Nouf Al Anzi is an Alumni of the Mba Masters Degree In Sports Management at the Escuela Universitaria Real Madrid Universidad Europea. In addition, he combines his studies with his professional career as a soccer player in the Madrid club Leganés, in the first division.
This season has undoubtedly been very special for Nouf. The 25-year-old Leganés player has made history in women’s soccer, becoming the first Arab player to play and score a goal in Spanish women’s soccer.
Nouf is also captain of the United Arab Emirates senior national team and an ambassador for the Adidas brand, which led her to record an advertising spot with Zidenine Zidane. The road to get here has not been easy for Nouf. From a very young age, she felt a passion for soccer, watching her father and brothers play, so she has always had the support of her entire family.
Nouf is considered a reference in her country, she tells us that «when I started playing, there were not many women who played soccer, but as they have seen that other female players do it, they decided to join the practice, so the numbers are increasing a lot, not only in my country, fortunately all over the world».
When it comes to citing a sporting reference, Nouf talks about his coach Houriya «she began to forge this generation and encourages us to continue training to achieve what we set out to do». He also highlights Brazilian player Marta and American Carli Lloyd as sporting role models, as well as the current Ballon d’Or winner, Spain’s Alexia Putellas.
Despite the sacrifice that comes with being a professional athlete, Nouf has managed to graduate this 2023 from the Mba Masters Degree In Sports Management at the Escuela Universitaria Real Madrid Universidad Europea, being one of the most outstanding students of the last graduating class.