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Fajar Sakkaf

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Fajar Sakkaf
Personal information
Full name Fajar Mamdoh Sakkaf[1]
Date of birth (2008-12-11) 11 December 2008 (age 16)
Place of birth Saudi Arabia
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Al Hilal U-17
Number 12
Youth career
2023– Al Hilal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Al Hilal U-17
International career
2023–2024 Saudi Arabia U17
2024– Saudi Arabia U20
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fajar Mamdoh Sakkaf (Arabic: فجر ممدوح سقاف; born 11 December 2008) is a Saudi footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper for the Saudi Women's U-17 Tournament side Al Hilal.

Club career

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Sakkaf started playing with Al Hilal (under 17) in the first edition of the SAFF Women's U-17 Tournament[2]

Sakkaf contributed to Al Hilal's second-place finish and the silver medal in the 2022-24 Saudi Women's U-17 Tournament, winning the award for best goalkeeper in the tournament.[3]

Fajar Sakkaf continued playing with Al Hilal in the second edition of the 2024–25 Saudi Women's U-17 Tournament, reaching the quarter-finals with them.[4]

International career

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In February 2023, Sakkaf was selected for the inaugural under-17 team to face Kuwait in double friendly matches.[5]

On 2 March 2024, Sakkaf joined the Saudi Arabia u-20 women's national football team with Scottish coach Pauline Hamill in preparation for the first international game against Mauritania.[6]

In August 2025, Fajar Sakkaf was with the Saudi Arabia u-20 women's national football team in its first participation in the 2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification.[7]

Honours

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Al-Hilal

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2nd place, silver medalist(s) second place: 2023–24

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "فجر ممدوح سقاف" [Fajar Mamdoh Sakkaf.]. saffplus.sa (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  2. ^ "بطولة الناشئات تفرز مواهب جديدة للسعودية" [The girls Tournament showcases new talents for Saudi Arabia.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  3. ^ "فجر السقاف.. حارسة مستقبل الكرة النسائية بالسعودية" [Fajar Sakkaf: The goalkeeper of the future of women's football in Saudi Arabia.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  4. ^ "ناشئات الهلال الأقوى دفاعيا في البطولة السعودية بالسعودية" [Al-Hilal's U17 team has the strongest defense in the Saudi Women's Tournament.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 28 December 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  5. ^ "السعودية تواصل تطوير منتخب الناشئات" [Saudi Arabia continues to develop the girls national team.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  6. ^ "المنتخب الوطني للشابات يقيم معسكرًا في جدة استعدادًا للقاءه الودّي أمام المنتخب موريتانيا" [The national youth team holds a camp in Jeddah in preparation for its friendly match against the Mauritanian team.]. saff.com.sa (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  7. ^ "بداية رحلة المنتخب السعودي للشابات في تصفيات كأس آسيا" [The Saudi women's U20 national team's journey in the Asian Cup qualifiers begins.]. goal.com/ar/indivisa (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 13 July 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.