Sara Ghomi

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)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Shahrdari Bam
Number 99
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2015 Malavan 126 (208)
2016–2016 Zir fani 4 (9)
2016– Shahrdari Bam 18 (11)
National team
2012– Iran 34 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:48, 20 April 2017

Sara Ghomi Marzdashti (Persian: سارا قمی مرزدشتی‎, born 20 August 1987[1]), is an Iranian footballer who plays as a forward for Shahrdari Bam and the Iranian national team.[2]

She started her football in 2005 with Malavan Bandar Anzali club and played for 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 premier league five times.[3]

Early life

Ghomi had interest in football from a very young age but since women's football wasn't activated in Iran then, she started playing volleyball.[4] 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.[4]

In early 2005, Malavan's women's team was founded and Ghomi joined the club after passing the entrance test. She played for Malavan 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.[4]

International career

duo to her goal scoring skills she was first invited to national team in 2012. Even though her main position is Forward, for the national team she plays as a Left midfielder.

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 April 2017.
Club Division Season League Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
Malavan Bandar Anzali Pro League 2013-14 ?35[5][6]?35
2014-15 ?29[7]?29
2015-16 ?24[8]?24
Zir Fani Iraq women league 2016-2016 4949
Shahrdari Bam Pro League 2016-2017 18111811

Honours

Club

Malavan Bandar Anzali

runner-up 2012–13, runner-up 2013–14, runner-up 2014–15,[9] 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.[4] 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.[4]

References

  1. ↑ https://fa.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/سارا_قمی
  2. ↑ "Sara Ghomi". Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. ↑ http://video.varzesh3.com/video/119747
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 http://daagh.ir/سارا-قمی-نگاه-مردم-به-فوتبال-بانوان-تغی/
  5. ↑ http://www.ffiri.ir/news/detail/صدرنشینی-تیم-شهرداری-بم-در-ششمین-دوره-لیگ-فوتبال-بانوان/113426/news.aspx
  6. ↑ http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13921218001079
  7. ↑ http://www.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=13940502000661
  8. ↑ https://www.tarafdari.com/خبر/521830/سارا-قمی،-خانم-گل-لیگ-پانزدهم-انتخاب-شد
  9. ↑ https://fa.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/لیگ_کوثر_بانوان_فوتبال_ایران
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