Sanfida Nongrum

Sanfida Nongrum
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-04-25) 25 April 2005
Place of birth Shillong, Meghalaya India
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Garhwal United
Number 10
Youth career
Kick Start FCC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Royal Wahingdoh
2020–2021 Bangalore United FC
2021–2022 Sirvodem SC
2022–2023 Sports Odisha
2023– Garhwal United
2025–2026 → Misaka United FC (loan)
International career
2026– India 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 March 2026

Sanfida Nongrum (25 April 2005) is an Indian professional footballer from Meghalaya,[2][3] who plays as a midfielder for the Indian Women's League club Garhwal United and the India women's national football team.

Early life

Nongrum hails from Shillong.[4]

Career

She was the captain of the Garhwal United which won the Indian Women's League 2 in the 2024–25 season. She is also the captain of the Garhwal United in 2025. In 2024, she led the Laitkor club clinch the Women’s Football League title in Meghalaya.[5] She also played for Bangalore United, Sports Odisha and Sirvodem SC, and has also played for the Meghalaya sub-junior girls’ team. In the Senior Women's National Football Championship, she represented Delhi.[6]

In 2025–26 season of the Karnataka Women’s League, she was named Player of the Tournament being the top scorer with 15 goals.[5]

International

She made her senior India debut in the AFC Women's Asia Cup at Perth, Australia on 4 March 2026 and scored a goal in the debut match against Vietnam in the first match of Group C.[7] Thus, she became the first player from Meghalaya to earn a senior India cap.[8][9]

Career statistics

International

As of 10 March 2026
National team Year Caps Goals
India 2026 2 1
Total 2 1
Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Sanfida Nongrum
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 March 2026 Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth, Australia  Vietnam 1–1 1–2 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup

References

  1. ^ "2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Women's Asian Cup: Sanfida scores on India debut but team lose to Vietnam | Highland Post". 4 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  3. ^ "All India Football Federation". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Ka Sanfida Nongrum, sha ka Bangalore United FC". Rupang. 16 January 2021.
  5. ^ a b Sportstar, Team (4 March 2026). "Who is Sanfida Nongrum, who scored for India in AFC Women's Asian Cup match vs Vietnam?". Sportstar. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  6. ^ admin (23 February 2026). "Sanfida Nongrum Named in India Squad for AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 - Shillong Today News". Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  7. ^ Sagar, Sunaadh (4 March 2026). "AFC Women's Asian Cup: Vietnam hand India late pain, but hope springs anew". ESPN. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  8. ^ "Blue Tigresses suffer injury-time defeat against Vietnam in opening AFC Women's Asian Cup match". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  9. ^ "Sanfida scores on dream Indian debut but team lose to Vietnam in Women's Asian Cup | The Sports Room". 4 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.