Hiba El Jaafil


Hiba El Jaafil is a Lebanese football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. She is also a former futsal player, and represented Lebanon internationally in both [Lebanon women's national Women's association football|football team|football] and futsal.

Early life

El Jaafil was born in Sidon and raised in the Ouzai district of Beirut.

Club career

When she turned 15, El Jaafil joined Majd, which changed their name to Sadaka after less than a year. She stayed at the club for four years, before playing for Arz for one year. She then moved to Shabab Arabi, which changed their name to Arabi Tripoli.

International career

El Jaafil has been capped for Lebanon at senior level in both football and futsal. In football, she represented Lebanon at the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification in 2013, where she played three games and scored one goal against Kuwait.
In futsal, El Jaafil played for Lebanon at the 2008 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship.

Managerial career

In July 2014 El Jaafil became head coach of the Lebanon women's national under-19 team, then of the under-17 team in September 2014, with whom she won the 2015 Arab U-17 Women's Cup. She stopped coaching both sides in 2016 due to problems with the Lebanese Football Association.
El Jaafil also coached the senior team at the 2015 Aphrodite Cup.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
123 October 2010Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain?–09–02010 Arabia Women's Cup
223 October 2010Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain?–09–02010 Arabia Women's Cup
39 June 2013Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan3–012–12014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

Honours

Player

Lebanon

Manager

Lebanon U17