Basmah Nawaf Al-Shnaifi (; born 23 April 2009) is a Saudi footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Saudi Women's Premier League side Al-Nassr.
Club career Al-Shnaifi started playing with Al-Nassr (under 17) in the first edition of the SAFF Women's U-17 Tournament and she won the top scorer award.
In August 2024, Al-Nassr decided to promote Al-Shnaifi to the first team, to participate with them in the Marbella camp in Spain in preparation for the 2024–25 Saudi Women's Premier League.
On 25 August 2024, Al-Shnaifi played her first match with Al-Nassr in the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League against Myawady, playing the full 90 minutes.
On 11 November 2024, Al-Shnaifi scored her first league goal in a 5-1 win against Eastern Flames.
She made history as the youngest player ever to win the Saudi Women's Premier League in the 2024–25 season.
International career In February 2023, Al-Shnaifi was selected for the inaugural under-17 team to face Kuwait in double friendly matches. contributing to her team's first victory (3–2) by Scoring the third goal in the 41st minute. of the first half at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait City.
On 2 March 2024, Al-Shnaifi joined the Saudi Arabia u-20 women's national football team with Scottish coach Pauline Hamill in preparation for the first international game against Mauritania.
Honours Al-Nassr Saudi Women's Premier League: 2024-25 Individual Saudi Women's Premier League Goal of the Week: 4th Round 2024, 7th Round 2024. Saudi Women's U-17 Tournament Top scorer: 2023–24
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