# Sara Ghomi

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.
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. 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. 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

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 4 October 2011 | Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE | Lebanon | 2–1 | 8–1 | 2011 WAFF Women's Championship |
| 2. | 4 October 2011 | Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE | Lebanon | 5–1 | 8–1 | 2011 WAFF Women's Championship |
| 3. | 6 October 2011 | Zayed Bin Sultan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE | United Arab Emirates | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2011 WAFF Women's Championship |
| 4. | 25 May 2013 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Thailand | 1–4 | 1–5 | 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
| 5. | 5 April 2017 | Vietnam YFT Center, Hanoi, Vietnam | Singapore | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
| 6. | 5 April 2017 | Vietnam YFT Center, Hanoi, Vietnam | Singapore | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
| 7. | 11 April 2017 | Vietnam YFT Center, Hanoi, Vietnam | Syria | 12–0 | 12–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
| 8. | 6 April 2019 | Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar | Palestine | 6–0 | 9–0 | 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 9. | 6 April 2019 | Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar | Palestine | 9–0 | 9–0 | 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 20 April 2017.
| Club | Division | Season | League | League | Total | Total |
| Club | Division | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Malavan Bandar Anzali | Pro League | 2013–14 | ? | 35 | ? | 35 |
| Malavan Bandar Anzali | Pro League | 2014–15 | ? | 29 | ? | 29 |
| Malavan Bandar Anzali | Pro League | 2015–16 | ? | 24 | ? | 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. 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.