Zahra Ghanbari

{{short description|Iranian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Zahra Ghanbari

| image = Zahra Ghanbari - 01.jpg

| caption = Zahra Ghanbari playing for Bam Khatoon FC in the AFC Women's Club Championship

| fullname = Zahra Ghanbari{{Cite web|url=http://stats.the-afc.com/player/29814|title=ZAHRA GHANBARI|website=AFC|access-date=29 June 2020}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|3|4|df=y}}{{Cite web|url=https://footballdokht.ir/player/1-%D8%B2%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D9%82%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%B1%DB%8C.html|title=زهرا قنبری|language=fa|access-date=29 June 2020}}

| birth_place = Kangavar, Kermanshah, Iran{{GSA player|zahra-ghanbari/176090|access-date=29 June 2020}}

| height = 1.71 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Bam Khatoon FC

| clubnumber = 9

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 =

| clubs1 = Bam Khatoon FC

| years2 = 2020–

| clubs2 = Vechan Kurdistan

| nationalyears1 = 2008

| nationalteam1 = Iran U19

| nationalcaps1 = 1+

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 2007–

| nationalteam2 = Iran

| nationalcaps2 = 17+

| nationalgoals2 = 16

| pcupdate =

| ntupdate = 9 April 2019

}}

Zahra Ghanbari ({{langx|fa|زهرا قنبری}}; born 4 March 1992) is an Iranian footballer who plays as a forward for Kowsar Women Football League club Bam Khatoon FC and the Iran national team.

Club career

Ghanbari has played in Iraq for the Northern Gas team in Kirkuk.

While with Bam Khatoon, Ghanbari was reportedly suspended by the Iranian federation and forced to apologize for "improper hijab" during a goal celebration at the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League.https://iranwire.com/en/women/135648-iranian-footballer-suspended-and-forced-to-apologize-for-headscarf-mishap/ After being forced to apologize, she was allowed to return to the team.

International career

With 16 international goals for Iran, Ghanbari is her national team's all-time top goalscorer.{{Cite instagram|postid=CX8qcC5s5y9|user=afcasiancup|title=1️⃣3️⃣ x ⚽️ Zahra Ghanbari is 🇮🇷 Team Melli Baanovaan’s highest goal-scorer 🔥|date=26 December 2021}}

International goals

class="wikitable"
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 October 2011Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE{{fbw|LBN}}align=center|8–1align=center| 8–12011 WAFF Women's Championship
2.5 April 2017rowspan=6| Vietnam YFT Center, Hanoi, Vietnam{{fbw|SIN}}align=center|1–0align=center| 6–0rowspan=6| 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
3.9 April 2017{{fbw|VIE}}align=center|1–0align=center| 1–6
4.rowspan=4| 11 April 2017rowspan=4| {{fbw|SYR}}align=center|1–0rowspan=4 align=center| 12–0
5.align=center|5–0
6.align=center|9–0
7.align=center|11–0
8.rowspan=3| 8 November 2018rowspan=3| Institute of Physical Education Stadium, Chonburi, Thailandrowspan=3| {{fbw|LBN}}align=center|2–0rowspan=3 align=center| 8–0rowspan=3| 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
9.align=center|4–0
10.align=center|6–0
11.rowspan=2| 25 November 2018rowspan=2| Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistanrowspan=2| {{fbw|AFG}}align=center|1–0rowspan=2 align=center| 6–0rowspan=2| 2018 CAFA Women's Championship
12.align=center|3–0
13.rowspan=2| 6 April 2019rowspan=2| Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatarrowspan=2| {{fbw|PLE}}align=center|7–0rowspan=2 align=center| 9–0rowspan=3| 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
14.align=center|8–0
15.9 April 2019Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar{{fbw|TPE}}align=center|1–4align=center| 1–4
16.15 November 2022Ararat Stadium, Tehran, Iran{{fbw|BLR}}align=center|1–0align=center| 1–1Friendly

References

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