Kajol Hubert D’Souza (born 28 April 2006) is an Indian professional footballer from Maharashtra, who plays as a midfielder for the Saudi Women's First Division League club Al-Amal and the India national football team.[1][2] She has also played for the clubs Sethu and Odisha.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kajol Hubert D’Souza | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Pune, Maharashtra, India | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Amal | ||
| Youth career | |||
| LaLiga Football Schools | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Parikrama Club | ||
| 2022–2024 | Sethu | 18 | (14) |
| 2024–2025 | Odisha | 14 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Kickstart (loan) | 24 | (8) |
| 2025– | Al-Amal | 10 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| India U17 | |||
| 2022– | India U20 | 11 | (2) |
| 2024– | India | 2 | (3) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 January 2025 | |||
Early life
editEncouraged by her mother Gratia, she took up football in 2014 and started playing in her community with boys along with her brother Kian.[4] Her mother, a sprinter, is from Mangalore and her father is from Pune. She studied at The Bishop's School, and joined the Arsenal School programme.[5] She trained at the LaLiga Academy, Madrid, and studied there from September 2023 to June 2024.[6]
Career
editIn 2018, Kajol's first big tournament was the 64th Nationals organised by School Games Federation of India and she scored nine goals for Maharashtra, which won bronze.[7] In 2019, she played in the 65th Nationals organised by School Games Federation of India; La Liga football schools to Spain scholarship.[8]
She played for Pune, which won the Inter-district championship at Jalgaon in 2020.[7] In 2021, she played for La Liga Schools, Pune and Parikrama Club in the Indian Women's League.[9]
In 2022, she was selected for the Tour of Italy for the 6th Torneo Female Football tournament and Tour of Norway for the Open Nordic U-16 Tournament as part of the India national under-17 team. In 2022, she made her debut for Junior India and played in the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup, where she played in the group stage against United States,[10] Morocco and Brazil. In 2023, she played in AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers in Vietnam.
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of 2 January 2025
| National team | Year | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 2 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 30 December 2024 | Padukone – Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, Bengaluru, India |  Maldives | 12–0 | 14–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 14–0 | |||||
| 3. | 2 January 2025 | Maldives | 2–0 | 11–1 | ||
References
edit- ↑ "Kajol D'Souza's Move to Saudi Arabia: A Defining Moment for Indian Women's Football". indiasportshub.com. 4 November 2025.
- ↑ "Kajol Hubert Dsouza". SAFF+. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ↑ "IWL 2023: Sethu FC Humble Churchill, Kajol D'Souza Scores Four Goals | The Fan Garage (TFG)". thefangarage.com. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ↑ Writer, Guest (18 October 2022). "Kajol D'Souza fights off the struggle to exist and then survive!". Arunava about Football. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ↑ "Who is Kajol D'Souza? All you need to know about young Indian midfielder who join Saudi Club Al-Amal SC". Khel Now. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
- ↑ "Indian U-20 Striker Kajol Dsouza bags full scholarship into LALIGA Academy in Spain - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- 1 2 Dolare, Rahul (17 October 2022). "Pune-born India Junior World Cup Footballer Kajol D'Souza Shows That Determination Pays Off". Punekar News. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ↑ Arés, Ruby (26 October 2022). "Kajol, la futbolista con 'ADN LaLiga' que ha jugado el Mundial Sub-17 femenino". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ↑ "With Kajol D'Souza's career on the rise, Pune sees interest in women's football grow". thebridge.in. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ↑ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: LaLiga Football Schools student Kajol Dsouza living the dream". Hindustan Times. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
External links
edit- Kajol D'Souza at All India Football Federation
- Official website