Kaviya Pakkirisamy

Kaviya Pakkirisamy
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-12-23) 23 December 2002
Place of birth Tamil Nadu, India
Height 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sethu
Number 99
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2023 Kickstart
2023– Sethu
International career
2026– India 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 March 2026

Kaviya Pakkirisamy (born 23 December 2002)[2] is an Indian professional footballer from Tamil Nadu, who plays as a forward for Sethu in the Indian Women's League and the India women's national football team. She has also played for the club Kickstart.[3]

Career

In 2022, Kaviya played for Kickstart and was the top scorer of the Karnataka Women's League with 22 goals.[4] She played for Kickstart in the 2021–22 Indian Women's League which finished third in the regular season.[5] In the 2023 season, she played for Kickstart FC in the Indian Women's League.[6] Kaviya scored her first IWL hattrick and received the Hero of the match award in the regular season match against Churchill Brothers.[7] She represented Tamil Nadu in the 2022–23 Senior Women's National Football Championship.[8]

Career statistics

International

As of 10 March 2026
National team Year Caps Goals
India 2026 3 0
Total 3 0

References

  1. ^ "2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Kaviya Pakkirisamy". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  3. ^ Menon, DHNS, Sandeep. "Kickstart, Misaka look for strong IWL show". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Karnataka Women's League". The Away End. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  5. ^ Guha, Sayantan (26 May 2022). "IWL 2021-22: Kickstart FC finish their season on a high with a narrow victory against Indian Arrows". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  6. ^ PTI (3 May 2023). "IWL: Kickstart FC massacres Churchill Brothers 10-0". Sportstar. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  7. ^ "IWL 2023: Kickstart FC outplay Churchill Brothers; CRPF, Odisha FC win". Scroll.in. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Sr Women's Football final round to kick off today". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 21 September 2023.