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| fullname = Kowsalya Sivasami<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|08|19|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Namakkal]], [[Tamilnadu]], India<br />
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| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]<br />
| currentclub = [[Sethu FC|Sethu]]<br />
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'''Kowsalya Sivasami''' (born 19 August 2001) is an Indian professional [[Association football|footballer]] from [[Tamil Nadu]], who plays as a defender for [[Sethu FC|Sethu]] in the [[Indian Women's League]].<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 has played for Tamil Nadu Football Association Junior Women’ team and the Madurai district team.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2019-11-09 |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><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
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 |date=2019-06-12 |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><br />
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==Club career==<br />
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><br />
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==International career==<br />
She has represented the [[India women's national under-17 football team|India U17]] at the youth level.<ref name=":1"/><br />
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==Honours==<br />
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'''Sethu'''<br />
*[[Indian Women's League]]: [[2018–19 Indian Women's League season|2018–19]]<br />
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'''Tamil Nadu'''<br />
* [[Rajmata Jijabai Trophy]]: [[2022–23 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy|2022–23]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/comeback-queens-tamil-nadu-regain-national-supremacy |title=Comeback queens Tamil Nadu regain National supremacy |work=AIFF |date=28 June 2023 }}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/108304?type=club Kowsalya S] on [[All India Football Federation]]<br />
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[[Category:2001 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian women's footballers]]<br />
[[Category:People from Namakkal district]]<br />
[[Category:Sportswomen from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Footballers from Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:India women's youth international footballers]]<br />
[[Category:Women's association football defenders]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Women's League players]]<br />
[[Category:Sethu FC players]]<br />
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