Pilar Khoury

Pilar Tony Khoury (; born 25 August 1994) is a professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of French club Metz's under-19 team. Born in Canada, Khoury played for the Lebanon national team.

A forward, Khoury played at the college level for the Ottawa Gee-Gees, the University of Ottawa's team; she left in 2016 as their all-time goal scorer with 58 goals. Khoury moved to France the same year, where she joined Albi in the Division 1 Féminine; she then played for Division 2 sides Grenoble, Saint-Étienne, Nantes and Strasbourg. Khoury helped the latter team gain promotion to the Première Ligue in 2024.

Khoury played for the Lebanon national team between 2021 and 2025. She helped Lebanon finish runners-up at the 2022 WAFF Championship, in which she scored her first international goal.

Early life Khoury was born in Canada to Lebanese parents. She noted that she was surrounded by Lebanese people and culture growing up, due to the large presence of Lebanese diaspora in her area. She began as a defender, before being moved up to forward in her last year at the club.

Albi Khoury began her senior career in 2016, moving to Division 1 Féminine side Albi in France on 1 August. After being a reserve for the first half of the 2016–17 season, she became a regular in the second half and helped her side avoid relegation.

Saint-Étienne

In 2019, Khoury joined Division 2 runners-up Saint-Étienne where, in the 2019–20 season, she scored six league goals in 11 matches. She finished with 11 goals in 18 games in all competitions. She made her debut on 5 September, in a 3–0 win against Lens. On 10 October, Khoury scored her first goal for Nantes, helping her team win 3–0 against Orléans. She ended the 2021–22 season with six goals in 20 league games, Khoury also scored one goal in five Coupe de France games,

Strasbourg On 28 July 2023, fellow Division 2 team Strasbourg announced the signing of Khoury. She scored four goals in 19 games in the 2023–24 league season,

On 12 January 2025, Khoury scored a brace in a 4–0 win in the Coupe de France against . She helped her side avoid relegation in the last matchday, finishing in ninth place in the 2024–25 Première Ligue.

International career Born in Canada, Khoury is of Lebanese descent. Regarding her first call-up, she stated: "I have difficulty expressing how much it means to me. To represent my parents' country after all the sacrifices they made for my soccer career". she helped her side finish runners-up, scoring her first international goal against Syria on 4 September 2022.

Managerial career Khoury worked with youth teams ranging from under-11 to under-19 at Saint-Étienne, Nantes, and Strasbourg. On 2 September 2025, she was appointed video analyst for Seconde Ligue club Metz and head coach of the club's under-19 team.

While playing for the Ottawa Gee-Gees, Khoury completed a bachelor's degree in health sciences with a minor in psychology. OUA Player of the Year: 2014–15, 2015–16 OUA First Team All-Star: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 U SPORTS First Team All-Canadian: 2014–15, 2015–16