Sara Gama
![]() Sara Gama, in an international match against Belgium in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 27 March 1989 | ||
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 26 September 2023[11]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 12 March 2007 | Estádio Dr. Francisco Vieira, Silves, Portugal | ![]() |
4–1 | 4–1 | 2007 Algarve Cup |
2 | 19 September 2009 | Domžale Sports Park, Domžale, Slovenia | ![]() |
3–0 | 8–0 | 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
3 | 5–0 | |||||
4 | 11 March 2013 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2013 Cyprus Women's Cup |
5 | 7 December 2016 | Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2016 Torneio Internacional de Manaus de Futebol |
6 | 21 September 2021 | Stadion Branko Čavlović-Čavlek, Karlovac, Croatia | ![]() |
1–0 | 5–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
7 | 26 October 2021 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | ![]() |
4–0 | 5–0 |
Personal life
[edit]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
[edit]Brescia
- Serie A: 2015–16
- Coppa Italia: 2015–16
- Italian Women's Super Cup: 2015, 2016
Juventus
- Serie A: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
- Coppa Italia: 2018–19, 2021–22
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2019, 2020–21, 2021–22
Individual
- AIC Best Women's XI: 2019[16]
- Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2019[17]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Statistics at Football.it
- ^ 2011-12 squad on Chiasiellis' website
- ^ Statistics at Soccerway
- ^ 2010 squad Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine on Pali Blues' website
- ^ Profile in UEFA's website
- ^ Profile[permanent dead link] in UEFA's Euro 2009 archive
- ^ 2008 U19WC MVP: Sara Gama. UEFA
- ^ "Italia Campionato Europeo Femminile Svezia 10 - 28 Luglio 2013" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. p. 12. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "Cabrini finalises Italy's Women's EURO squad". uefa.com. UEFA. 1 July 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "Italy captain Gama omitted from Women's World Cup squad". Reuters. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Italy - S. Gama - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ Marco Pasonesi (5 November 2013). "L'altra metà del calcio". gazzetta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Juventus, una laurea in difesa. Chiellini? No, Sara Gama". tuttosport.com (in Italian). Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Stefanini, Maurizio (9 June 2019). "Chi è Sara Gama, capitana della Nazionale". Lettera43 (in Italian). Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Barbie rende omaggio a Sara Gama - Juventus.com". 10 March 2018. Archived from the original on 10 March 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Gran Gala del Calcio 2019 winners". Football Italia. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Pirlo, Mazzone, Boniek in Hall of Fame". Football Italia. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
External links
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