Lili Iskandar


Layla "Lili" Iskandar is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Lebanese club SAS and the Lebanon national team. A versatile forward, Iskandar can also play as a winger.
Starting out at Salam Zgharta in 2018–19, scoring 10 goals, Iskandar moved to reigning champions SAS. In her first season at the club, she helped SAS lift their fifth league title, scoring 15 goals in the process.
Iskandar represented Lebanon at under-20 level, winning the 2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship as the competition's top goalscorer. She has also represented Lebanon at senior level since 2018.

Club career

Iskandar played for hometown club Salam Zgharta during the 2018–19 season, scoring 10 goals. In 2019 she moved to reigning champions SAS. In the final matchday of the season, Iskandar scored a brace against EFP to help her side win the 2019–20 league title. She ended the season with 15 goals. Iskandar was due to go on trial to German club Werder Bremen in March 2020; however, the player canceled the trial due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

International career

Youth

Iskandar's first international goal came on her debut for the Lebanon under-19 national team, on 24 October 2018, in a 2019 AFC U-19 Championship qualification match against Hong Kong. She played four games during the qualifiers, scoring once. Iskandar was the top goalscorer of the 2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship, which she won, with seven goals in five matches.

Senior

Iskandar's senior debut for Lebanon came on 8 November 2018, coming on as a substitute against Iran in a 2020 AFC Olympic qualification match.

Personal life

Iskandar's idol is American footballer Alex Morgan, who she described as a "lady on and off the pitch".

Honours

Club

SAS
Lebanon U18
Performances