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]
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.[2] She is the most prolific Iranian female footballer of all time, having scored 238 goals.
Ghomi was interested in football from a very young age, but since women's football was not activated in Iran, 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 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.[3]
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.
runner-up 2012–13, runner-up 2013–14, runner-up 2014–15, runner-up 2015–16
runner-up 2016–17
Top Goalscorer: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
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]