Annahita Zamanian
Annahita Le Loc’h Zamanian Bakhtiari (Persian: آناهیتا زمانیان بختیاری; born 19 February 1998) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Juventus.[2] Born in England to an Iranian father and a French mother, Zamanian holds both English and French citizenships; she represented France internationally at youth level.
Zamanian in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Annahita Le Loc’h Zamanian Bakhtiari[1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 February 1998 | ||
Place of birth | London, England | ||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Juventus | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Kopparbergs/Göteborg | 34 | (4) |
2018–2020 | Paris Saint-Germain | 7 | (0) |
2020– | Juventus | 5 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | France U16 | 3 | (1) |
2014 | France U17 | 1 | (0) |
2018 | France U20 | 13 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 May 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 August 2018 |
Early and personal life
Zamanian was born in London to an Iranian father and French mother from Brittany,[3] and moved to Sweden when she was four years old. Despite living most of her life in Sweden, she does not have a Swedish passport.[3] She holds French and English citizenships.[3] She has played for the French U-16 and U-17 teams.[4][5]
Zamanian is fluent in English, French, Persian and Swedish.[3]
Club career
After playing for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC in the Damallsvenskan, Zamanian began playing for Paris Saint-Germain Féminines in 2018.[6] She has featured for PSG in the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase.[7]
On 2 January 2020, Zamanian joined Serie A champions Juventus.[8] She renewed her contract in June 2020 after a successful start in the season.[9] On 25 June 2020, Juventus became league champions.[10]
International career
Youth
Zamanian played for the France women's national under-20 football team at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[11]
Club statistics
- As of June 1, 2019
Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Kopparbergs/Göteborg | Damallsvenskan | 2016 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 14 | 3 | |
2017 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
2018 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | |||
Total | 34 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 38 | 5 | |||
PSG | Division 1 Féminine | 2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Career total | 41 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 5 |
Honours
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "A. ZAMANIAN". Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- "Le Loc'h-Zamanian, Bigoudène de Suède" (in French). Le Télégramme.
- "Annahita Le Loc'h Zamanian entre France et Suède" (in French). outsider-mag.fr. 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- "Jag blev jättechockad när de ville ha mig" (in Swedish). expressen.se. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- http://www.leparisien.fr/sports/ile-de-france/psg-feminin-l-inclassable-zamanian-mi-iranienne-mi-bretonne-et-un-peu-suedoise-17-10-2018-7920939.php
- https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/season=2019/clubs/club=2600841/squad/
- "Annahita Zamanian è bianconera!". Juventus.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- https://x-sport.news/juventus-women-the-fantasist-zamanian-renewed-until-2021/
- https://www.blackwhitereadallover.com/2020/6/25/21293433/officially-official-juventus-women-awarded-the-scudetto-figc-serie-a-femminile-goes-professional
- https://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/news/delabre-penalty-sends-france-through
External links
- Annahita Zamanian at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Annahita Zamanian – UEFA competition record
- Annahita Zamanian at Soccerway
- Annahita Zamanian at WorldFootball.net