Zahra Ghanbari

Zahra Ghanbari
Zahra Ghanbari playing for Bam Khatoon FC in the AFC Women's Club Championship
Personal information
Full name Zahra Ghanbari[1]
Date of birth (1992-03-04) 4 March 1992 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth Kangavar, Kermanshah, Iran[3][2]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward[2]
Team information
Current team
Bam Khatoon FC
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bam Khatoon FC
2020– Vechan Kurdistan
International career
2008 Iran U19 1+ (2)
2007– Iran 17+ (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2019

Zahra Ghanbari (Persian: زهرا قنبری;[2] 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

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Ghanbari has played in Iraq for the Northern Gas team in Kirkuk.[2]

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. She was allowed to return to the team.[4]

International career

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With 16 international goals for Iran, Ghanbari is her national team's all-time top goalscorer.[5]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 October 2011 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE  Lebanon 8–1 8–1 2011 WAFF Women's Championship
2. 5 April 2017 Vietnam YFT Center, Hanoi, Vietnam  Singapore 1–0 6–0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
3. 9 April 2017  Vietnam 1–0 1–6
4. 11 April 2017  Syria 1–0 12–0
5. 5–0
6. 9–0
7. 11–0
8. 8 November 2018 Institute of Physical Education Stadium, Chonburi, Thailand  Lebanon 2–0 8–0 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
9. 4–0
10. 6–0
11. 25 November 2018 Milliy Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan  Afghanistan 1–0 6–0 2018 CAFA Women's Championship
12. 3–0
13. 6 April 2019 Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar  Palestine 7–0 9–0 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
14. 8–0
15. 9 April 2019 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Chinese Taipei 1–4 1–4
16. 15 November 2022 Ararat Stadium, Tehran, Iran  Belarus 1–0 1–1 Friendly

References

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  1. ^ "ZAHRA GHANBARI". AFC. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "زهرا قنبری" (in Persian). Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Zahra Ghanbari". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  4. ^ https://iranwire.com/en/women/135648-iranian-footballer-suspended-and-forced-to-apologize-for-headscarf-mishap/
  5. ^ @afcasiancup (26 December 2021). "1️⃣3️⃣ x ⚽️ Zahra Ghanbari is 🇮🇷 Team Melli Baanovaan's highest goal-scorer 🔥" – via Instagram.
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