Kowsalya Sivasami (born 19 August 2001) is an Indian professional footballer from Tamil Nadu, who plays as a defender for Sethu in the Indian Women's League.[1] Earlier, she has played for Tamil Nadu Football Association Junior Women’ team and the Madurai district team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kowsalya Sivasami | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Namakkal, Tamilnadu, India | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sethu | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Sethu | |||
| 2022–2023 | Lords FA | ||
| 2023– | Sethu | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| India U17 | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2023 | |||
Early life
editKowsalya is from Namakkal in Tamil Nadu. She started playing football at the age of 12 at Loyola Higher Secondary School, Namakkal. He was encouraged by her brother Balamurugan and her family to play football.[3]
Club career
editKowsalya started playing football at the age of 12 years in her school with the senior team. She was part of the Junior India team that took part in the Under-18 AFC tournament.[3] Playing for Sethu FC, she made her debut in the Chennai League at the age of 17 in 2019. Sethu FC defeated Manipur in the final to win the Indian Women's League in 2019. It was Kowsalya's first big success.[2] She also represented Tamil Nadu in the 2023 Hero Senior Women's Football Championship at Punjab held in June.[4]
International career
editHonours
editSethu
Tamil Nadu
References
edit- ^ "Kowsalya Sivasami". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ^ a b c "A bigil moment for this Tamil Nadu all-girls football club". The Times of India. 9 November 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Kowsalya Sivasami:". www.fistosports.com. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "Senior Women's Football Championship 2023 Final Round: Squads". Chase Your Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Comeback queens Tamil Nadu regain National supremacy". AIFF. 28 June 2023.