Dream of football a reality for 17 year old female Iranian asylum seeker

Melika Dolatabadi

Melika Dolatabadi and family Source: SBS

She used to disguise herself as a boy, so she could go to stadiums to watch football games in her native Iran.


Now, a young asylum seeker is playing as a midfielder in Melbourne and she's hoping to make her adopted country proud.


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