Zahra Ghanbari

Zahra Ghanbari
Ghanbari with Persepolis in 2025
Personal information
Full name Zahra Ghanbari[1]
Date of birth (1992-03-04) 4 March 1992[2]
Place of birth Kangavar, Kermanshah, Iran[3][2]
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Forward[2]
Team information
Current team
 Persepolis
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 Persepolis 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  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
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
22. 24 October 2025 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong, India  Nepal 2–0 3–0 Friendly

References

  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. ^ a b 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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