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Myriam Neaimeh
Lebanese footballer (born 1983) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Myriam Ghassan Neaimeh (Arabic: ميريام غسان نعيمه; born 28 December 1983) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a central midfielder or centre-back.
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Club career
Neaimeh began her career in Lebanon, captaining Ansar, before moving to Europe in 2009 at Hungarian side 1. FC Femina in the Női NB I.[4] The following year, she moved to England, studying at the University of Manchester while playing for their football team.[4]
On 27 February 2012, Neaimeh joined Newcastle United,[4] before moving to Rutherford in summer 2015.[5] She helped them win the 2015–16 North East Regional Women's Football League Northern Division,[6] and reached the Durham County FA Women’s Cup final.[7]
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International career
Neaimeh represented the Lebanon national team, playing in the 2006 Arab Championship and the 2007 WAFF Championship as the team's captain.[3][2]
Personal life
In 2009, Neaimeh moved to Budapest, Hungary to do a two-year master's in environmental science.[4] She moved to Manchester, England in 2010 to study at the University of Manchester.[4] In November 2011, Neaimeh started working as a researcher on electric vehicles at Newcastle University.[4] In 2015 she worked in partnership with Japanese car manufacturer Nissan.[3]
Honours
Ansar
- Lebanese Women's FA Cup: 2008, 2009
Rutherford
- North East Regional Women's Football League Northern Division: 2015–16[6]
Lebanon
- WAFF Women's Championship third place: 2007
See also
References
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