# Laila Al-Qahtani

Laila Ali Al-Qahtani (Arabic: لَيْلَى عَلِيّ الْقَحْطَانِيّ; born 25 September 2000) known shortly as Laila Ali is a Saudi professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Shabab and the Saudi Arabia national team.

## Club career

Laila started playing football in Al-Nokhba, where the team was basic and less equipped. Training and playing weren't consistent at that time due to limited women's sports in the kingdom.
Later, in 2018, she joined Riyadh based local Club to boost her skills through more intense training, She played there until 2021 when she joined the more professional club, Al Yamamah.

### Al Yamamah

She debuted for Al Yamamah in the inaugural SAFF Women's Regional Football Championship, where Al Yamamah was crowned champion. Following the establishment of the Saudi Women's Premier League in 2022, Laila excelled even more in the premier league, demonstrating her decisiveness. She was recognized as the best goalkeeper in the league after the 2022–23 season for her outstanding performance and contribution to Al Yamamah finishing third. Al-Qahtani also represent Al-Yamamah's futsal team in the futsal game at the 2022 Saudi Games and in the Saudi Women's Futsal Championship held in Ramadan 2023, clinching silver and gold respectively. She won the latter's best goalkeeper.

### Al-Shabab

Following Al-Shabab acquisition of Al Yamamah FC in April 2023. Laila signed with Al-Shabab in August 2023. On 24 August 2023, She debuted for the club in the 2023 Jordanian-Saudi Women's Clubs Championship. She represented Al-Shabab's futsal team in the futsal tournament at the 2023 Saudi Games, clinching gold.

## International career

In 2019, Laila got her first call-up for the first Saudi Futsal team to participate in the 2019 GCC games. She was also included in the Saudi squad for the 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship in Saudi Arabia, where the team finished as runners-up on home soil.
Al-Qahtani received her first call-up to the Saudi Arabia women's national football team in September 2022 for double friendly matches against Bhutan. On 11 January 2023, she made her debut for the team as she started in a 1–0 win against Mauritius.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 30 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Al Yamamah | 2023–24 | SWPL | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Al Yamamah | Total | Total | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Al-Shabab | 2023–24 | SWPL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Al-Shabab | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |

### International

    As of match played 12 January 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Saudi Arabia | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 1 | 0 |

## Honours
### Individual

* Saudi Women's Premier League Best Goalkeeper: 2022–23