Karthika Angamuthu (born 21 November 1999) is an Indian professional footballer from Tamil Nadu, who plays as a midfielder for the club East Bengal in the Indian Women's League and the India women's national football team. She has also played for Sethu FC and Odisha.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 November 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Karipatti, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Sethu | |||
| 2022 | Lords FA Kochi | ||
| 2022–2024 | Odisha | ||
| 2024– | East Bengal | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | India | 13 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 July 2024 | |||
Early life
editKarthika hails from Salem district, Tamil Nadu. She comes from a lower-middle-class family and her parents are Cotton Mill workers.[1] She started playing football at the age of 15 years.[2][3] Initially, the parents were reluctant to send their daughter on outstation trips but later after watching her success encourage her.[4]
Career
editIn 2019 Karthika started playing the Hero Indian Women's League and she was selected to the Indian team after a good performance in the league. She made her Senior India debut in Venezuela in December 2021.[5] In January 2022, she was named in the Indian team to play AFC Women's Asian Cup.[6] The year 2023 has been a busy season for Karthika. In March, she played in the international friendly match against Uzbekistan at Tashkent.[7] And in April, she was part of the Indian team that played the Women's Olympic Qualifier Round 1 at Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic.[8] Later, she played two friendlies against Nepal in Chennai.[9][10][11] In June, she played for Tamil Nadu in the Senior Women's National Football Championship at Amritsar, Punjab.[12]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of 12 July 2024
| International caps and goals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Caps | Goals |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 0 |
Honours
editOdisha
References
edit- ^ "பெண்மை என் பெருமை!". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 30 January 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2023.[dead link]
- ^ "These women footballers are taking the field by storm". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ Bontra, Soumya (20 January 2022). "Meet the 23 players who can create history for Indian football". thebridge.in. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "These TN women footballers dribble past challenges and make it to the national team". The Times of India. 9 March 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2022: Meet India's 23-member squad". ESPN. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Hosts India name 23-member squad for AFC Women's Asian Cup, recovering Bala Devi misses out". English.Mathrubhumi. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ ANI (29 March 2023). "Uzbekistan edge out India with stoppage-time goal in women's football friendly". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Coach Dennerby names India squad for Olympic Qualifier Round 1 | Nagaland Post". 30 March 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Daughters of the soil take the field by storm". The Times of India. 10 March 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ Bhattacharjee, Neeladri (14 February 2023). "Frontline to front-line: TN girl Indumathi set to lead India as Chennai hosts an international match after 15 years". Sportstar. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Int'l football returns to Chennai today". www.dtnext.in. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu to clash with Haryana in Senior Women's National Football Championship". www.aninews.in. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Odisha FC take home the IWL trophy with stunning ease". i-league.org. I-League. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
External links
edit- Karthika Angamuthu at All India Football Federation
- Karthika Angamuthu at Global Sports Archive