| Sara Gama | |
| Birth Date: | 1989 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Trieste, Italy |
| Height: | 1.68 m |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Currentclub: | Juventus |
| Clubnumber: | 3 |
| Years1: | 2006–2009 |
| Clubs1: | Tavagnacco |
| Caps1: | 52 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2009–2012 |
| Clubs2: | Chiasiellis |
| Caps2: | 50 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2010 |
| Clubs3: | → Pali Blues (loan) |
| Caps3: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs4: | Brescia |
| Caps4: | 25 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs5: | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs6: | Brescia |
| Caps6: | 39 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2017– |
| Clubs7: | Juventus |
| Caps7: | 76 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2006–2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Italy |
| Nationalcaps1: | 133 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 7 |
| Pcupdate: | 2 October 2022 |
| Ntupdate: | 02:33, 18 November 2023 (UTC) |
Sara Gama (born 27 March 1989) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie A club Juventus FC, which she captains, and the Italy national team.
Gama has also played for PSG of Division 1 Féminine, UPC Tavagnacco[1] and Calcio Chiasiellis of Serie A,[2] [3] as well as American W-League team Pali Blues.[4]
She is a member of the Italian national team,[5] and took part in the 2009 European Championship.[6] As an Under-19 international she won the 2008 U-19 European Championship serving as the team's captain, and was named the tournament's MVP.[7]
Gama made her senior debut for the Italy women's national football team in June 2006, in a 2–1 defeat by Ukraine in qualifying for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup.[8]
National coach Antonio Cabrini named Gama in his selection for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.[9]
Despite being captain, Gama was not called up to the Italy squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the coach wanting to include more younger players.[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2006 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2008 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2010 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 133 | 7 | ||
Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gama goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competitionn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 March 2007 | Estádio Dr. Francisco Vieira, Silves, Portugal | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2007 Algarve Cup | |
| 2 | 19 September 2009 | Domžale Sports Park, Domžale, Slovenia | 3–0 | 8–0 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 3 | 5–0 | |||||
| 4 | 11 March 2013 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2013 Cyprus Women's Cup | |
| 5 | 7 December 2016 | Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2016 Torneio Internacional de Manaus de Futebol | |
| 6 | 21 September 2021 | Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac, Croatia | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 7 | 26 October 2021 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | 4–0 | 5–0 | ||
Gama's mother is Italian, while her father is Congolese.[12]
In 2017, she graduated in Languages at the Università degli Studi di Udine.[13] She speaks Italian, English, French and Spanish.[14]
In 2018, for the International Women's Day, Mattel presented the Sara Gama Barbie doll as part of the Barbie Sheroes doll line.[15]
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