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 citizenship; she has represented France internationally at youth level.

Annahita Zamanian
Zamanian with Paris Saint-Germain in 2018
Personal information
Full name Annahita Le Loc’h Zamanian Bakhtiari[1]
Date of birth (1998-02-19) 19 February 1998
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
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 20 (4)
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 25 September 2021
‡ 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, which included a goal in her debut match on 12 January 2020.[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
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kopparbergs/Göteborg Damallsvenskan 2016 11231—143
2017 18010—190
2018 5200—52
Total 34441—385
PSG Division 1 Féminine 2018–19 700030100
Career total 4144130485

Honours

Club
Juventus[10]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "A. ZAMANIAN". Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  3. "Le Loc'h-Zamanian, Bigoudène de Suède" (in French). Le Télégramme.
  4. "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.
  5. "Jag blev jättechockad när de ville ha mig" (in Swedish). expressen.se. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  6. à 09h25, Par Franck Gineste Le 17 octobre 2018 (17 October 2018). "PSG féminin : l'inclassable Zamanian, mi-iranienne, mi-bretonne et un peu suédoise". leparisien.fr.
  7. "Paris - UWCL - Squad". UEFA.com.
  8. "Annahita Zamanian è bianconera!". Juventus.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  9. "Juventus Women, the fantasist Zamanian renewed until 2021". 18 June 2020.
  10. "OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL: Juventus Women awarded the Scudetto after all". Black & White & Read All Over. 25 June 2020.
  11. "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2018 - News - Delabre penalty sends France through - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com.


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