Melika Mohammadi
Melika Mohammadi (Persian: ملیکا محمدی,[1] 28 March 2000 – 24 December 2023) was an Iranian footballer who played as a right back or centre back for the Iran women's national team. She played for Bam Khatoon F.C. in the Kowsar Women Football League.
| Mohammadi with Bam Khatoon F.C. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Shiraz, Iran | ||
| Date of death | 24 December 2023 (aged 23) | ||
| Place of death | Bam, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back, centre back[1] | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Emory University | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Bam Khatoon F.C. | |||
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Iran U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2023[2] | Iran | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
College career edit
Mohammadi attended Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Maryland and played college soccer for Emory University.[3]
International career edit
Mohammadi capped for Iran at senior level during the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification.[2]
Personal life and death edit
Melika Mohammadi was born in Shiraz on 28 March 2000.[2][1] She died in a road accident at the entrance of Bam city on the morning of 24 December 2023 at the age of 23. Two of her teammates, Behnaz Taherkhani and Zahra Khajavi, were injured in the same accident and were hospitalized. The accident occurred when the Bam Khatoon players were returning from training.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "ملیکا محمدی". footballdokht.ir (in Persian). Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "Melika Mohammadi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Melika Mohammadi".
- ^ Sutton, Ben (26 December 2023). "Sam Kerr-inspired international footballer dies aged 23". 7NEWS. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "Iran's women's football defender Mohammadi dies in car crash". Tehran Times. 24 December 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.