Sara Gama (born 27 March 1989) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre back and captains both Serie A club Juventus FC and the Italy women's national team.
![]() Gama with Brescia in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1989-03-27) 27 March 1989 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Trieste, Italy | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Juventus | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2009 | Tavagnacco | 52 | (4) |
2009–2012 | Chiasiellis | 50 | (2) |
2010 | → Pali Blues (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Brescia | 25 | (3) |
2013–2015 | Paris Saint-Germain | 11 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Brescia | 39 | (3) |
2017– | Juventus | 76 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2006– | Italy | 126 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2021 (UTC) |
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]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 21 September 2021 | Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac, Croatia | ![]() | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
2. | 26 October 2021 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | ![]() | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
Gama's mother is Italian, while her father is Congolese.[10]
In 2017, she graduated in Languages at the Università degli Studi di Udine.[11] She speaks Italian, English, French and Spanish.[12]
In 2018, for the International Women's Day, Mattel presented the Sara Gama Barbie doll as part of the Barbie Sheroes doll line.[13]
Brescia
Juventus
Individual
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Italian Football Hall of Fame | |
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Italian referees |
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Italian administrators | |
Foreign footballers | |
Women's footballers | |
Posthumous honours |
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Davide Astori Fair Play Award | |
Special Award |
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