Sanjita Devi Thingbaijam
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sanjita Devi Thingbaijam | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Manipur, India | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Garhwal United | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| NYTHC | |||
| Garhwal United | |||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025 | India U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | India | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 January 2025 | |||
Sanjita Devi Thingbaijam (Meitei: Thingbaijam Sanjita Devi, born 10 September 2006) is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur.[1] She plays as a defender for the Indian Women’s League club Garhwal United and the India women’s national football team.
Early life and career
Devi is from Manipur.[2]
Devi was selected in the 23-player Indian squad by Indian coach Joakim Alexandersson and she played the second of the two FIFA international friendlies against Maldives on January 2 at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru.[3][4][5] She made her senior India debut in the second match against Maldives, off the bench.[6][7]
In June 2022, she played for Manipur in the Hero Junior Under 17 Women's National Football Championship at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati.[8][9] In the Group A opener, she scored a goal in the 73rd minute in the 14-0 victory.[8] In the next match against Andhra Pradesh, she scored three goals in the 17-0 win.[10] She also scored against Uttarakhand in the other Group A match which Manipur won 14-0.[11]
Career statistics
International
- As of 2 January 2025
| National team | Year | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
- ^ Sportstar, Team (1 January 2025). "Indian women's football team coach Joakim Alexandersson makes six changes for second Maldives friendly". Sportstar. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ "Manipur U-17 women's team for NFC announced". www.thesangaiexpress.com. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "India women's football team coach Alexandersson announced 23-member squad for Maldives friendly". Sportstar. 29 December 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "India complete a Maldives massacre in FIFA Women's Friendly". ANI News. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "9 from NE in 23-member Women's India Football Squad". Northeast Live. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "India women beat Maldives 11-1 in second friendly contest". The Week. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ "International Friendly: India score 11 past Maldives in the second FIFA friendly". The Away End. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Babita, Sanjana dazzle as Manipur kick off Junior Women's NFC with 14-0 demolition of Uttarakhand". www.thesangaiexpress.com. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ "Bihar upset Manipur in quarters; Arunachal storm into semis of Junior Women's National Football". The Sentinel - of this Land, for its People. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
- ^ "Hero Junior (U-17) Women's National Football Championship 2022-23". www.the-aiff.com. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ "U-17 Women's National Football Championship: Manipur, Jharkhand earn huge wins". The Times of India. 22 June 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 March 2025.