Melika Mohammadi Explained

Melika Mohammadi
Birth Date:28 March 2000
Birth Place:Shiraz, Iran
Death Place:Bam, Iran
Height:1.71 m
Position:Right back, centre back
College1:Emory University
Clubs1:Bam Khatoon F.C.
Nationalyears1:2018–2019
Nationalteam1:Iran U19
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2021–2023
Nationalteam2:Iran
Nationalcaps2:5
Nationalgoals2:0

Melika Mohammadi (Persian: ملیکا محمدی, 28 March 2000 – 24 December 2023) was an Iranian footballer who played as a right back or centre back for the Iran women's national team. She played for Bam Khatoon F.C. in the Kowsar Women Football League.

College career

Mohammadi attended Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Maryland and played college soccer for Emory University.[1]

International career

Mohammadi capped for Iran at senior level during the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification.

Personal life and death

Melika Mohammadi was born in Shiraz on 28 March 2000.[2] She died in a road accident at the entrance of Bam city on the morning of 24 December 2023 at the age of 23. Two of her teammates, Behnaz Taherkhani and Zahra Khajavi, were injured in the same accident and were hospitalized. The accident occurred when the Bam Khatoon players were returning from training.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Melika Mohammadi .
  2. Web site: ملیکا محمدی . 26 December 2023 . footballdokht.ir . fa.
  3. Web site: Sutton . Ben . 2023-12-26 . Sam Kerr-inspired international footballer dies aged 23 . 2023-12-26 . 7NEWS . en.
  4. Web site: 2023-12-24 . Iran's women's football defender Mohammadi dies in car crash . 2023-12-26 . Tehran Times . en.