Lako Phuti Bhutia

Lako Phuti Bhutia
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-10-20) 20 October 1994[1]
Place of birth Sribadam, Sikkim, India[2]
Playing position Defender
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 India U19
2012– India 8 (1)

Lako Phuti Bhutia (born 20 October 1994 in Sikkim) is an Indian women footballer who currently plays for the India women's national football team.

Career

Bhutia who hails from Sribadam, a remote place in West Sikkim is a product of the Mangalbari Women’s Football Academy. The defender horned her skills under coach Palden Bhutia.[2]

International

In the year 2012 she was called up to the Under-19 National Team for the 2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification in Malaysia. She became the 4th Girl from the state to represent the National Team after Pushpa Chetri, Anuradha Chetri and Nima Lhamu Bhutia. She attended a one-month coaching camp at Gandhinagar, Gujarat with the U-19 squad before leaving for Malaysia.[2]

She along with her sister Nima Lhamu Bhutia was selected for the Senior Women’s National Football Coaching Camp, which was held from 1 April 2013. This Camp was held for the selection of the Senior National Team for the Asian Cup Qualifying Round. Her sister could not attend the camp due to personal reasons. Lako has represented the National Team 8 times and has 1 goal to her credit.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Lako Phuti Bhutia". THE AIFF. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sarbajna, Boudhayan. "Oinam Bembem Devi's & Lako Phuti Bhutia' s Foreign Stint Signals A Bright Future For Indian Women Football". The Hard Tackle.
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