Aya Abed (Arabic: آيَة عَابِد; Hebrew: איה עאבד; born 5 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga Artzit [he] club Hapoel Ihud Bnot I'billin.
Abed developed an interest in football at a young age and began playing at 12 with the Ba'na girls' team under coach Mohamed Titi.
Abed remains focused on reaching the highest levels of football and aspires to play for a top club, such as Barcelona Femení.
[3][4] Born in Shaghur, Israel, Abed holds dual Israeli and Palestinian nationality.
[7] Abed started playing for the Palestinian national team at the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship where she scored her first international goal, the team's only goal in the tournament, in a 1–1 draw against Syria.