Kousar Kamali
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kousar Kamali[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1995[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Babol, Iran[3] | ||
| Position | Defender[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sepahan Isfahan | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Sepahan Isfahan | |||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Iran U14 | (0) | |
| 2010 | Iran U16 | 1+ | (0) |
| 2012 | Iran U19 | (0) | |
| 2013–2017 | Iran | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 April 2017 | |||
Kousar Kamali (Persian: کوثر کمالی;[4] born 21 February 1995) is an Iranian footballer who plays as a defender for Kowsar Women Football League club Sepahan SC. She has been a member of the Iran women's national team.
Personal life
On 31 January 2026, Kamali withdrew from the national team in protest of the authorities' handling of the 2025–2026 Iranian protests, writing on her Instagram: "...when the heart is wounded and the soul is tired, football is no longer a refuge."[5]
References
- ^ "KOUSAR KAMALI". AFC. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "AFC WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP JORDAN 2018 QUALIFIERS MEDIA GUIDE" (PDF). p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Kousar Kamali". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "کوثر کمالی" (in Persian). Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ https://www.iranintl.com/202601318422