Sara Gama
Sara Gama (born 27 March 1989) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender and captains both Serie A club Juventus and the Italy national team.
Gama with Brescia in 2016 | |||
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) | Defender | ||
Club 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 | 46 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2006– | Italy | 113 | (6) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:40, 16 January 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 December 2020 |
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]
Honours
Club
- 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
- Coppa Italia: 2018–19
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2019, 2020
References
- Statistics in Football.it
- 2011-12 squad in Chiasiellis' website
- Statistics in Soccerway
- 2010 squad Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine in Pali Blues' website
- Profile in UEFA's website
- Profile 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.
- Marco Pasonesi (November 5, 2013). "L'altra metà del calcio". gazzetta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- "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.