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| birth_date = 19 August 2001
| birth_place = [[Namakkal]], [[Tamilnadu]]
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'''Kowsalya Sivasami''' (born 19 August 2001) is an Indian women's professional [[Association football|footballer]] from [[Tamil Nadu]]. She plays as a Defender for Lords FA Kochi-YMAA in the [[Indian Women's League]] and represents the [[India women's national football team]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kowsalya Sivasami |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/108304?type=club |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref> Earlier, she played for Sethu FC,<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |title=A bigil moment for this Tamil Nadu all-girls football club |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/a-bigil-moment-for-this-tamil-nadu-all-girls-football-club/articleshow/71986118.cms |access-date=2023-09-12 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Tamil Nadu Football Association Junior Women’ team and for Madurai district team.

== Early life ==
Kowsalya is from [[Namakkal]] in Tamil Nadu. She started playing football at the age of 12 at Loyola Higher Secondary School, Namakkal. He was encouraged by her brother Balamurugan and her family to play football.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Kowsalya Sivasami: |url=https://www.fistosports.com/kowsalya-sivasami-like-player-calm-ball-quick |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=www.fistosports.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Football career ==
Kowsalya started playing football at the age of 12 years in her school with the senior team. She was part of the Junior India team that took part in the Under-18 AFC tournament.<ref name=":0" /> Playing for Sethu FC, she made her debut in the Chennai League at the age of 17 in 2019. Sethu FC defeated Manipur in the final to win the Indian Women's League in 2019. It was Kowsalya's first big success.<ref name=":1" /> She also represented Tamil Nadu in the 2023 Hero Senior Women's Football Championship at Punjab held in June.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senior Women’s Football Championship 2023 Final Round: Squads |url=https://www.chaseyoursport.com/Indian-Football/Senior-Womens-Championship-2023-Final-Round-Squads/6817 |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=Chase Your Sport |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==

* [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/108304?type=club Kowsalya S] on [[All India Football Federation]]

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[[Category:2001 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian women's footballers]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Footballers from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:India women's international footballers]]

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Newname at 20:26, 15 September 2023