Syntia Salha
Syntia Hikmat Salha is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a winger or midfielder for Cypriot club and the Lebanon national team.
Salha began her senior career with Akhaa Ahli Aley. She joined Safa in 2020, with whom she won their first league title. In 2022 Salha moved to BFA, also helping them win their first league title. She finished top scorer in the league four times: in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
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.
Club career
Akhaa Ahli Aley and Safa
Coming through the youth system, Salha played for Akhaa Ahli Aley.In October 2020, she joined Safa. Salha scored 13 goals for Safa in the 2020–21 season, helping her side win their first league title as the league top scorer. She also finished the 2021–22 season as top scorer with 20 goals.
BFA
Salha moved to BFA on 24 September 2022. With 29 goals and seven assists in 13 games in 2022–23, Salha was crowned top scorer of the league for the third time in a row, and helped BFA finish runners-up. In the 2023–24 season, Salha helped BFA lift their first league title unbeaten, scoring 40 goals in the season and winning the topscorer award for the fourth time in a row. Salha finished her stint with BFA as their all-time top scorer, scoring 69 goals across two league campaigns.Lakatamia
In September 2024, Salha joined Cypriot First Division club. On 19 October 2024, Salha scored her first goal with Lakatamia, awarding them their second win in the season against Karmiotissa Chrysomilia. Salha also scored and assisted in Lakatamia's 2–1 win vs Omonoia Nicosia on 10 November 2024. On 8 April 2025, she renewed her contract with the club for a further season. Salha helped her team finish runners-up in the 2025, after losing 4–1 to Apollon Ladies, and was nominated in the Cypriot First Division Best 11.International career
Youth
Salha played for Lebanon U15 at the 2018 WAFF U-15 Girls Championship, in which Lebanon finished runners-up. She also participated in the 2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship, in which Lebanon U18 won the tournament.Senior
Salha made her international debut for Lebanon on 8 April 2021, coming on as a substitute in a friendly tournament game against Armenia. She scored her first two goals on 30 August 2021, in a 5–1 win against Sudan in the 2021 Arab Women's Cup. Salha was called up to represent Lebanon at the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship, helping her side finish runners-up.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. She was called up to the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship.
On 5 April 2025, Salha made her 30th international cap for Lebanon alongside Nathalie Matar, breaking Rana Al Mokdad's previous record of 29.
Career statistics
International
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | Police Academy Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2021 Arab Women's Cup | ||
| 2 | Police Academy Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | 5–0 | 5–1 | 2021 Arab Women's Cup | ||
| 3 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification | ||
| 4 | Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh, Lebanon | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification | ||
| 5 | King Fahd Sports City, Taif, Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2023 SAFF Friendly Tournament | ||
| 6 | Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh, Lebanon | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | ||
| 7 | King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2024 WAFF Championship | ||
| 8 | Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh, Lebanon | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Safa- WAFF Women's Clubs Championship: 2022
- Lebanese Women's Football League: 2020–21; runner-up: 2021–22
- Lebanese Women's Super Cup: 2021–22
Lakatamia
- runner-up: 2025
- WAFF Women's Championship runner-up: 2022
- SAFF Friendly Tournament: 2023
- WAFF U-18 Girls Championship: 2019
- WAFF U-15 Girls Championship: runner-up: 2018
- Lebanese Women's Football League top goalscorer: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Cypriot First Division Team of the Season: 2024–25
- Lebanon all-time appearance holder: 37 appearances
- Lebanese Women's Football League all-time top goalscorer: 134 goals
- Akhaa Ahli Aley all-time top goalscorer: 30 goals
- Safa all-time top goalscorer: 33 goals
- Beirut Football Academy all-time top goalscorer: 71 goals