Rola Badawiya
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Riverside, California, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SC Braga | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Long Beach State Beach | 39 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | California Baptist Lancers | 34 | (18) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | AS Roma | ||
| 2022 | Sydney Uni SFC | 22 | (13) |
| 2023 | Sydney FC | 9 | (1) |
| 2023 | North West Sydney Spirit FC | 17 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Central Coast Mariners FC | 24 | (8) |
| 2024– | SC Braga | 16 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Rola Badawiya (born 27 June 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for SC Braga.
Early life
Badawiya was born on 27 June 1998 in Riverside, California, United States. Born to Palestinian parents, she is the daughter of Yousef Badawiya.[1] Growing up, she attended Martin Luther King High School in the United States, where she played on the soccer team, helping them reach the quarter-finals of the 2016 CIF Southern Section Division II.[2]
Career
Badawiya started her career with Italian side AS Roma in 2021. In 2022, she signed for Australian side Sydney Uni SFC, where she made twenty-two league appearances and scored thirteen goals. Australian news website Beyond 90 wrote in 2023 that she was "well-known to followers of the NPL NSW competition, helping Sydney University win the 2022 Premiership in her first campaign with The Students. Along the way, she scored 13 goals and was named NPL NSW Player of the Year" while playing for the club.[3]
Subsequently, she signed for Australian side Sydney FC, where she made nine league appearances and scored one goal. The same year, she signed for Australian side North West Sydney Spirit FC, where she made seventeen league appearances and scored five goals. Ahead of the 2023–24 season, she signed for Australian side Central Coast Mariners FC, where she made twenty-four league appearances and scored eight goals. During the summer of 2024, she signed for Portuguese side SC Braga.[4]
References
- ^ "Badawiya has Matildas on her mind, Gaza in her heart". The Canberra Times. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "ALL-AREA GIRLS SOCCER: King's Rola Badawiya is Player of the Year". The Press-Enterprise. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "Imports in the 2022-23 A-League Women's competition". Beyond 90. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ "Rola Badawiya quer ser decisiva no Sp. Braga" [Rola Badawiya wants to be decisive at Sp. Braga] (in Portuguese). Record. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2025.