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 | 4 March 1992[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 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
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.[4] After being forced to apologize, she was allowed to return to the team.[4]
International career
With 16 international goals for Iran, Ghanbari is her national team's all-time top goalscorer.[5]
International goals
| 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 | %252C_Flag_of_Syria_(1980%E2%80%932024).svg.png){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Chinese Taipei | 1–4 | 1–4 | |
| 16. | 15 November 2022 | Ararat Stadium, Tehran, Iran |  Belarus | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 17. | 10 June 2025 | National Football Center Field 2, Tehran, Iran |  Iraq | 3–0 | 8–0 | |
| 18. | 5–0 | |||||
| 19. | ?–0 | |||||
| 20. | 10 July 2025 | King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan | Singapore | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
| 21. | 13 July 2025 |  Bhutan | 5–1 | 7–1 |
References
- ^ "ZAHRA GHANBARI". AFC. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "زهرا قنبری" (in Persian). Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Zahra Ghanbari". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ a b https://iranwire.com/en/women/135648-iranian-footballer-suspended-and-forced-to-apologize-for-headscarf-mishap/
- ^ @afcasiancup; (26 December 2021). "1️⃣3️⃣ x ⚽️ Zahra Ghanbari is 🇮🇷 Team Melli Baanovaan's highest goal-scorer 🔥" – via Instagram.
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