Niloufar Ardalan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 June 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Isfahan, Iran | ||
| Playing position | midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Zob Ahan Women | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001– | Zob Ahan | ||
| National team | |||
| 2007– | Iran national football team | ||
| Iran national futsal team | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Niloufar Ardalan (born 2 June 1985) is an Iranian football player currently playing for "Zob Ahan Banovan". Ardalan plays as a left midfielder for the Iran women's national football team.[1] She is also captain of that team.[2]
In September 2015, she missed the Asian Cup because her husband refused to let her travel. This is allowed under Islamic laws enforced in Iran.[3] Later the same year her husband also refused her to go to the world championships in Guatemala. Ardalan went to court, and the judge allowed her to go to the world championships.
References
- ↑ Goal news about Ardalan(persian).
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-34258286
- ↑ "Iran's Niloufar Ardalan to miss Asian Cup after husband refuses to sign passport renewal". Yahoo Sports. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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