Annahita Zamanian

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 (age 26)
Place of birth	London, England
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sampdoria
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2015	Göteborgs DFF	35	(88)
2016–2018	Kopparbergs/Göteborg	34	(4)
2018–2019	Paris Saint-Germain	7	(0)
2020–2023	Juventus	51	(5)
2023	→ Fiorentina (loan)	10	(2)
2023–2024	Sassuolo	11	(2)
2024–	Sampdoria
International career^‡
2014	France U16	3	(1)
2014	France U17	1	(1)
2018	France U20	12	(0)
2021–2022	France U23	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 August 2022

Annahita Le Loc’h Zamanian Bakhtiari (Persian: آناهیتا زمانیان بختیاری, born 19 February 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Sampdoria.[2] Born in England to an Iranian father and a French mother, Zamanian holds both British and French citizenship; she has represented France internationally at youth level.

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 British citizenships.[3] She has played for the French U-16 and U-17 teams.[4][5]

Zamanian is fluent in English, French, Persian, Swedish, and Italian.[3][6]

Club career

Zamanian started her senior career representing Göteborgs DFF. After playing for Kopparbergs/Göteborg in the Damallsvenskan, Zamanian began playing for Paris Saint-Germain in 2018.[7] She has featured for PSG in the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League knockout phase.[8]

On 2 January 2020, Zamanian joined Serie A champions Juventus.[9] She renewed her contract in June 2020 after a successful start to the season, which included a goal in her debut match on 12 January 2020.[10] On 25 June 2020, Juventus became league champions.[11]

In January 2023, Zamanian joined Fiorentina on loan until the end of the season.[12] She made her debut for Fiorentina on 28 January 2023 against Pomigliano and scored her first goal for the club in the following match against Sampdoria while being subsequently named in the league's team of the week for her performance.[13][14]

Zamanian moved to Sassuolo for the 2023–24 season, helping them finish in fourth position, and was transferred to Sampdoria at the start of the 2024–25 campaign.[15]

International career

Zamanian played for the France women's national under-20 football team at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[16]

Club statistics

As of 24 April 2022

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kopparbergs/Göteborg	2016	Damallsvenskan	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
Paris Saint-Germain	2018–19	Division 1	7	0	2	1	3	0	—		12	1
	2019–20		0	0	0	0	2	0	—		2	0
	Total		7	0	2	1	5	0	—		14	1
Juventus	2019–20	Serie A	5	1	1	1	—		—		6	2
	2020–21		19	2	4	2	1	0	1	0	25	4
	2021–22		15	0	5	0	8	1	2	0	30	1
	Total		39	3	10	3	9	1	3	0	61	7
Career total			80	7	16	5	14	1	3	0	113	13

Honours

Juventus[11]

• Serie A: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
• Coppa Italia: 2021–22
• Supercoppa Italiana: 2020–21, 2021–22

References

1. "Annahita uttagen till det franska U20-landslaget! | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC". Archived from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
2. "A. ZAMANIAN". Retrieved 29 July 2019.
3. "Le Loc'h-Zamanian, Bigoudène de Suède" (in French). Le Télégramme. 9 March 2018.
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. "Benvenuta Annahita Zamanian!".
7. 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.
8. "Paris – UWCL – Squad". UEFA.com.
9. "Annahita Zamanian è bianconera!". Juventus.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
10. "Juventus Women, the fantasist Zamanian renewed until 2021". 18 June 2020.^[permanent dead link‍]
11. "OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL: Juventus Women awarded the Scudetto after all". Black & White & Read All Over. 25 June 2020.
12. "Annahita Zamanian passa alla Fiorentina femminile". 27 January 2023.
13. "Poker Viola a Genova!".
14. "Serie a Femminile TIM 2022/23: La Top 11 della 16ª giornata di campionato". 6 February 2023.
15. "OFFICIAL – Annahita Zamanian leaves Sassuolo Femminile and joins Sampdoria". 21 July 2024.
16. "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup 2018 – News – Delabre penalty sends France through". www.fifa.com.

External links

• Annahita Zamanian at Soccerway.com
• Annahita Zamanian at WorldFootball.net
• Annahita Zamanian at FBref.com
• Annahita Zamanian at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Annahita Le Loc’h Zamanian at the French Football Federation (archived 2016-06-30) (in French)
• Annahita Zamanian – UEFA competition record (archive)