Leena Khamis (born 19 June 1986) is an Australian soccer player who plays for Perth Glory in the A-League Women.
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.
International goals
Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.