Yumnam Kamala Devi

Yumnam Kamala Devi
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-03-04) 4 March 1992
Place of birth Thoubal, Manipur, India
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Playing position Midfielder, striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Railways
2016–present Eastern Sporting Union 10 (15)
National team
–present India 31 (26)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 February 2017

Yumnam Kamala Devi (born 4 March 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and an occasional striker for the Indian team.[1][2]

Career

International career

Kamala Devi was a part of the Indian team that won the SAFF Championships in 2010, 2012 and 2014. At the 2012 tournament, she was awarded the Best Player of the Final. She finished the tournament scoring seven goals, also scoring in the final against Nepal, in the 83rd minute. At the 2014 Asian Games, she scored five goals in India's first match against Maldives.[3] She scored five goals and was the top-scorer at the 2016 South Asian Games. It included a brace in the final against Nepal that helped her win the gold medal.[4]

Club career

In 2016, Devi was signed by Eastern Sporting Union to play in the inaugural season of the Indian Women's League. She helped her team win the League scoring 15 goals in 10 games and was the joint top-scorer alongside Sanju Yadav. 12 of those goals came in the final round. It included a brace in the final against Rising Student.[5]

Devi also plays for Railways in various competitions.[6]

Devi was awarded AIFF 2017 Woman Footballer of the Year on July 23, 2018.

References

  1. ↑ "Manipur's Football Culture has inspired me: Kamala Devi". the-aiff.com. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  2. ↑ "Yumnam Kamala Devi". www.incheon2014ag.org. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Football Women's First Round Group A Match Results India vs Maldives". www.incheon2014ag.org. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "SAG: Kamala Devi stars in India's title triumph". The Hindu. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "EASTERN SPORTING UNION CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF INDIAN WOMEN'S LEAGUE". All India Football Federation. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Indian women's football team eyeing last 8 finish in Asian Games". ibnlive.com. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
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