Indumathi Kathiresan (born 5 June 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the India women's national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Indumathi Kathiresan | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Jeppiaar Institute | 3 | (5) |
| 2017 | Sethu FC | 9 | (4) |
| 2021 | Tamilnadu Police | ||
| 2022 | Lords FA | 10 | (33) |
| 2023 | Gokulam Kerala | 10 | (9) |
| 2023–2024 | Odisha | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014– | India | 59 | (17) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 February 2024 | |||
International career
editIndumathi has represented the India women's national football team since 2014.[3] She scored 6 goals in 2014 SAFF Women's Championship. Then she became regular choice of national team.[4] She was also selected in the squad for the 2016 SAFF Women's Championship.[5] Where she scored 2 goals for team. Then she scored 4 goals and become top scorer of 2019 SAFF Women's Championship.
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of 27 February 2024
| National team | Year | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2014 | 5 | 6 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 18 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 59 | 17 | |
- Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 November 2014 | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan |  Bangladesh | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2014 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 2. | 17 November 2014 |  Afghanistan | 1–0 | 12–0 | ||
| 3. | 3–0 | |||||
| 4. | 9–0 | |||||
| 5. | 19 November 2014 |  Sri Lanka | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 6. | 4–0 | |||||
| 7. | 2 January 2017 | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India |  Nepal | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2016 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 8. | 5 January 2017 | Bangladesh | 3–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 9. | 1 March 2019 | Alanya, Turkey |  Turkmenistan | 10–0 | 10–0 | 2019 Turkish Women's Cup |
| 10. | 13 March 2019 | Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar, Nepal |  Maldives | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2019 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 11. | 17 March 2019 | Sri Lanka | 3–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 12. | 20 March 2019 | Bangladesh | 2–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 13. | 3–0 | |||||
| 14. | 10 October 2021 | Hamad Town Stadium, Hamad Town, Bahrain |  Bahrain | 3–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 15. | 15 February 2023 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India | Nepal | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| 16. | 28 March 2023 | Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |  Uzbekistan | 2–2 | 3–2 | |
| 17. | 21 February 2024 | Gold City Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey |  Estonia | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2024 Turkish Women's Cup |
Honours
editIndia
- SAFF Women's Championship: 2014, 2016, 2019
- Top female player of the year 2023-24 by AIFF[6]
Sethu
Lords FA
Gokulam Kerala
Odisha
Tamil Nadu
Individual
References
edit- ↑ "LIST OF INDIA SENIOR GIRLS TEAM – 3RD SAFF WOMEN'S FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP, 2014" (PDF). AIFF. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ↑ "Indumathi Kathiresan". Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ↑ Das, Shankar (2 July 2014). "AIFF confirm China tour for India women's team ahead of Asian Games". SportsKeeda. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ↑ "Women's Team to Camp in Shillong, Meghalaya". The All India Football Federation. 7 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ↑ "Women's squad announced for SAFF Championships". SportsStarLive. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ↑ "Chhangte, Indumathi named best on a shining Night of AIFF Awards". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
- ↑ "Indian Women's League 2023: Gokulam Kerala thrash Kickstart FC 5–0 to win third consecutive title". sportstar.thehindu.com. Chennai: Sportstar. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ↑ "Gokulam Kerala steamroll Kickstart to complete hat-trick of Hero IWL titles". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ↑ "Odisha FC take home the IWL trophy with stunning ease". i-league.org. I-League. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ↑ "Comeback queens Tamil Nadu regain National supremacy". AIFF. 28 June 2023.
- ↑ "IWL 2023: Gokulam Kerala thrash Kickstart FC 5-0 to win third consecutive title". Sportstar. 21 May 2023.
External links
edit- Indumathi Kathiresan at All India Football Federation
- Indumathi Kathiresan at Global Sports Archive
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