Ratanbala Devi Nongmaithem (Meitei: Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi, born 2 December 1999) is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur, who plays for as a midfielder for the Indian Women's League club Sribhumi and India women's national football team.[1] She played her debut international match in the AFC Cup Qualifiers 2018.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ratanbala Devi Nongmaithem | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Manipur, India | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sribhumi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | KRYPHSA | 6 | (7) |
| 2018–2019 | Sethu | 7 | (8) |
| 2019–2020 | KRYPHSA | 7 | (10) |
| 2021–2025 | Gokulam Kerala | 34 | (3) |
| 2025– | Sribhumi | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | India U19 | ||
| 2017– | India | 48 | (13) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 October 2025 | |||
Career
editRatanbala was called up for the national team during the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers, where she scored her first goal against Hong Kong on 11 April 2017. She then became a regular member of the India women's national football team. Her second goal was against Myanmar in the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifiers Round 1 on 13 November 2018. The 3rd was in a friendly against Hong Kong on 21 January 2019, the 4th at another friendly against Indonesia on 27 January 2019 where she scored her first hattrick for the national team.[3][4] In the 2019 Gold Cup she scored another goal against Nepal on 11 February 2019. In 2019 SAFF Women's Championship she scored 2 goals, 1 against Maldives on 13 March and another against Sri Lanka on 17 March. In the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 she scored 1 goal in a 3-3 draw against Myanmar on 9 April 2019. However, India didn't qualify for the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifiers Round 3 because of a lower goal ratio.[5]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of 27 October 2025
| National team | Year | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2017 | 4 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 25 | 10 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 48 | 13 | |
- Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 April 2017 | Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea |  Hong Kong | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers |
| 2. | 13 November 2018 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar |  Myanmar | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifiers |
| 3. | 21 January 2019 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 5–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |
| 4. | 27 January 2019 | Benteng Taruna Stadium, Tangerang, Indonesia |  Indonesia | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 5. | 2–0 | |||||
| 6. | 3–0 | |||||
| 7. | 11 February 2019 | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India |  Nepal | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2019 Women's Gold Cup |
| 8. | 13 March 2019 | Sahid Rangasala, Biratnagar, Nepal |  Maldives | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2019 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 9. | 17 March 2019 |  Sri Lanka | 5–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 10. | 9 April 2019 | Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar | Myanmar | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifiers |
| 11. | 5 December 2019 | Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara, Nepal | Sri Lanka | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2019 South Asian Games |
| 12. | 5–0 | |||||
| 13. | 2 July 2025 | 700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand |  Iraq | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
Honours
editIndia
- SAFF Women's Championship: 2019
- South Asian Games gold medal: 2019
Sethu
Gokulam Kerala
KRYPHSA
- Indian Women's League runner-up: 2019–20[6]
Manipur
- Rajmata Jijabai Trophy: 2023–24[7]
- National Games gold medal: 2022[8]
Individual
References
edit- 1 2 "Ratanbala Devi profile by AIFF". AIFF.
- ↑ "Welcome to All India Football Federation". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ↑ "RATANBALA DEVI'S HATTRICK LEADS INDIA TO 3-0 WIN OVER INDONESIA". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ↑ Sportstar, Team (27 January 2019). "Football: Ratanbala Devi's hat-trick leads India women to comfortable win". Sportstar. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ↑ "INDIAN WOMEN HELD BY MYANMAR, BOW OUT ON GOAL DIFFERENCE". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ↑ "Gokulam Kerala crowned champion of IWL 2020 – As it happened". Sportstar. 13 February 2020.
- ↑ "Manipur champions for the 22nd time in Sr Women's NFC for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy". AIFF. 15 May 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- Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi at All India Football Federation
- Ratanbala Devi Nongmaithem at Global Sports Archive