Loitongbam Ashalata Devi

Loitongbam Ashalata Devi (born 3 July 1993) is an Indian professional footballer who plays for the Indian national team and Indian Women's League club Sethu FC.[1] Formerly she also played for Rising Student Club and Kryphsa F.C. She has also played for New Radiant of the Dhivehi Premier League of Maldives.[2] She plays as a central defender.

Loitongbam Ashalata Devi
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-07-03) 3 July 1993[1]
Place of birth Imphal, Manipur, India
Playing position(s) Central Defender
Club information
Current team
 Sethu FC
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 New Radiant
2016–17 Rising Student Club
2017-18 KRYPHSA F.C. 0 (0)
2019- Sethu FC 10 (1)
National team‡
2012– India 37 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 April 2019

Career

Club career

In 2015, Devi was signed by the Maldivian premier league club New Radiant, and was only the second Indian woman to play for a foreign club.[3] She won the league with the club in the season.[3] She is the current captain of the Indian national women's football team. She played inaugural season of Indian Women's League with Rising Student's Club, then next season 2017-18 she moved to Manipuri club KRYPHSA F.C.. For 2018-19 Indian Women's League season she joined Sethu FC.

Honours

International
South Asian Games

SAFF WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP

▪ Winner (4): 2012, 2014, 2016-17, 2019

Winner of the AIFF women’s player of the year 2018-19

AFC women’s player of the year 2019 nominee

References
  1. "Ashalata Devi profile by AIFF". AIFF. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. "Bembem, Bala and Ashalata Devi invited to play in Maldivian League". the-aiff.com. 22 May 2015. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. Desai, Shail (29 October 2016). "Bembem Devi: Indian football's unsung legend". livemint.com. Retrieved 3 February 2017.


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