Maral Torkaman
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| Full name | Maral Torkaman | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 November 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Karaj, Iran | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Pivot | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Esteghlal Tehran | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Esteghlal Tehran | 2 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Maral Torkaman (Persian: مارال ترکمان; born 26 November 2002[1]) is an Iranian futsal player. She currently plays for Esteghlal Tehran and is a member of the Iran women's national futsal team. She is also a student of Shahnaz Yari.[2][3][4][5]
Torkaman joined Nasr Fardis Karaj for the Iranian Women's Futsal Premier League 2021, where she became the league's top scorer. She was first called up to the Under-14 national football team at age 11 and remained active in youth national teams. In 2019, she transitioned to futsal and joined Saipa Tehran, where she trained under Niloofar Ardalan. Playing for Saipa allowed her to compete alongside some of Iran’s top futsal talents.
International career
Torkaman captained the Iran women's national youth futsal team at the 2020 CAFA U-19 Women's Futsal Championship, where she was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.[6]
In the 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup, she scored the decisive goal against the Philippines in Iran’s opening match, helping preserve the team’s undefeated record in the competition. She later scored twice in the third-place match, securing Iran’s qualification for the inaugural FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup. She was named top scorer of the Asian Cup.[7]
