Pilar Khoury

Pilar Tony Khoury (Arabic: بيلار توني خوري; born 25 August 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Première Ligue club Strasbourg and the Lebanon national team.

[4] She made her breakthrough in her third season at the club, breaking the university's scoring record twice and winning multiple individual titles.

[5] Khoury began her senior career in 2016, moving to Division 1 Féminine side Albi in France on 1 August.

[4] Her second season saw Khoury miss multiple matches due to injuries, and the club was relegated to the Division 2 Féminine.

[14] She scored four goals in 19 games in the 2023–24 league season,[7] helping her team win the championship and gain promotion to the Première Ligue.

[3] She made her debut on 21 October 2021, helping Lebanon beat the United Arab Emirates 1–0 in the 2022 AFC Asian Cup qualification.

[2] Khoury was called up to represent Lebanon at the 2022 WAFF Championship;[17] she helped her side finish runners-up, scoring her first international goal against Syria on 4 September 2022.

[16] A few days prior to dying, her grandfather passed his French citizenship onto her, which facilitated her move to play professionally in France three years later.

[3] While playing for the Ottawa Gee-Gees, Khoury completed a bachelor's degree in health sciences with a minor in psychology.