Julan Nongmaithem
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 February 2011 | ||
| Place of birth | Manipur, India | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Indian Arrows women | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2024 | Manipur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Indian Arrows women | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | India U17 | 12 | (5) |
| 2025– | India | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 October 2025 | |||
Julan Nongmaithem (born 15 February 2011) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Indian Women's League 2 club Indian Arrows women, the India women national U-17 team as well as the India women national team.
Career
Youth career
Nongmaithem represented Manipur at the Sub Junior Girls' National Football Championship and captained the side. Under her leadership, Manipur won the Tier-1 championship after defeating Jharkhand by 7–5 in the final. Nongmaithem scored 5 goals from 5 matches in the championship, which includes 2 goals in the final.[1][2][3][4]
Club career
In 2025, All India Football Federation (AIFF) decided to put it is developmental team Indian Arrows (women) in the Indian Women's League 2 (IWL2), the second tier women's professional league of India. However, the team was predominantly the India under-17 team under the guidance of Joakim Alexandersson. It was mainly to prepare the team for then upcoming 2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship, followed by the 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification. Following Nongmaithem's performance in the Sub Junior championship, she was selected in the Arrows team that would participate in the 2024–25 season.[5] Nongmaithem also captained the Arrows in the final round of this season. She played a total of 8 matches in the group stage & final round and won 6 of them, thus became the runners-up of this season.[6][7][8][9][10][11]
International career
India U-17 team
Following the 2024–25 IWL2, Nongmaithem was also included in the final squad of U-17 national side. Alexendersson also made her the captain of the side.[12][13] She scored her maiden goal on her debut for the national side in a 7–0 victory against Nepal on 20 August 2025. She successfully led the team to become the 2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Champion, winning 5 out the 6 matches.[14][15][16][17]
On 6 October 2025, Alexandersson named the 23-member squad for 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers.[18] Nongmaithem was again made the captain of the side. She again successfully lead the team to victory. She played important role in winning both the matches against Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, thus qualified for the 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup. She scored a goal against Kyrgyzstan.[19][20]
Following the SAFF U-17 victory, AIFF decided that the U-17 team would participate in the 2026 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship instedd of the U-19 team, as a preparation for the 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup.[21] Nongmaithem again lead the team to victory under the guidance of then new coach Pamela Conti.[22] They won this edition of SAFF U-19 by defeating Bangladesh U-19 team by 4–0 in the final, where Nongmaithem scored the opening goal for India.[23]
Senior team
On 26 October 2025, the then coach of India women's national team, Crispin Chettri announced the squad for friendlies against Nepal and Iran. Nongmaithem was included in the squad based on her performance at the SAFF U-17 and AFC U-17 qualifiers. This was her maiden call-up for the senior team.[24] She made her debut in the 1–2 defeat against Nepal on 27 October 2025.[25]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 15 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Indian Arrows Women | 2024–25 | Indian Women's League 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
International
- As of 27 October 2025
| National team | Year | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
- Manipur
- Sub Junior Girls' National Football Championship: Champion (2024–25[4])
- Indian Arrows
- Indian Women's League 2: Runners-up (2024–25[11])
National Team
- India U-17
- SAFF U-17 Women's Championship: Champion (2025[15])
- SAFF U-20 Women's Championship: Champion (2026[23])
References
- ^ "Draws out for Sub-Junior Boys' NFC and Sub-Junior Girls' NFC Tier 1 and Tier 2". All India Football Federation. 2 August 2024. Archived from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Big wins for Tamil Nadu, Bihar in Sub-Jr Girls' NFC Tier 1". All India Football Federation. 2 September 2024. Archived from the original on 24 March 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Manipur, Bihar enter semi-finals of Sub-jr Girls' NFC Tier 1". All India Football Federation. 6 September 2024. Archived from the original on 14 December 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Manipur bag Sub Jr Girls' NFC Tier 1 title in a high-scoring final". All India Football Federation. 11 September 2024. Archived from the original on 14 December 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Indian Arrows Women Juniors battle-ready for IWL 2". All India Football Federation. 2 April 2025. Archived from the original on 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Indian Arrows Women Juniors begin IWL 2 campaign with a win". All India Football Federation. 2 April 2025. Archived from the original on 5 December 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Match Summary: Roots FC vs Indian Arrows Women Jr" (PDF). All India Football Federation. 9 May 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Match Summary: Indian Arrows Women Jr vs SESA FA" (PDF). All India Football Federation. 11 May 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Match Summary: Garwahal United FC vs IndiaN Arrows Women Jr" (PDF). All India Football Federation. 13 May 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Match Summary: Indian Arrows Women Jr vs Krida Prabodhini Pune" (PDF). All India Football Federation. 15 May 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Indian Arrows Women Juniors finish runners-up in IWL 2 after thrashing Krida Prabodhini Pune". All India Football Federation. 15 May 2025. Archived from the original on 5 December 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Joakim Alexandersson names 23-member squad for SAFF U17 Women's Championship". All India Football Federation. 17 August 2025. Archived from the original on 26 August 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "India all set to begin SAFF U17 Women's Championship campaign in the Land of the Thunder Dragon". All India Football Federation. 19 August 2025. Archived from the original on 22 August 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "India storm Nepal 7-0 in SAFF U17 Women's Championship opener". All India Football Federation. 20 August 2025. Archived from the original on 22 August 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ a b "India crowned SAFF U17 Women's champions despite defeat against Bangladesh". All India Football Federation. 31 August 2025. Archived from the original on 3 October 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship Results". South Asian Football Federation. p. 1. Archived from the original on 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship Results". South Asian Football Federation. p. 2. Archived from the original on 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Joakim Alexandersson names 23-member squad for AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers". All India Football Federation. 6 October 2025. Archived from the original on 15 November 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Julan's injury-time winner hands India three points against Kyrgyz Republic in AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers". All India Football Federation. 13 October 2025. Archived from the original on 21 October 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "India come from behind to seal maiden AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup qualification". All India Football Federation. 17 October 2025. Archived from the original on 19 December 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "23-member Indian squad leave for Pokhara to play SAFF U19 Women's C'ship". All India Football Federation. 29 January 2026. Archived from the original on 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ Mergulhao, Marcus. "Italian Pamela Conti set to take charge of India U-17 Women's team for AFC Asian Cup". The Times of India. Times News Network. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- ^ a b "India U17 blank Bangladesh U19 to win SAFF U19 Women's title". All India Football Federation. 7 February 2026. Archived from the original on 7 February 2026. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "Blue Tigresses gear up to face Nepal in last Tri-Nation clash". All India Football Federation. 26 October 2026. Archived from the original on 30 December 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ^ "Nepal ride Sabitra Bhandari's brace to beat Blue Tigresses". All India Football Federation. 27 October 2025. Archived from the original on 29 October 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2026.