Yumnam Kamala Devi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yumnam Kamala Devi | ||
Date of birth | 4 March 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Thoubal, Manipur, India | ||
Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Eastern Sporting Union | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2018 | Railways | 41 | (61) |
2017–2019 | Eastern Sporting Union | 10 | (15) |
2019 | Kolhapur City | 5 | (2) |
2020 | Gokulam Kerala | 5 | (6) |
2022 | East Coast Railway | 10 | (22) |
2023– | Eastern Sporting Union | ||
International career‡ | |||
2010–2021 | India | 51 | (33) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 December 2021 |
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] She currently plays for Eastern Sporting Union in the Indian Women's League.
Career
[edit]International career
[edit]Kamala Devi was a part of the Indian team that won the [SAFF Women's Championship 2010,2012,2014,2016-17]]and the [[South Asian Games in [2010,2016] .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. This included a brace in the final against Nepal that helped her win the gold medal.[4]
Club career
[edit]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 the Railways in various competitions.[6]
Devi was awarded the AIFF title 2017 Woman Footballer of the Year on July 23, 2018.
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of 2018
International caps and goals | ||
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Year | Caps | Goals |
2010 | 0 | |
2011 | 0 | |
2012 | 7 | |
2013 | 0 | |
2014 | 9 | |
2015 | 1 | |
2016 | 7 | |
2017 | 1 | |
2018 | 3 | 3 |
Total | 28 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 7 September 2012 | CR & FC Grounds, Colombo, Sri Lanka | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2012 SAFF Women's Championship |
2. | 11 September 2012 | ![]() | 2–0 | 11–0 | ||
3. | 4–0 | |||||
4. | 14 September 2012 | ![]() | 1–0 | 11–0 | ||
5. | 5–0 | |||||
6. | 11–0 | |||||
7. | 16 September 2012 | ![]() | 3–1 | 3–1 | ||
8. | 14 September 2014 | Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon, South Korea | ![]() | 2–0 | 15–0 | 2014 Asian Games |
9. | 5–0 | |||||
10. | 7–0 | |||||
11. | 9–0 | |||||
12. | 12–0 | |||||
13. | 13 November 2014 | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan | ![]() | 3–0 | 8–0 | 2014 SAFF Women's Championship |
14. | 7–0 | |||||
15. | 19 November 2014 | ![]() | 5–0 | 5–0 | ||
16. | 21 November 2014 | ![]() | 1–0 | 6–0 | ||
17. | 13 March 2015 | Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
18. | 27 December 2016 | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India | ![]() | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2016 SAFF Women's Championship |
19. | 3–0 | |||||
20. | 2 January 2017 | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
21. | 9 February 2016 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong, India | ![]() | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2016 South Asian Games |
22. | 13 February 2016 | ![]() | 1–0 | 5–1 | ||
23. | 3–0 | |||||
24. | 15 February 2016 | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
25. | 2–0 | |||||
26. | 8 November 2018 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
27. | 11 November 2018 | ![]() | 1–0 | 7–1 | ||
28. | 4–0 |
Honours
[edit]India
- SAFF Championship: 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
- South Asian Games Gold medal: 2010, 2016
Eastern Sporting Union
Gokulam Kerala
Railways
Manipur
Individual
- Indian Women's League Top Scorer: 2016–17[9]
- AIFF Women's Footballer of the Year, 2017
- Top Scorer, South Asian Games, 2016- 5 Goals
- Most Valuable Player of the Final, SAFF Women's Championships, 2012.
- Top Scorer, 12 Goals, IWL, 2017
- Best Player, Senior Women's National Championships, 2016.
- Top Scorer 16 Goals, U-17, National Championships, 2006.
References
[edit]- ^ "Manipur's Football Culture has inspired me: Kamala Devi". the-aiff.com. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ "Yumnam Kamala Devi". www.incheon2014ag.org. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "Football Women's First Round Group A Match Results India vs Maldives". www.incheon2014ag.org. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ "SAG: Kamala Devi stars in India's title triumph". The Hindu. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "EASTERN SPORTING UNION CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF INDIAN WOMEN'S LEAGUE". All India Football Federation. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Indian women's football team eyeing last 8 finish in Asian Games". ibnlive.com. 14 July 2014. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
- ^ "Gokulam Kerala crowned champion of IWL 2020 - As it happened". Sportstar. 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Manipur's monopoly continues". Sportstar. 28 March 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Eastern Sporting Union win inaugural Indian Women's League". ESPN. espn.in. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
External links
[edit]- Yumnam Kamala Devi at All India Football Federation
- Yumnam Kamala Devi at Global Sports Archive
- Yumnam Kamala Devi at eurosport.com