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Zohreh Koudaei
	Zohreh Koudaei with Zob Ahan in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Zohreh Koudaei
Date of birth	24 November 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Ahvaz, Iran
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Zob Ahan
International career‡
2007–	Iran
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:46, 17 November 2021 (UTC)

Zohreh Koudaei (Persian: زهره کودایی; born 24 November 1989) is an Iranian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Iran women's national team.

International career

Koudaei participated with the Iran national team in their qualification campaign for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification. She helped defeat Jordan in a decisive match, saving two penalties in penalty shoot-outs, to qualify Iran to the final tournament for the first time.^[4]

In November 2021, she attracted global attention when the Jordan Football Association (JFA), after losing a match in the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification to Iran, accused her of being a male.^[5]^[6] The JFA filed a request for sex verification with the Asian Football Confederation.^[5] Koudaei announced her intention to file a complaint to FIFA against Jordan to restore her reputation.^[7]

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^ ^a ^b "Jordan FA accuse Iran women's goalkeeper Zohreh Koudaei of being a man". MARCA. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^ "After Losing Football Match, Women's Team Accuses Opposition Goalkeeper Of Being A Man". IndiaTimes. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^ "Iran women's goalkeeper Koudaei to lodge complaint against Jordan's FA". TehranTimes. 17 November 2021.

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