Annahita Zamanian

Annahita Le Loc’h Zamanian Bakhtiari (Persian: آناهیتا زمانیان بختیاری, born 19 February 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Sassuolo.[2] Born in England to an Iranian father and a French mother, Zamanian holds both British and French citizenship; she has represented France internationally at youth level.

Annahita Zamanian
Zamanian with Paris Saint-Germain in 2018
Personal information
Full name Annahita Le Loc’h Zamanian Bakhtiari[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-19) 19 February 1998
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sassuolo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Göteborgs DFF 35 (88)
2016–2018 Kopparbergs/Göteborg 34 (4)
2018–2019 Paris Saint-Germain 7 (0)
2020–2023 Juventus 51 (5)
2023 → Fiorentina (loan) 10 (2)
2023– Sassuolo 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 France U16 3 (1)
2014 France U17 1 (1)
2018 France U20 12 (0)
2021–2022 France U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 August 2022

Early and personal life

Zamanian was born in London to an Iranian father and French mother from Brittany,[3] and moved to Sweden when she was four years old. Despite living most of her life in Sweden, she does not have a Swedish passport.[3] She holds French and British citizenships.[3] She has played for the French U-16 and U-17 teams.[4][5]

Zamanian is fluent in English, French, Persian, Swedish, and Italian.[3][6]

Club career

Zamanian started her senior career representing Göteborgs DFF. After playing for Kopparbergs/Göteborg in the Damallsvenskan, Zamanian began playing for Paris Saint-Germain in 2018.[7] She has featured for PSG in the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase.[8]

On 2 January 2020, Zamanian joined Serie A champions Juventus.[9] She renewed her contract in June 2020 after a successful start in the season, which included a goal in her debut match on 12 January 2020.[10] On 25 June 2020, Juventus became league champions.[11]

In January 2023, Zamanian joined Fiorentina on loan until the end of the season.[12] She made her debut for Fiorentina on 28 January 2023 against Pomigliano and scored her first goal for the club in the following match against Sampdoria while being subsequently named in the league's team of the week for her performance.[13][14]

International career

Zamanian played for the France women's national under-20 football team at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[15]

Club statistics
As of 24 April 2022
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kopparbergs/Göteborg 2016 Damallsvenskan 11231——143
2017 18010——190
2018 5200——52
Total 34441——385
Paris Saint-Germain 2018–19 Division 1 702130—121
2019–20 000020—20
Total 702150—141
Juventus 2019–20 Serie A 5111——62
2020–21 192421010254
2021–22 150508120301
Total 3931039130617
Career total 8071651413011313

Honours

Juventus[11]

References
  1. "Annahita uttagen till det franska U20-landslaget! | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC". Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  2. "A. ZAMANIAN". Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  3. "Le Loc'h-Zamanian, Bigoudène de Suède" (in French). Le Télégramme. 9 March 2018.
  4. "Annahita Le Loc'h Zamanian entre France et Suède" (in French). outsider-mag.fr. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  5. "Jag blev jättechockad när de ville ha mig" (in Swedish). expressen.se. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  6. "Benvenuta Annahita Zamanian!".
  7. à 09h25, Par Franck Gineste Le 17 octobre 2018 (17 October 2018). "PSG féminin : l'inclassable Zamanian, mi-iranienne, mi-bretonne et un peu suédoise". leparisien.fr.
  8. "Paris – UWCL – Squad". UEFA.com.
  9. "Annahita Zamanian è bianconera!". Juventus.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  10. "Juventus Women, the fantasist Zamanian renewed until 2021". 18 June 2020.
  11. "OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL: Juventus Women awarded the Scudetto after all". Black & White & Read All Over. 25 June 2020.
  12. "Annahita Zamanian passa alla Fiorentina femminile". 27 January 2023.
  13. "Poker Viola a Genova!".
  14. "Serie a Femminile TIM 2022/23: La Top 11 della 16ª giornata di campionato". 6 February 2023.
  15. "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2018 - News - Delabre penalty sends France through - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com.


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