Juli Kishan (born 10 April 2000) is an Indian professional footballer from Odisha, who plays as a defender for Odisha FC in the Indian Women's League and the India women's national football team. She has also played for Odisha Police and East Coast Railways.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 April 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rourkela, Sundergarh, Odisha, India | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Odisha FC | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Young AC Kuarmunda | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Rising Students | |||
| East Coast Railway | |||
| Odisha Police | |||
| Sports Odisha | |||
| 2022– | Odisha FC | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | India | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2023 | |||
Early life edit
Juli was born in Rourkela to Yogeshwar Kishan.[1] She started playing football in 2016 with Young Association Club in Kuarmunda village. Former player and coach Gitanjali Khuntia spotted her at the U-19 Odisha State camp.[2] She was appointed as a constable by Odisha State Police in June 2021.[3]
Career edit
- 2016: She started playing football and was selected for the Odisha team in July to play in the Junior under-19 women's National Football Tournament at Cuttack.[1]
- 10 September 2022: Senior India debut against Maldives at SAFF games.
- September 2022: SAFF Women's Football Championship, Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal.
- February 2023: Two friendly matches against Nepal, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai.
- March 2023: Friendly matches against Jordan in Amman, and against Uzbekistan in Tashkent.
- 2023: She is among the 34 probables for the National camp of the Senior India team preparing for AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 at Bhubaneswar from July 30.[4][5]
Career statistics edit
International edit
- As of 22 March 2023
| International caps and goals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Caps | Goals |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
Honours edit
Odisha
Odisha Police
Odisha (state)
- National Games Silver medal: 2022[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Orisports.com". www.orisports.com. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ Release, Press (2022-08-13). "Juli Kishan becomes latest Odisha FC Women recruit!". Arunava about Football. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ Police, AIG of (2021-06-22). "Odisha Police State Headquarter office order" (PDF). www.odishapolice.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ Staff Reporter (2023-07-25). "Bhubaneswar welcomes the Indian Women's Football Team for National Camp including Manisa Panna, Juli Kishan, Tudu Jabamani and Pyari Xaxa". SportzPoint. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ Service, Pragativadi News (2023-07-25). "Bhubaneswar welcomes the Blues Tigresses for National Camp". Pragativadi. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ^ "Odisha FC take home the IWL trophy with stunning ease". i-league.org. I-Leauge. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 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.