Sara Ghomi
Sara Ghomi Marzdashti (Persian: سارا قمی مرزدشتی, born 20 August 1987), is an Iranian footballer who plays as a forward for Heyat Football Alborz team and the Iranian national team.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sara Ghomi Marzdashti | ||
Date of birth | 20 August 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Khomam, Rasht, Iran | ||
Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | H.F. Alborz | ||
Number | 99 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2016 | Malavan | 126 | (208) |
2016 | Zir fani | 4 | (9) |
2016– | Shahrdari Bam | 18 | (11) |
International career | |||
2012– | Iran | 34 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2019 |
She started her football career in 2005 with Malavan Bandar Anzali club. She played for the Malavan team until late 2015, when the women's team of Malavan got disbanded. Through her years in Malavan, she has been chosen as the top goalscorer of Iran's premier league five times.[2] She is the most prolific Iranian female footballer of all time, having scored 238 goals.
Early life
Ghomi was interested in football from a very young age, but since women's football wasn't activated in Iran, she started playing volleyball.[3] In 1999–2000 after discovering there was a women's futsal team in her region of Rasht, Gilan Province, she focused on futsal and dropped volleyball.[3]
In early 2005, Malavan's women's team was founded, and Ghomi joined the club after passing the entrance test. She played for Malavan for about 11 years until the team was disbanded. Ghomi stated in an interview that the resolution of the Malavan women's team broke her heart.[3]
International career
Due to her goal-scoring skills, she was first invited to the national team in 2012. Even though her main position is forward, for the national team, she plays as a left midfielder.
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 4 October 2011 | Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE | Lebanon | 2–1 | 8–1 | 2011 WAFF Women's Championship |
2. | 5–1 | |||||
3. | 6 October 2011 | United Arab Emirates | 4–1 | 4–1 | ||
4. | 25 May 2013 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Thailand | 1–4 | 1–5 | 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
5. | 5 April 2017 | Vietnam YFT Center, Hanoi, Vietnam | Singapore | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
6. | 3–0 | |||||
7. | 11 April 2017 | Syria | 12–0 | 12–0 | ||
8. | 6 April 2019 | Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar | Palestine | 6–0 | 9–0 | 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
9. | 9–0 | |||||
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 April 2017.
Club | Division | Season | League | Total | ||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Malavan Bandar Anzali | Pro League | 2013–14 | ? | 35[4][5] | ? | 35 |
2014–15 | ? | 29[6] | ? | 29 | ||
2015–16 | ? | 24[7] | ? | 24 | ||
Zir Fani | Iraq women league | 2016 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
Shahrdari Bam | Pro League | 2016–17 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 11 |
Honours
Club
- Malavan Bandar Anzali
runner-up 2012–13, runner-up 2013–14, runner-up 2014–15, runner-up 2015–16
- Shahrdari Bam
runner-up 2016–17
Personal life
Ghomi is a fan of Barcelona S.C. and Messi. Ali Karimi is her favourite footballer in Iran.[3] In an interview, she said when she was a kid she wanted to be a sport teacher, but now she prefers not to be since she is a professional footballer now.[3]
References
- "Sara Ghomi". Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- "ویدیو ورزش سه – مصاحبه اختصاصی با برترین های لیگ بانوان". ویدیو ورزش سه. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- http://daagh.ir/سارا-قمی-نگاه-مردم-به-فوتبال-بانوان-تغی/
- "لیگ برتر فوتبال بانوان". www.ffiri.ir. Archived from the original on 2014-03-13.
- "خبرگزاری فارس – سارا قمی خانم گل فوتبال بانوان شد/ عبور ۵۰۱ گل از خط دروازه". خبرگزاری فارس. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "خبرگزاری فارس – زهرا قنبری برترین بازیکن لیگ برتر بانوان شد". خبرگزاری فارس. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- "سارا قمی، خانم گل لیگ پانزدهم انتخاب شد". 23 July 2016.