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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]

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Sara Ghomi

Personal information
Full name	Sara Ghomi Marzdashti
Date of birth	(1987-08-20) 20 August 1987 (age 35)
Place of birth	Khomam, Rasht, Iran
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	H.F. Alborz
Number	99
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2016	Malavan	126	(208)
2016	Zir fani	4	(9)
2016–	Shahrdari Bam	18	(11)
National team
2012–	Iran	34	(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2019

She started her football career 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.[2] She is the most prolific Iranian female footballer of all time, having scored 238 goals.

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.[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 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.	25 May 2013	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Thailand	1–4	1–5	2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
2.	5 April 2017	Vietnam YFT Center, Hanoi, Vietnam	Singapore	2–0	6–0	2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
3.				3–0
4.	11 April 2017		Syria	12–0	12–0

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 April 2017.

Club	Division	Season	League		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Malavan Bandar Anzali	Pro League	2013–14	?	35[4][5]	?	35
		2014–15	?	29[6]	?	29
		2015–16	?	24[7]	?	24
Zir Fani	Iraq women league	2016	4	9	4	9
Shahrdari Bam	Pro League	2016–17	18	11	18	11

Honours

Club

Malavan Bandar Anzali

• Kowsar Women Football League:

runner-up 2012–13, runner-up 2013–14, runner-up 2014–15, runner-up 2015–16

Shahrdari Bam

• Kowsar Women Football League:

runner-up 2016–17

Individual

• Kowsar Women Football League

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]

References

External links

• Iran player profile
• Sara Ghomi at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 July 2020.

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