Leena Khamis

Leena Khamis (born 19 June 1986) is an Australian soccer player who plays for Macarthur Rams FC as a forward.

Biography Khamis was born in the Sydney suburb of Camden and is of Assyrian heritage. Her family is heavily involved in football, her father played the game before emigrating to Australia from Iraq and two of her sisters are involved at Sydney FC. Her older sister, Linda, is an assistant coach and her younger sister, Sham, is a team-mate.

Playing career She represented Australia at the 2004 FIFA World Under 19 Women's Championship in Thailand. She finished the inaugural W-League season as top scorer with 7 goals, winning the Golden Boot award.

Khamis made her full international debut for Australia in July 2008 in a match against China in Beijing.

After playing at Sydney FC since their inaugural season, Khamis signed with Western Sydney Wanderers for the 2018–19 season. She was one of several players who made the switch from Sydney FC to rivals Western Sydney during the offseason.

Khamis departed Western Sydney Wanderers ahead of the 2021–22 A-League Women season.

In January 2022, Khamis joined A-League Women club Perth Glory on a short-term injury replacement contract, due to injuries to Cyera Hintzen, Susan Phonsongkham, and Demi Koulizakis.

Khamis has also played for the Gladesville Ravens in the NSW NPL Women's competition.

Career statistics International Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 12 July 2008 North Sydney Oval, Sydney, Australia 1–0 1–0 Friendly 2 20 February 2010 Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland, New Zealand 3–0 3–0 Friendly 3 19 May 2010 Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China 1–0 2–0 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup 4 12 May 2011 Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford, Australia 3–0 3–0 Friendly 5 3 July 2011 Ruhrstadion, Bochum, Germany 1–0 3–2 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Honours

Club Sydney FC W-League Premiership: 2009, 2010–11 W-League Championship: 2009

Country Australia AFC Women's Asian Cup: 2010 AFF Women's Championship: 2008 OFC U-20 Women's Championship: 2004

Individual W-League Golden Boot: 2008–09