Sara Gama

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Sara Gama
Sara Gama, Italy vs Belgium women's, Ferrara 2018-04-10 100 (cropped).jpg
Sara Gama, in an international match against Belgium in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-03-27) 27 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Trieste, Italy
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Juventus
Number 3
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2009 Tavagnacco 52 (4)
2009–2012 Chiasiellis 50 (2)
2010 → Pali Blues (loan) 3 (0)
2012–2013 Brescia 25 (3)
2013–2015 Paris Saint-Germain 11 (0)
2015–2017 Brescia 39 (3)
2017– Juventus 76 (3)
International career‡
2006–2022 Italy 133 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:33, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

Sara Gama (born 27 March 1989) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Serie A club Juventus FC, which she captains, and the Italy national team.

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Club career

Gama has also played for PSG of Division 1 Féminine, UPC Tavagnacco [1] and Calcio Chiasiellis of Serie A, [2] [3] as well as American W-League team Pali Blues. [4]

International career

She is a member of the Italian national team, [5] and took part in the 2009 European Championship. [6] As an Under-19 international she won the 2008 U-19 European Championship serving as the team's captain, and was named the tournament's MVP. [7]

Gama made her senior debut for the Italy women's national football team in June 2006, in a 2–1 defeat by Ukraine in qualifying for the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup. [8]

National coach Antonio Cabrini named Gama in his selection for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden. [9]

Despite being captain, Gama was not called up to the Italy squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, with the coach wanting to include more younger players. [10]

Career Statistics

International

As of match played 26 September 2023 [11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Italy 200620
2007121
2008100
2009102
2010140
2011110
201200
201351
201420
201590
201681
201790
201870
2019150
202030
202192
202260
202310
Total1337
Scores and results list Italy's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gama goal.
List of international goals scored by Sara Gama
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
112 March 2007Estádio Dr. Francisco Vieira, Silves, Portugal Flag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 4–14–1 2007 Algarve Cup
219 September 2009 Domžale Sports Park, Domžale, Slovenia Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 3–08–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
35–0
411 March 2013 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1–21–2 2013 Cyprus Women's Cup
57 December 2016 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1–03–0 2016 Torneio Internacional de Manaus de Futebol
621 September 2021 Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac, Croatia Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1–05–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
726 October 2021 LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 4–05–0

Personal life

Gama's mother is Italian, while her father is Congolese. [12]

In 2017, she graduated in Languages at the Università degli Studi di Udine. [13] She speaks Italian, English, French and Spanish. [14]

In 2018, for the International Women's Day, Mattel presented the Sara Gama Barbie doll as part of the Barbie Sheroes doll line. [15]

Honours

Brescia

Juventus

Individual

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Statistics at Football.it
  2. ↑ 2011-12 squad on Chiasiellis' website
  3. ↑ Statistics at Soccerway
  4. ↑ 2010 squad Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine on Pali Blues' website
  5. ↑ Profile in UEFA's website
  6. ↑ Profile [ permanent dead link ] in UEFA's Euro 2009 archive
  7. ↑ 2008 U19WC MVP: Sara Gama. UEFA
  8. ↑ "Italia Campionato Europeo Femminile Svezia 10 - 28 Luglio 2013" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. p. 12. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  9. ↑ "Cabrini finalises Italy's Women's EURO squad". uefa.com. UEFA. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  10. ↑ "Italy captain Gama omitted from Women's World Cup squad". Reuters. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Italy - S. Gama - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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