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]

Sara Ghomi
Personal information
Full name Sara Ghomi Marzdashti
Date of birth (1987-08-20) 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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 October 2011Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE Lebanon2–18–12011 WAFF Women's Championship
2.5–1
3.6 October 2011 United Arab Emirates4–14–1
4.25 May 2013Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Thailand1–41–52014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
5.5 April 2017Vietnam YFT Center, Hanoi, Vietnam Singapore2–06–02018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
6.3–0
7.11 April 2017 Syria12–012–0
8.6 April 2019Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar Palestine6–09–02020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
9.9–0

Career statistics

Club
As of 20 April 2017.
Club Division Season League Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
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 4949
Shahrdari Bam Pro League 2016–17 18111811

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

Individual

Top Goalscorer: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16

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
  1. "Sara Ghomi". Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  2. "ویدیو ورزش سه – مصاحبه اختصاصی با برترین های لیگ بانوان". ویدیو ورزش سه. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. http://daagh.ir/سارا-قمی-نگاه-مردم-به-فوتبال-بانوان-تغی/
  4. "لیگ برتر فوتبال بانوان". www.ffiri.ir. Archived from the original on 2014-03-13.
  5. "خبرگزاری فارس – سارا قمی خانم گل فوتبال بانوان شد/ عبور ۵۰۱ گل از خط دروازه". خبرگزاری فارس. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  6. "خبرگزاری فارس – زهرا قنبری برترین بازیکن لیگ برتر بانوان شد". خبرگزاری فارس. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  7. "سارا قمی، خانم گل لیگ پانزدهم انتخاب شد". 23 July 2016.


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