Maysa Jbarah

Maysa Jbarah
Personal information
Full name Maysa Ziad Mahmoud Jbarah[1]
Date of birth (1989-09-20) 20 September 1989
Place of birth Kuwait City, Kuwait[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Neom
Number 9
Youth career
2000–2005 Amman
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Amman
2007–2010 Sadaka
2010–2016 Amman
2016–2017 Abu Dhabi Ladies Club
2017–2018 Zouk Mosbeh
2018–2019 Grenoble 10 (4)
2019–2020 Thonon Évian 13 (5)
2021–2022 Ankara BB Fomget 24 (16)
2021Amman (loan)
2022–2024 Al Nassr 21 (14)
2024 Etihad Club
2024– Neom 14 (26)
International career
2005– Jordan 146 (140)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 July 2025

Maysa Ziad Mahmoud Jbarah (Arabic: ميساء زياد محمود جبارة; born 20 September 1989) is a Jordanian footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Women's First Division League club Neom and the Jordan national team. She is her country's top goal scorer and most-capped player.[3] As of 2025, Jbarah is the fourth-highest goalscorer in women's international football.[4]

Club career

Jbarah began her career with Amman SC in 2000, before moving to Lebanese Women's Football League side Sadaka in 2007, remaining there until 2010,[5] as she returned to her first club. In 2016, she moved to Abu Dhabi Ladies Club, staying one year, when she returned to Lebanon, signing for Zouk Mosbeh.[5]

In 2018, Jbarah moved to France, at Grenoble for one season, and then joined Thonon Évian in 2019.[5] In August 2021, she signed with Ankara BB Fomget to play in the Turkish Super League.[6] She opened the 2021–22 league season scoring her team's first goal in the home match.[7] She netted 16 goals in 24 league matches at the 2021–22 season.[8] In November 2021, she played for Amman SC in the AFC Women's Club Championship, where she won the tournament scoring two goals, both from the penalty spot.[4][9]

In 2022, Jbarah joined Saudi club Al Nassr, where she won consecutive league titles in 2022–23 and 2023–24.[10] In summer 2024, she returned to Jordan to join Etihad Club.[11]

International career

Jbarah scored her first goal for the Jordan national team on her debut on 18 September 2005 in a friendly match which ended in a 6–1 win over Bahrain.[12] At the 2010 Asian Games, she scored her country's only goal in a 10–1 defeat to hosts China.[13] She also scored Jordan's first goal at the AFC Women's Asian Cup in the 2014 edition in a 3–1 defeat to hosts Vietnam.[14]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 7 July 2025[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Jordan 2005 5 13
2006 0 0
2007 5 5
2008 0 0
2009 6 7
2010 17 18
2011 12 15
2012 0 0
2013 16 15
2014 10 5
2015 9 7
2016 0 0
2017 15 19
2018 10 6
2019 2 0
2020 0 0
2021 11 13
2022 10 7
2023 5 3
2024 9 3
2025 4 4
Total 146 140
Scores and results list Jordan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jbarah goal.
List of international goals scored by Maysa Jbarah
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 September 2005 Jordan Bahrain 1–? 6–1 Friendly
2 2–?
3 3–?
4 23 September 2005 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan Palestine 1–0 9–0 2005 WAFF Championship
5 2–0
6 5–0
7 9–0
8 25 September 2005 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan Bahrain 2–0 9–0 2005 WAFF Championship
9 5–0
10 8–0
11 27 September 2005 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan Syria 3–0 6–0 2005 WAFF Championship
12 1 October 2005 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan Iran 1–? 2–1 2005 WAFF Championship
13 2–1
14 12 August 2007 Iran Iran 2–? 2–3 Friendly
15 3 September 2007 Amman, Jordan Lebanon 3–0 3–0 2007 WAFF Championship
16 5 September 2007 Amman, Jordan Syria 1–? 7–1 2007 WAFF Championship
17 2–?
18 7 September 2007 Amman, Jordan Iran 1–? 2–1 2007 WAFF Championship
19 25 April 2009 KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kyrgyzstan 4–0 7–1 2010 Asian Cup qualification
20 5–0
21 29 April 2009 KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Maldives 2–0 9–0 2010 Asian Cup qualification
22 4–0
23 1 May 2009 KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Palestine 2–0 5–0 2010 Asian Cup qualification
24 3–0
25 3 May 2009 KLFA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Uzbekistan 2–2 2–2 2010 Asian Cup qualification
26 20 February 2010 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Bahrain 4–? 4–1 2010 WAFF Championship
27 26 February 2010 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Palestine 3–0 10–0 2010 WAFF Championship
28 5–0
29 14 October 2010 Manama, Bahrain Bahrain 1–? 4–1 Friendly
30 3–?
31 4–?
32 19 October 2010 Al Ahli Stadium, Manama, Bahrain Iraq 3–0 20–0 2010 Arabia Cup
33 4–0
34 8–0
35 11–0
36 14–0
37 15–0
38 16–0
39 17–0
40 21 October 2010 Al Ahli Stadium, Manama, Bahrain Lebanon 2–? 3–1 2010 Arabia Cup
41 3–?
42 14 November 2010 University Town Stadium, Guangzhou, China China 4–1 10–1 2010 Asian Games
43 28 December 2010 Jordan Tunisia 3–? 4–4 Friendly
44 10 March 2011 Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa, Jordan Iran 1–0 1–1 2012 Olympics qualification
45 12 March 2011 Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa, Jordan Palestine 1–0 6–0 2012 Olympics qualification
46 4–0
47 15 September 2011 Amman, Jordan Lebanon 8–1 10–1 Friendly
48 9–1
49 10–1
50 17 September 2011 Amman, Jordan Lebanon 1–0 2–0 Friendly
51 26 September 2011 Egypt Egypt 1–? 1–2 Friendly
52 3 October 2011 Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Palestine 2–1 8–1 2011 WAFF Championship
53 3–1
54 4–1
55 5–1
56 8–1
57 5 October 2011 Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Bahrain 2–1 2–2 2011 WAFF Championship
58 7 October 2011 Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Iraq 2–0 4–0 2011 WAFF Championship
59 1 April 2013 Jordan Palestine 1–0 4–0 Friendly
60 2–0
61 4–0
62 3 April 2013 Jordan Palestine 6–? 6–2 Friendly
63 26 April 2013 Hanoi, Vietnam Vietnam 1–0 1–1 Friendly
64 16 May 2013 Amman, Jordan Vietnam 1–5 1–5 Friendly
65 7 June 2013 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan Kuwait 2–0 21–0 2014 Asian Cup qualification
66 4–0
67 5–0
68 7–0
69 8–0
70 12–0
71 13–0
72 19–0
73 5 September 2013 Laos Laos 1–? 3–4 Friendly
74 15 April 2014 Petra Stadium, Amman, Jordan Bahrain 5–0 5–0 2014 WAFF Championship
75 19 April 2014 Petra Stadium, Amman, Jordan Palestine 6–0 10–0 2014 WAFF Championship
76 7–0
77 14 May 2014 Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Vietnam 1–1 1–3 2014 Asian Cup
78 15 September 2014 Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon, South Korea Chinese Taipei 2–2 2–2 2014 Asian Games
79 11 March 2015 Petra Stadium, Amman, Jordan Hong Kong 1–0 1–0 2016 Olympics qualification
80 13 March 2015 Petra Stadium, Amman, Jordan Palestine 2–0 6–0 2016 Olympics qualification
81 4–0
82 6–0
83 24 August 2015 Jordan Morocco 2–? 2–1 Friendly
84 26 August 2015 Jordan Morocco 1–? 2–2 Friendly
85 20 September 2015 Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar Vietnam 1–2 1–2 2016 Olympics qualification
86 3 April 2017 Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan Bahrain 2–0 6–0 2018 Asian Cup qualification
87 3–0
88 4–0
89 5 April 2017 Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan United Arab Emirates 1–0 6–0 2018 Asian Cup qualification
90 2–0
91 4–0
92 6–0
93 7 April 2017 Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan Iraq 4–0 10–0 2018 Asian Cup qualification
94 6–0
95 8–0
96 10–0
97 12 April 2017 Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan Philippines 2–0 5–1 2018 Asian Cup qualification
98 3–0
99 19 June 2017 Jordan Algeria 2–? 3–2 Friendly
100 31 July 2017 Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–1 4–2 Friendly
101 3 August 2017 Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–? 2–2 Friendly
102 27 November 2017 Istanbul, Turkey Turkey 1–1 2–1 Friendly
103 12 December 2017 Nonthaburi, Thailand Thailand 1–1 2–1 Friendly
104 2–1
105 2 February 2018 Amman, Jordan Afghanistan 3–0 5–0 Friendly
106 5 February 2018 Amman, Jordan Afghanistan 3–0 6–0 Friendly
107 4–0
108 4 March 2018 Side Atatürk Stadı, Side, Turkey Latvia 2–0 3–2 2018 Turkish Cup
109 6 March 2018 Alanya Oba Stadium, Alanya, Turkey Romania 1–2 1–2 2018 Turkish Cup
110 6 April 2018 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan Philippines 1–0 1–2 2018 Asian Cup
111 10 April 2021 Charentsavan City Stadium, Charentsavan, Armenia Armenia 1–1 1–1 2021 Armenia Friendly Tournament
112 12 April 2021 Charentsavan City Stadium, Charentsavan, Armenia Lebanon 1–0 6–0 2021 Armenia Friendly Tournament
113 5–0
114 10 June 2021 King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan Tunisia 1–1 1–2 Friendly
115 25 August 2021 Air Defense Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Algeria 1–1 1–3 2021 Arab Cup
116 31 August 2021 Air Defense Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Palestine 1–0 4–1 2021 Arab Cup
117 3–1
118 3 September 2021 Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Egypt 1–0 5–2 2021 Arab Cup
119 4–1
120 6 September 2021 Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Tunisia 1–0 1–0 2021 Arab Cup
121 19 February 2021 Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Bangladesh 3–0 5–0 2022 Asian Cup qualification
122 4–0
123 5–0
124 28 June 2022 CNAF Stadium, Buftea, Romania Romania 1–2 1–3 Friendly
125 29 August 2022 Petra Stadium, Amman, Jordan Syria 1–0 4–0 2022 WAFF Championship
126 2–0
127 4–0
128 4 September 2022 Petra Stadium, Amman, Jordan Palestine 1–0 4–0 2022 WAFF Championship
129 2–0
130 4–0
131 19 March 2023 Petra Stadium, Amman, Jordan India 1–0 2–1 Friendly
132 5 April 2023 Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Timor-Leste 2–0 3–1 2024 Olympics qualification
133 8 April 2023 Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Bhutan 1–2 1–2 2024 Olympics qualification
134 19 February 2024 King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 2–1 3–1 2024 WAFF Championship
135 21 February 2024 King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Guam 1–0 3–0 2024 WAFF Championship
136 2–0
137 27 February 2025 Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Palestine 1–0 5–0 2024 WAFF Championship
138 4–0
139 7 July 2025 King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan Lebanon 1–0 4–0 2026 Asian Cup qualification
140 2–0

Honours

Sadaka

Amman

Zouk Mosbeh

  • Lebanese Women's Football League: 2017–18
  • Lebanese Women's FA Cup: 2017–18

Al Nassr

Jordan

See also

References

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