Sara Gama

Sara Gama (born 27 March 1989) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Juventus of the Italian Serie A and the Italy women's national football team, for which she serves as captain. She 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]

Sara Gama
Gama in 2018
Personal information
Full name Sara Gama
Date of birth (1989-03-27) 27 March 1989
Place of birth Trieste, Italy
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing 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 ACF Brescia 25 (3)
2013–2015 Paris Saint-Germain 11 (0)
2015–2017 ACF Brescia 39 (3)
2017– Juventus 46 (1)
National team‡
2006– Italy 112 (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 7 March 2020

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]

Personal life

She is of mixed Italian (mother) and Congolese (father) descent.[10]

Honours

Club
ACF Brescia
Juventus FC

Individual
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See also
  • List of women's footballers with 100 or more caps

References
  1. Statistics in Football.it
  2. 2011-12 squad in Chiasiellis' website
  3. Statistics in Soccerway
  4. 2010 squad Archived 2012-03-07 at the Wayback Machine in Pali Blues' website
  5. Profile in UEFA's website
  6. Profile 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. Marco Pasonesi (November 5, 2013). "L'altra metà del calcio". gazzetta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  11. "Gran Gala del Calcio 2019 winners". Football Italia. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  12. "Pirlo, Mazzone, Boniek in Hall of Fame". Football Italia. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2020.


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