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{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Western name order|Lisham Babina Devi}}
{{Meitei name|Lisham|Babina|Devi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Babina Devi
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Babina Devi Lisham
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|2|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Haokha Maning Leikai, [[Thoubal district|Thoubal]], [[Manipur]], India
| height = 1.67 m<ref name="AFC-squad-list">{{cite web |title=2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup Squad Lists |url=https://assets.the-afc.com/2026_AFC_Womens_Asian_Cup/Finals/Squad_Lists/AFC-Women's-Asian-Cup-Australia-2026%E2%84%A2-Final-Registration---Feb-25upd.pdf?source=url |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |access-date=27 February 2026 }}</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Sethu FC|Sethu]]
| clubnumber = 6
| years1 =
| clubs1 = The Young Welfare Club
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = –2024
| clubs2 = [[Kickstart FC (women)|Kickstart]]
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2024–
| clubs3 = [[Sethu FC|Sethu]]
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| nationalyears1 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam1 = [[India women's national under-17 football team|India U17]]
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2025–
| nationalteam2 = [[India women's national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps2 = 8
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update =
| nationalteam-update = 15 April 2026
}}
'''Babina Devi Lisham''' ({{langx|mni|Lisham Babina Devi}}, 1 February 2005)<ref>{{Cite web |title=AIFF - Under 20 National Team - 6 Lisham Babina Devi |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/67644?type=club |access-date=17 February 2025 |website=The AIFF}}</ref> is an Indian professional footballer from [[Manipur]] who plays as a midfielder for the [[Indian Women's League]] club [[Sethu FC|Sethu]] and the [[India women's national football team]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Babina Devi Lisham Updates, Scores, Fixtures and Standings |url=https://khelnow.com/tag/babina-devi-lisham |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=Khel Now |language=en-us}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Lisham is from Haokha Maning Leikai in [[Thoubal district]], Manipur. She is the daughter of Lisham Kunjo, a mason. Lisham used to play with ''nobab'', a ball shaped citrus fruit, when she was spotted by Mutum Surmala Chanu, a police woman and former assistant coach of India’s senior women football team. She initially trained under Surmala at the local football ground of Young Welfare Club.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-10-18 |title=Why Manipur dominates women's football in India |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/why-manipur-dominates-women-s-football-in-india-101666095838019.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240219154654/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/why-manipur-dominates-women-s-football-in-india-101666095838019.html |archive-date=19 February 2024 |access-date=2025-02-23 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-us |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Career ==
Lisham was selected by Indian chief coach [[Crispin Chettri]] for the National camp at [[RDS Stadium|Anantapur]], Andhra Pradesh, in preparation for the Pink Ladies Cup, at Sharjah, [[United Arab Emirates]], from 20 to 26 February 2025. On 17 February 2025, she was named in the final squad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crispin Chettri names 23-member squad for Pink Ladies Cup in UAE |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/crispin-chettri-names-23-member-squad-for-pink-ladies-cup-in-uae |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2025-02-17 |title=India women's head coach Crispin Chettri names 23-member squad for Pink Ladies Cup in UAE |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/india-womens-football-squad-pink-ladies-cup-russia-korea-republic-full-team-crispin-chettri/article69228786.ece |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref> She made her senior India debut against Jordan at the Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium, Sharjah on 20 February 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senior India women produce a dominant display to tame Jordan in Sharjah opener |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/senior-india-women-produce-a-dominant-display-to-tame-jordan-in-sharjah-opener |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref>

She represented the Indian under-15 team in the [[South Asian Football Federation]] (SAFF) women’s championships held in [[Bhutan]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manipur's Linda Chanu And Babina Devi All Set To Make A Mark |url=https://www.hercircle.in/engage/get-inspired/women-in-sports/manipurs-linda-chanu-and-babina-devi-all-set-to-make-a-mark-378.html |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=www.hercircle.in}}</ref>

Before joining [[Sethu FC]], Lisham played for the Young Welfare Club and [[Kickstart FC]], Karnataka.

==Career statistics==
===International===
{{Updated|15 April 2026}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!National team!!Year!!Caps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan=2|[[India women's national football team|India]]
|2025
|5
|0
|-
|2026
|3
|0
|-
! colspan=2|Total
!8
!0
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/67644 Babina Devi Lisham] at [[All India Football Federation]].

{{India squad 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup}}

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[[Category:India women's international footballers]]
[[Category:India women's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Manipur]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Manipur]]
[[Category:People from Thoubal district]]
[[Category:Women's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Indian Women's League players]]
[[Category:Kickstart FC players]]
[[Category:Sethu FC players]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]
[[Category:2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup players]]

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Shailendra at 16:22, 15 April 2026