Kousar Kamali

Kousar Kamali
Personal information
Full name Kousar Kamali[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-21) 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)
* 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

  1. ^ "KOUSAR KAMALI". AFC. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b "Kousar Kamali". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  4. ^ "کوثر کمالی" (in Persian). Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  5. ^ https://www.iranintl.com/202601318422