Sara Gama
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.
(women)">Juventus FC, which she captains, and the Italy national team.
.jpg) Sara Gama, in an international match against Belgium in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |||
Club career
Gama has also played for PSG of Division 1 Féminine, UPC Tavagnacco and Calcio Chiasiellis of Serie A, as well as American W-League team Pali Blues.
International career
She is a member of the Italian national team, and took part in the 2009 European Championship. 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.
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.
National coach Antonio Cabrini named Gama in his selection for UEFA Women's Euro 2013 in Sweden.
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.
Career Statistics
International
- As of match played 26 September 2023
| 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.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competitionn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Gama's mother is Italian, while her father is Congolese.
In 2017, she graduated in Languages at the Università degli Studi di Udine. She speaks Italian, English, French and Spanish.
In 2018, for the International Women's Day, Mattel presented the Sara Gama Barbie doll as part of the Barbie Sheroes doll line.
Honours
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
- Italian Football Hall of Fame: 2019
See also
References
External links
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