Leleya Sabkar


Leleya Jaweed Abdulhusain Ali Sabkar is a Bahraini professional footballer and futsal player who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Women's First Division League club United Eagles FC and the Bahrain national team.

Club career

Sabkar featured in the first edition of the SAFF Women's National Football Championship with Al Mamlaka, who were crowned as the champions of the kingdom.
On 4 October 2024, United Eagles announced the renewal of her contract for one more season.

International career

Youth

In 2016, Sabkar was selected to represent the Bahrain under-14 national team at the AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship. She scored seven goals in three matches, ending the tournament as the second-highest scorer and being named the tournament's best player. In December 2019, she featured for Bahrain in the WAFF U-18 Girls Championship, held in the kingdom. She scored a brace against Kuwait on the opening matchday, with Bahrain finishing the tournament as runners-up.

Senior

In 2019, Sabkar made the Bahrain squad for the 2019 WAFF Women's Championship held on home soil. During the tournament, she scored her first international goal in the 79th minute against Palestine.

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1Al Muharraq Stadium, Al Muharraq, Bahrain5–05–02019 WAFF Women's Championship
2Al Ahli Stadium, Manama, Bahrain1–32–3Friendly
32 July 2025Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar1–12–22026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

Honours

Bahrain
Bahrain U18
Bahrain Futsal