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Sara Gama
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*
Years Team Apps (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.

Club career

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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

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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

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International

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As of match played 26 September 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Italy 2006 2 0
2007 12 1
2008 10 0
2009 10 2
2010 14 0
2011 11 0
2012 0 0
2013 5 1
2014 2 0
2015 9 0
2016 8 1
2017 9 0
2018 7 0
2019 15 0
2020 3 0
2021 9 2
2022 6 0
2023 1 0
Total 133 7
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. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 March 2007 Estádio Dr. Francisco Vieira, Silves, Portugal  Republic of Ireland 4–1 4–1 2007 Algarve Cup
2 19 September 2009 Domžale Sports Park, Domžale, Slovenia  Armenia 3–0 8–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
3 5–0
4 11 March 2013 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  Scotland 1–2 1–2 2013 Cyprus Women's Cup
5 7 December 2016 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil  Russia 1–0 3–0 2016 Torneio Internacional de Manaus de Futebol
6 21 September 2021 Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac, Croatia  Croatia 1–0 5–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
7 26 October 2021 LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania  Lithuania 4–0 5–0

Personal life

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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

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Brescia

Juventus

Individual

See also

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References

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  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.
  12. ^ Marco Pasonesi (5 November 2013). "L'altra metà del calcio". gazzetta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  13. ^ "Juventus, una laurea in difesa. Chiellini? No, Sara Gama". tuttosport.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  14. ^ Stefanini, Maurizio (9 June 2019). "Chi è Sara Gama, capitana della Nazionale". Lettera43 (in Italian). Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Barbie rende omaggio a Sara Gama - Juventus.com". 10 March 2018. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Gran Gala del Calcio 2019 winners". Football Italia. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  17. ^ "Pirlo, Mazzone, Boniek in Hall of Fame". Football Italia. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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