Sara Ghomi Explained

Sara Ghomi
Fullname:Sara Ghomi Marzdashti
Birth Date:20 August 1987
Birth Place:Khomam, Rasht, Iran
Position:Striker
Currentclub:H.F. Alborz
Clubnumber:99
Years1:2006–2016
Clubs1:Malavan
Caps1:126
Goals1:208
Years2:2016
Clubs2:Zir fani
Caps2:4
Goals2:9
Years3:2016–
Clubs3:Shahrdari Bam
Caps3:18
Goals3:11
Nationalyears1:2012–
Nationalteam1:Iran
Nationalcaps1:34
Nationalgoals1:10
Club-Update:12 May 2019

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]

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 was disbanded. Through her years at Malavan, she was 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 was not 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
1. 4 October 2011 2–1 8–1 2011 WAFF Women's Championship
2. 5–1
3. 6 October 2011 4–1 4–1
4. 25 May 2013 1–4 1–5 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
5. 5 April 2017 2–0 6–0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
6. 3–0
7. 11 April 2017 12–0 12–0
8. 6 April 2019 6–0 9–0 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
9. 9–0

Career statistics

Club

ClubDivisionSeasonLeagueTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
Malavan Bandar AnzaliPro League2013–14?35[4] [5] ?35
2014–15?29[6] ?29
2015–16?24[7] ?24
Zir FaniIraq women league 20164949
Shahrdari BamPro League2016–1718111811

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sara Ghomi. Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. 5 May 2017.
  2. Web site: ویدیو ورزش سه – مصاحبه اختصاصی با برترین های لیگ بانوان. 23 July 2016. ویدیو ورزش سه. 9 June 2019.
  3. Web site: Unknown.
  4. Web site: لیگ برتر فوتبال بانوان . www.ffiri.ir . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313010554/http://www.ffiri.ir/news/detail/%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%85-%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D8%B4%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%84%DB%8C%DA%AF-%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86/113426/news.aspx . 2014-03-13.
  5. Web site: خبرگزاری فارس – سارا قمی خانم گل فوتبال بانوان شد/ عبور ۵۰۱ گل از خط دروازه. 9 March 2014. خبرگزاری فارس. 9 June 2019.
  6. Web site: خبرگزاری فارس – زهرا قنبری برترین بازیکن لیگ برتر بانوان شد. 25 July 2015. خبرگزاری فارس. 9 June 2019.
  7. Web site: سارا قمی، خانم گل لیگ پانزدهم انتخاب شد . 23 July 2016 .