Sara Bata
Volleyball setter; member of Iran's U18 national team and a women's Premier League player
- Setter
- 171 cm
- Malavan Tehran
Matches
A look at recent games
Achievements
Individual and team accomplishments
First-Division National Champion
2023
Won the Iranian women's first-division volleyball title with Chadormalu Ardakan in 2023.
Call-Up to Iran's U18 National Team
2022
Selected as a setter for Iran's U18 national volleyball team and featured in international tournaments from 2022.
Sixth at the U18 Asian Championship — Kazakhstan
2022
Competed with Iran's U18 national team at the Asian Championship in Kazakhstan, finishing sixth in 2022.
First-Division National Runner-Up
2020
Finished second in the Iranian women's first-division league with Mes Rafsanjan in 2020.
Eighth at the U18 Asian Championship — China
2024
Competed with Iran's U18 national team at the Asian Championship in China, finishing eighth in 2024.
Cornacchia International Tournament — Italy
2022
Represented Iran's U18 national team at the Cornacchia tournament in Italy, finishing eighth in 2022.
Professional Season Abroad in the West Asia League
2025
Played abroad for the Iraqi club Sancharib in the West Asia League held in Kuwait in 2025.
Multiple Seasons in Iran's Women's Premier League
2024
A steady presence in Iran's women's Premier League with Mes Rafsanjan, Shahrdari Tabriz and Malavan Tehran from 2021 to 2025.
First-Choice Setter of the Khorasan Razavi Provincial Team
2021
First-choice setter of the Khorasan Razavi provincial team from ages 12 to 16, a side that finished among the country's top four every season at U16 and U18 level.
Team Journey
From youth teams to the national team
Malavan Tehran
November 1, 2024 — Present
Sara plays as a setter for Malavan Tehran in Iran's women's Premier League in the 2025 season. The team was among the top four in the standings, but the league was left unfinished because of the war.
- Top-four finish in the women's Premier League — 2025
Sancharib (Iraq)
February 1, 2025 — April 30, 2025
Sara spent a season abroad with the Iraqi club Sancharib, competing with the team in the West Asia League held in Kuwait.
- Fifth place at the West Asia League in Kuwait — 2025
Shahrdari Tabriz
November 1, 2023 — April 1, 2024
Sara played for Shahrdari Tabriz in the 2024 women's Premier League season, helping the team to fifth place in the standings.
- Fifth place in the women's Premier League — 2024
Iran U18 National Volleyball Team
January 1, 2022 — September 30, 2024
As a member of Iran's U18 national volleyball team, Sara competed at the Cornacchia tournament in Italy and at two editions of the Asian Championship, in Kazakhstan and China.
- Sixth place at the U18 Asian Championship — Kazakhstan, 2022
- Eighth place at the Cornacchia tournament — Italy, 2022
- Eighth place at the U18 Asian Championship — China, 2024
Chadormalu Ardakan
November 1, 2022 — April 1, 2023
In the 2023 season Sara won the first-division title with Chadormalu Ardakan.
- First-division national champion — 2023
Mes Rafsanjan
January 1, 2020 — April 1, 2022
Sara spent three seasons with Mes Rafsanjan: runner-up in the national first division in 2020, followed by two Premier League seasons in 2021 and 2022, each ending in fifth place.
- First-division national runner-up — 2020
- Fifth place in the women's Premier League — 2021 and 2022
Khorasan Razavi Provincial Team
September 1, 2017 — June 1, 2021
From ages 12 to 16 Sara was the first-choice setter of the Khorasan Razavi provincial team and played in the national U16 and U18 championships. In those years Khorasan Razavi finished among the country's top four teams every season.
- First-choice setter of the Khorasan Razavi provincial team
- Top-four national finish every season at U16 and U18 level