Layla Pascal "Lili" Iskandar (; born 16 May 2002) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a forward for Cypriot club Omonia and the Lebanon national team.
Starting out at Salam Zgharta in 2016–17, Iskandar moved to reigning champions SAS. In her only season at the club (2019–20), she helped SAS lift their fifth league title, scoring 15 goals in the process. Iskandar joined Danish side HB Køge for the 2021–22 season. In 2022 she moved to Etihad in Jordan, winning the 2023 league title as top goalscorer (14 goals). In 2023, Iskandar joined Saudi club Al-Ittihad, where she remained for two seasons. She moved to France in 2025, playing for Guingamp.
Iskandar represented Lebanon at the youth level, winning the 2019 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship as the competition's top scorer. Iskandar has also played at senior level since 2018. She helped Lebanon finish runners-up at the WAFF Women's Championship in 2022 as the competition's best player, and in third place in 2019.
Early life Iskandar began playing football with her brothers and friends aged eight, in her hometown of Zgharta, North Governorate, Lebanon. She joined local club Salam Zgharta's youth sector, initially playing with the boys' team as there was no dedicated girls' age-group team. After three years of playing in the boys' team, Iskandar convinced girls from her hometown to join Salam, which prompted the club to form a girls' team.
Club career
Lebanon Iskandar made her senior debut for hometown club Salam Zgharta, scoring 29 league goals between 2016–17 and 2018–19.
In 2019 she moved to reigning champions SAS. In the final matchday of the season, Iskandar scored a brace against EFP to help her side win the 2019–20 league title. She ended the season with 15 goals, scoring at a rate of more than one goal per game.
HB Køge On 9 July 2021, Iskandar joined HB Køge ahead of the 2021–22 Danish Women's League on a one-year contract.
Etihad On 3 July 2022, Iskandar moved to Jordan Women's Pro League club Etihad. She cited reuniting with former Lebanon national team coach Wael Gharzeddine as the main reason for joining the club. Iskandar scored her first goal on 17 July, helping Etihad beat Al-Nasser 3–0 in the league. She finished the 2022 season with five goals in 12 games, helping her side finish runners-up in the league and the cup.
On 2 September 2023, Iskandar led Ettihad to win the 2023 Jordanian-Saudi Women's Clubs Championship as top scorer with four goals. She finished the 2023 season as the league's top scorer with 14 goals in 12 games, helping Etihad win their first league title.
Al-Ittihad In October 2023, Iskandar joined Al-Ittihad during the 2023–24 Saudi Women's Premier League on loan until the end of the season. She finished the season with seven goals and one assist in 17 games in all competitions. In July 2024, Al-Ittihad signed her on a permanent contract for one year. Iskandar left the club at the end of the 2024–25 season; she played 31 games over two seasons in the Saudi Women's Premier League, scoring 10 goals in the process.
Guingamp On 2 October 2025, Iskandar joined Seconde Ligue side Guingamp. She made her debut two days later, on 4 October, starting in a 3–0 defeat to Toulouse. She played 20 games in all competitions throughout the 2025–26 season, scoring twice in the process.
Omonia On 2 October 2026, Iskandar signed for Omonia in the Cypriot First Division. She scored a hat-trick on her debut the following day, as a half-time substitute in a 5–1 win over Xylofagou.
International career Youth Iskandar's first international goal came on her debut for the Lebanon under-19 national team, on 24 October 2018, in a 2019 AFC U-19 Championship qualification match against Hong Kong U19. She played four games during the qualifiers, scoring once. Iskandar was the top goalscorer of the 2019 WAFF U-18 Championship, which she won, scoring seven goals in five matches.
In December 2020, Iskandar played two friendly games against Egypt U19, a 3–1 defeat and a 3–2 win, scoring in both games. With her two goals against Egypt, Iskandar became the first player to reach 10 goals for the under-18 and under-19 teams.
Senior
Iskandar's senior debut for Lebanon came on 8 November 2018, coming on as a substitute against Iran in a 2020 AFC Olympic qualification match. Iskandar also played four games for Lebanon at the 2019 WAFF Championship, helping her team reach third place.
On 24 October 2021, Iskandar scored her first goal in a 2022 AFC Asian Cup qualification game against Guam, which ended in a 3–0 win. Iskandar took part in the 2022 WAFF Championship; she helped her side finish runners-up as the tournament's best player, scoring one goal against Palestine on 29 August. On 8 April 2023, Iskandar scored her first international brace in a 5–0 win against Indonesia in the 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament. On 30 September 2023, Iskandar scored in the 102nd minute of the 2023 SAFF Friendly Tournament final, a 1–0 win against Bhutan. In the process, she broke Christy Maalouf's record of eight international goals for Lebanon.
Iskandar opened the 2024 WAFF Championship with a hat-trick against Guam on 19 February 2024, helping her side win 4–3; she became the first player to score 10 goals for her national team. Iskandar's third goal of the match was also the Lebanon women's national team's 100th of all time. On 16 July 2025, Iskandar provided three assists – all to Christy Maalouf – in a 3–1 win against Iran in the 2026 Asian Cup qualifiers, becoming the first ever player to provide three assists in a single game for Lebanon.
Style of play An attacking midfielder in her youth, Iskandar transitioned into a versatile forward later in her career. She is noted for her finishing and ability to create attacking chances. Iskandar is tall and is right-footed.
Personal life Iskandar speaks three languages: English, French, and Arabic. Her idol is American footballer Alex Morgan, who she described as a "lady on and off the pitch".
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSalam Zgharta2016–17Lebanese League62——82017–18Lebanese League101——112018–19Lebanese League10———10Total263000029SAS2019–20Lebanese League15———15HB Køge2021–22Danish League————00Total0000000000Etihad2022Jordan Pro League12530——1552023Jordan Pro League1214——541718Total24193000543223Al-Ittihad2023–24Saudi Premier League13443——1772024–25Saudi Premier League18612——198Total31105500003615Guingamp2025–26Seconde Ligue1820020—202Omonia2026–27Cypriot First Division130000—13Career total74+758+8205489+87
International Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Iskandar goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Lili IskandarNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan2–03–02022 AFC Asian Cup qualification2Petra Stadium, Amman, Jordan3–03–02022 WAFF Championship3Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh, Lebanon1–11–2Friendly4Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh, Lebanon1–0 5–02024 AFC Olympic Qualifying Tournament55–06Ansar Stadium, Ansar, Lebanon3–05–0Friendly7King Fahd Sports City, Taif, Saudi Arabia4–04–12023 SAFF Friendly Tournament8King Fahd Sports City, Taif, Saudi Arabia1–03–22023 SAFF Friendly Tournament9King Fahd Sports City, Taif, Saudi Arabia1–01–02023 SAFF Friendly Tournament10King Abdullah Sports City Reserve Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia1–24–32024 WAFF Championship113–3124–313Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal1–11–32025 Vianet Championship14Champville Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon1–11–1Friendly15Fouad Chehab Stadium, Jounieh, Lebanon2–12–1Friendly16King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan1–01–02026 Asian Cup qualification
Honours SAS Lebanese Women's Football League: 2019–20
Etihad Jordan Women's Pro League: 2023; runner-up: 2022 Jordanian-Saudi Women's Clubs Championship: 2023 Jordan Women's Cup runner-up: 2022
Lebanon U18 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship: 2019
Lebanon WAFF Women's Championship runner-up: 2022; third place: 2019
Individual Jordan Women's Pro League top scorer: 2023 Women's Club Championship top scorer: 2023 WAFF Women's Championship best player: 2022 WAFF U-18 Girls Championship top goalscorer: 2019
See also List of Lebanon women's international footballers
References
External links
Profile at HB Køge