Sara Ghomi
{{short description|Iranian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sara Ghomi
| image = Sara_Ghomi,_receiving_the_award_of_top_goalscorer.jpg
| caption =
| fullname = Sara Ghomi Marzdashti
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|08|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Khomam, Rasht, Iran
| height = {{height|m=1.58}}
| 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
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 12 May 2019
}}
Sara Ghomi Marzdashti ({{langx|fa| 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.{{cite web|title=Sara Ghomi|url=http://www.ffiri.ir/en/national-football-team/player/Sara-Ghomi/b884b8dc-bc7b-4079-91f9-e6b25685f8ab/NationalTeamAdultWomen/detail.aspx|publisher=Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran|accessdate=5 May 2017}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://video.varzesh3.com/video/119747/مصاحبه-اختصاصی-با-برترین-های-لیگ-بانوان|title=ویدیو ورزش سه – مصاحبه اختصاصی با برترین های لیگ بانوان|author=|date=23 July 2016|website=ویدیو ورزش سه|accessdate=9 June 2019}} 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.{{Cite web | url=http://daagh.ir/سارا-قمی-نگاه-مردم-به-فوتبال-بانوان-تغی/ | title=Unknown}}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 | fix-attempted=yes}} 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.
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.
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
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | rowspan=2| 4 October 2011 | rowspan=3| Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE | rowspan=2| {{fbw|LBN}} | align=center|2–1 | rowspan=2 align=center| 8–1 | rowspan=3| 2011 WAFF Women's Championship |
| 2. | align=center|5–1 | |||||
| 3. | 6 October 2011 | {{fbw|UAE}} | align=center|4–1 | align=center| 4–1 | ||
| 4. | 25 May 2013 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | {{fbw|THA}} | align=center|1–4 | align=center| 1–5 | 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
| 5. | rowspan=2| 5 April 2017 | rowspan=3| Vietnam YFT Center, Hanoi, Vietnam | rowspan=2| {{fbw|SIN}} | align=center|2–0 | rowspan=2 align=center| 6–0 | rowspan=3| 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
| 6. | align=center|3–0 | |||||
| 7. | 11 April 2017 | {{fbw|SYR}} | align=center|12–0 | align=center| 12–0 | ||
| 8. | rowspan=2| 6 April 2019 | rowspan=2| Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar | rowspan=2| {{fbw|PLE}} | align=center|6–0 | rowspan=2 align=center| 9–0 | rowspan=2| 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 9. | align=center|9–0 |
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|20 April 2017.}}
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. 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.
References
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External links
- [http://www.ffiri.ir/en/national-football-team/player/Sara-Ghomi/b884b8dc-bc7b-4079-91f9-e6b25685f8ab/NationalTeamAdultWomen/detail.aspx Iran player profile]
- {{Soccerway|297742|accessdate=6 July 2020}}
{{Iran squad 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghomi, Sara}}
Category:Iranian women's footballers
Category:Iranian women's futsal players
Category:Iran women's international footballers
Category:Women's association football forwards