Juli Kishan (born 8 May 1999) is an Indian professional footballer from Odisha, who plays as a defender for Odisha in the Indian Women's League and the India women's national football team. She has also played for Odisha Police and East Coast Railways.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Rourkela, Sundergarh, Odisha, India | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Odisha | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Young AC Kuarmunda | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Rising Students | |||
| East Coast Railway | |||
| Odisha Police | |||
| Sports Odisha | |||
| 2022– | Odisha | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | India | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024 | |||
Early life
editJuli was born in Rourkela to Yogeshwar Kishan.[1] She started playing football in 2016 with Young Association Club in Kuarmunda village. Former player and coach Gitanjali Khuntia spotted her at the U-19 Odisha State camp.[2] She was appointed as a constable by Odisha State Police in June 2021.[3]
Career
edit- 2016: She started playing football and was selected for the Odisha team in July to play in the Junior under-19 women's National Football Tournament at Cuttack.[1]
- 10 September 2022: Senior India debut against Maldives at SAFF games.
- September 2022: SAFF Women's Football Championship, Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal.
- February 2023: Two friendly matches against Nepal, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai.
- March 2023: Friendly matches against Jordan in Amman, and against Uzbekistan in Tashkent.
- 2023: She is among the 34 probables for the National camp of the Senior India team preparing for AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 at Bhubaneswar from July 30.[4][5]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of 27 October 2024
| International caps and goals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Caps | Goals |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 |
Honours
editOdisha
Odisha Police
Odisha (state)
- National Games Silver medal: 2022[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Orisports.com". www.orisports.com. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ Release, Press (13 August 2022). "Juli Kishan becomes latest Odisha FC Women recruit!". Arunava about Football. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ Police, AIG of (22 June 2021). "Odisha Police State Headquarter office order" (PDF). www.odishapolice.gov.in. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ Staff Reporter (25 July 2023). "Bhubaneswar welcomes the Indian Women's Football Team for National Camp including Manisa Panna, Juli Kishan, Tudu Jabamani and Pyari Xaxa". SportzPoint. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ Service, Pragativadi News (25 July 2023). "Bhubaneswar welcomes the Blues Tigresses for National Camp". Pragativadi. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Odisha FC take home the IWL trophy with stunning ease". i-league.org. I-League. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "National Games 2022, October 10 HIGHLIGHTS: Manipur wins women's football gold; Tamil Nadu tops Group A in men's volleyball". Sportstar. 10 October 2022.
External links
edit- Juli Kishan at All India Football Federation