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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian footballer}}<br />
{{Western name order|Phanjoubam Nirmala Devi}}<br />
{{Meitei name|Phanjoubam|Nirmala|Devi}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}<br />
{{Infobox football biography<br />
| name = Nirmala Devi<br />
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| fullname = Nirmala Devi Phanjoubam<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|3|2|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Manipur]], India<br />
| height = 1.64 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><br />
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]<br />
| currentclub = [[Sethu FC|Sethu]]<br />
| clubnumber = 3<br />
| years1 = <br />
| clubs1 = Andro Mahilla MA<br />
| caps1 = <br />
| goals1 = <br />
| years2 = 2021–2022<br />
| clubs2 = [[Kickstart FC (women)|Kickstart]]<br />
| caps2 = <br />
| goals2 = <br />
| years3 = <br />
| clubs3 = United Pukhao SA<br />
| caps3 = <br />
| goals3 = <br />
| years4 = 2022–2023<br />
| clubs4 = [[Eastern Sporting Union]]<br />
| caps4 = <br />
| goals4 = <br />
| years5 = 2023–<br />
| clubs5 = [[Sethu FC|Sethu]]<br />
| caps5 = <br />
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| nationalyears1 = <br />
| nationalteam1 = [[India women's national under-20 football team|India U20]]<br />
| nationalcaps1 = <br />
| nationalgoals1 = <br />
| nationalyears2 = 2025–<br />
| nationalteam2 = [[India women's national football team|India]]<br />
| nationalcaps2 = 13<br />
| nationalgoals2 = 1<br />
| club-update = <br />
| nationalteam-update = 15 April 2026<br />
}}<br />
'''Nirmala Devi Phanjoubam''' ({{langx|mni|Phanjoubam Nirmala Devi}}, 2 March 2003)<ref>{{Cite web |title=AIFF -Senior National team -PHANJOUBAM NIRMALA DEVI |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/132582 |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=The AIFF}}</ref> is an [[Indian people|Indian]] professional footballer from [[Manipur]] who plays as a defender for the [[Indian Women's League]] club [[Sethu FC|Sethu]] and the [[India women's national football team|India national football team]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=IWL: Sethu FC breeze past HOPS FC to win 2-0 at Ambedkar Stadium |url=https://ianslive.in/iwl-sethu-fc-breeze-past-hops-fc-to-win-2-0-at-ambedkar-stadium--20250202172927 |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=ianslive.in |date=2 February 2025 |language=en}}</ref> She has also represented the clubs [[Eastern Sporting Union]] and [[Kickstart FC (women)|Kickstart]] at the domestic level.<br />
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== Early life and career ==<br />
Devi is from Manipur. She is selected by Indian chief coach [[Crispin Chettri]] for the National camp at [[RDS Stadium|Anantapur]], Andhra Pradesh, in preparation for the [[2025 Pink Ladies Cup|Pink Ladies Cup]], to be held at Sharjah, [[United Arab Emirates]], from 20 to 26 February 2025.<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> 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.aninews.in/news/sports/football/crispin-chettri-names-23-member-squad-for-pink-ladies-cup-in-uae20250217123945/ |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref><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> 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><br />
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In July 2020, she was in the probables list selected by [[All India Football Federation]] for the Under–17 Women’s World Cup 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-07-11 |title=Two Goans among probables for U-17 Women's World Cup |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/76914586.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst |access-date=2025-02-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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==Career statistics==<br />
===International===<br />
{{Updated|15 April 2026}}<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"<br />
!National team!!Year!!Caps!!Goals<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan=2|[[India women's national football team|India]]<br />
|2025<br />
|9<br />
|1<br />
|-<br />
|2026<br />
|4<br />
|0<br />
|-<br />
! colspan=2|Total<br />
!13<br />
!1<br />
|}<br />
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:''Scores and results list India's goal tally first.''<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
|+List of international goals scored by Nirmala Devi Phanjoubam<br />
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition <br />
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| 1. || 2 July 2025 || [[700th Anniversary Stadium]], [[Chiang Mai]], [[Thailand]] || {{fbw|IRQ}} || align=center|'''4'''–0 || align=center| 5–0 || [[2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/132582 Nirmala Devi Phanjoubam] at [[All India Football Federation]].<br />
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{{India squad 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup}}<br />
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[[Category:India women's international footballers]]<br />
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[[Category:Footballers from Manipur]]<br />
[[Category:Sportswomen from Manipur]]<br />
[[Category:Women's association football defenders]]<br />
[[Category:Eastern Sporting Union players]]<br />
[[Category:Sethu FC players]]<br />
[[Category:Kickstart FC players]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Women's League players]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]<br />
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