Salha with Safa in 2020
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Syntia Hikmat Salha[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-01-12) 12 January 2003 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Ras el-Matn, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | BFA | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Akhaa Ahli Aley | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Akhaa Ahli Aley | (30) | |
| 2020–2022 | Safa | (33) | |
| 2022– | BFA | 13 | (29) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Lebanon U15 | (2) | |
| 2018 | Lebanon U16 | 4 | (2) |
| 2019 | Lebanon U18 | (1) | |
| 2019 | Lebanon U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Lebanon | 24 | (7) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:37, 20 August 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:45, 21 February 2024 (UTC) | |||
Syntia Hikmat Salha (Arabic: سينتيا حكمت صالحة; born 12 January 2003) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a wingerormidfielder for Lebanese club BFA and the Lebanon national team.
Salha began her senior career with Akhaa Ahli Aley. She joined Safa, with whom she won their first league title. In 2022 Salha moved to BFA. She finished top scorer in the league three times: in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
In 2021 Salha made her senior international debut for Lebanon, scoring her first goals against Sudan in the 2021 Arab Women's Cup. She helped Lebanon finish runners-up in the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship.
Coming through the youth system, Salha played for Akhaa Ahli Aley.[2]
In October 2020, she joined Safa.[3] Salha scored 13 goals for Safa in the 2020–21 season, helping her side win their first league title as the league top scorer.[4] She also finished the 2021–22 season as top scorer with 20 goals.[5]
Salha moved to BFA on 24 September 2022.[6] With 29 goals and seven assists in 13 games in 2022–23,[1] Salha was crowned top scorer of the league for the third time in a row, and helped BFA finish runners-up.[7]
Salha played for Lebanon U15 at the 2018 WAFF U-15 Girls Championship,[8] in which Lebanon finished runners-up.[9] She also participated in the 2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship,[10] in which Lebanon U18 won the tournament.[11]
Salha made her international debut for Lebanon on 8 April 2021, coming on as a substitute in a friendly tournament game against Armenia.[12] She scored her first two goals on 30 August 2021, in a 5–1 win against Sudan in the 2021 Arab Women's Cup.[13] Salha was called up to represent Lebanon at the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship,[14] helping her side finish runners-up.[15]
In 2023, Salha assisted Lili Iskandar to score the lone goal against Bhutan in the extra-time of the final of the 2023 SAFF Friendly Tournament, thus winning their country their first ever trophy at female senior level.[16] She was called up to the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship.[17]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 30 August 2021 | Police Academy Stadium, Cairo, Egypt |  Sudan |
4–0 | 5–1 | 2021 Arab Women's Cup |
| 2 | 5–0 | |||||
| 3 | 21 October 2021 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |  United Arab Emirates |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
| 4 | 19 February 2023 | Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh, Lebanon |  Egypt |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 5 | 21 September 2023 | King Fahd Sports City, Taif, Saudi Arabia |  Bhutan
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2–0 | 3–2 | 2023 SAFF Friendly Tournament |
| 6 | 13 February 2024 | Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh, Lebanon |  Syria
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1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 7 | 19 February 2024 | King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |  Saudi Arabia
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3–0 | 3–2 | 2024 WAFF Championship |
Akhaa Ahli Aley
Safa
BFA
Lebanon U15
Lebanon U18
Lebanon
Individual
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Lebanese Women's Football League top scorers
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