1 = Salam Zgharta

| years1 = 2016–2018

| clubs1 = Salam Zgharta

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2018–2020

| clubs2 = SAS

| caps2 =

| goals2 = 18

| years3 = 2020–2022

| clubs3 = Safa

| caps3 = 21

| goals3 = 9

| years4 = 2022–2024

| clubs4 = EFP

| caps4 = 29

| goals4 = 39

| nationalyears1 = 2018–2019

| nationalteam1 = Lebanon U19

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| nationalyears2 = 2018–2024

| nationalteam2 = Lebanon

| nationalcaps2 = 26

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| club-update = 20:42, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 27 February 2024

| medaltemplates =

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Yara Antoine Bou Rada ({{langx|ar|يارا أنطوان بورضا}}; born 7 August 2000) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a forward.

Club career

Born in Zgharta, Lebanon, Bou Rada began her career at hometown club Salam Zgharta's boys youth sector aged seven.{{Cite web |last=Baradhi |first=Maria |date=2020-06-06 |title=Leading Women in Football: Yara Bou Rada |url=https://www.falebanon.com/18688/ |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=FA Lebanon |language=en-GB}} She remained at the club when they formed a girls sector, and made her U17 debut in 2015. After playing for the U19s, she made her Lebanese Women's Football League debut in 2016.

After two seasons at Salam Zgharta, Bou Rada joined reigning league champions Stars Association for Sports (SAS) in 2018.{{Cite web |last=Mahfoud |first=Maroun |date=2020-10-20 |title=Yara Bou Rada joins Safa |url=https://www.falebanon.com/yara-bou-rada-joins-safa/ |access-date=2020-10-20 |website=FA Lebanon |language=en-GB}} She spent two seasons at the club, scoring 18 league goals and winning two league titles.

On 20 October 2020, Bou Rada moved to Safa on a three-year contract. She helped Safa win the 2022 edition of the WAFF Women's Clubs Championship, becoming the first Lebanese team to do so;{{Cite web |date=20 July 2022 |title= |script-title=ar:بالصور: سيدات الصفاء اللبناني يحصدن لقب بطولة غرب اسيا |trans-title=Lebanese club Safa win the WAFF Championship title |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1157295 |access-date=20 July 2022 |website=Kooora |language=ar}} Bou Rada finished as joint-top goalscorer with two goals.{{Cite Instagram|postid=CgP14a-LQyk|user=waffootball|title=هـــدّافــة الــبــطــولــة|date=20 July 2022|author=West Asian Football Federation}}

International career

Bou Rada first represented Lebanon internationally at under-18 level at the 2018 WAFF U-18 Women's Championship in Lebanon, where they finished runners-up. She made her senior debut at the 2020 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in 2018, and was called up to the 2019 WAFF Women's Championship, finishing third. She was called up to the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship.{{cite web |url=https://the-lfa.com.lb/news/waff-callup.php|title=استدعاء ٢٣ لاعبة للمشاركة في بطولة غرب اسيا للسيدات|language=ar|trans-title=Calling 23 players to participate in the west Asian women's championship|date=17 February 2024|publisher=Lebanese Football Association|access-date=17 February 2024}}

Personal life

In 2020, Bou Rada was majoring in economics.

Career statistics

=International=

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable"
1.	8 April 2023	Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh, Lebanon	{{fbw\|IDN}}	align=center\|3–0	align=center\| 5–0	2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
2.	15 February 2024	Safa Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon	{{fbw\|SYR\|1980}}	align=center\|1–0	align=center\| 3–1	Friendly