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{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nitu Linda
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|6|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ranchi]], [[Jharkhand]], India
| currentclub = United Kolkata SC
| clubnumber =
| height =
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| years1 =
| clubs1 = [[Jharkhand women's football team|Jharkhand]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2023–2025
| clubs2 = [[Sribhumi FC|Sribhumi]]
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2025–
| clubs3 = United Kolkata SC
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| nationalyears1 = 2020
| nationalteam1 = [[India women's national under-17 football team|India U17]]
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2021–2024
| nationalteam2 = [[India women's national under-20 football team|India U20]]
| nationalcaps2 =
| nationalgoals2 =
| nationalyears3 = 2024–
| nationalteam3 = [[India women's national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update =
| nationalteam-update = 30 December 2024
}}
'''Nitu Linda''' (born 5 April 2006) is an Indian professional footballer from [[Jharkhand]] who plays as a midfielder for the [[Kanyashree Cup|Calcutta Women's Football League]] club United Kolkata SC and the [[India women's national football team|India national football team]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=AIFF- Senior National Team =12 Nitu Linda |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/115004 |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Linda is from [[Ranchi]], Jharkhand. Her father's name is Soharai Oraon. She has two elder sisters and three brothers. One of her brothers, Dhaneswar Oraon, who works in brick kilns, encouraged her to play football and supported her. In 2018, her mother died and she had to manage the house. So she used to double up working in the fields and the brick kilns.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pakrashi |first=Sudeep |title=From Ranchi's brick kilns to the eminence: Nitu Linda says the SAFF final was the most challenging |url=https://parallelsports.in/news/from-ranchis-brick-kilns-to-the-eminence-nitu-linda-says-the-saff-final-was-the-most-challenging |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=Parallel Sports Solutions Pvt. Ltd. |language=English}}</ref>

== Career ==
Linda was selected in the 23-player Indian squad by Indian coach [[Joakim Alexandersson]] and she played the second of the two FIFA international friendlies against Maldives on January 2 at the [[Padukone - Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence|Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence]] in [[Bengaluru]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-29 |title=India women's football team coach Alexandersson announced 23-member squad for Maldives friendly |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/india-womens-football-team-23-member-squad-maldives-friendly-full-team-venue-time/article69039441.ece |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=India complete a Maldives massacre in FIFA Women's Friendly |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/india-complete-a-maldives-massacre-in-fifa-womens-friendly20241230205547/ |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-30 |title=9 from NE in 23-member Women's India Football Squad |url=https://northeastlivetv.com/topnews/9-from-ne-in-23-member-womens-india-football-squad-to-play-friendlies-against-maldives/#google_vignette |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Northeast Live |language=en-US}}</ref>

She was selected to play the 2020 Under 17 Women's World Cup which was delayed due to COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2020-06-09 |title=Online sessions helped players maintain fitness: Dennerby |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/online-sessions-helped-players-maintain-fitness-india-u-17-womens-football-coach-thomas-dennerby/article31786192.ece |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-07 |title=FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2022: India Eye Quarterfinal Berth, Says Head Coach Thomas Dennerby |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/fifa-u-17-women-s-world-cup-2022-india-eye-quarterfinal-berth-says-head-coach-thomas-dennerby-news-228274 |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=Outlook India |language=en}}</ref> In 2021, she playe the SAFF U-19 Women's Championship in Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Release |first=Press |date=2022-10-27 |title=Family's support, the building bricks in Nitu Linda's fledgling football career! |url=https://www.arunfoot.com/familys-support-the-building-bricks-in-nitu-lindas-fledgling-football-career/ |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=Arunava about Football |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2022, she was part of the Indian team at the SAFF U-18 Women's Championship in Jamshedpur. In February 2023, she also played the SAFF U-20 Women's Championship in Dhaka.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-03 |title=SAFF U-20 Women's Championships: India Run Over Bhutan With 12 Goals |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/saff-u-20-women-s-championships-india-run-over-bhutan-with-12-goals-news-259261 |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=Outlook India |language=en}}</ref> In February 2024, she captained the Indian team that jointly won the SAFF Under 19 Women's Championship 2024 at Dhaka, Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2024-02-07 |title=SAFF U-19 Women's Championship final: India faces gritty Bangladesh in summit clash |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/saff-u19-womens-championship-2024-final-bangladesh-vs-india-preview-indian-football-women-latest/article67821454.ece |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=India, Bangladesh declared joint champions of SAFF U19 Women's Championship |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/india-bangladesh-declared-joint-champions-of-saff-u19-womens-championship20240209122405/ |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International===
{{Updated|30 December 2024}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!National team!!Year!!Caps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan=1|[[India women's national football team|India]]
|2024
|1
|0
|-
! colspan=2|Total
!1
!0
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/115004 Nitu Linda] at All India Football Federation.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Linda, Nitu}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:2006 births]]
[[Category:Indian women's footballers]]
[[Category:India women's international footballers]]
[[Category:India women's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Women's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Footballers from Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Jharkhand]]
[[Category:People from Ranchi district]]
[[Category:Indian Women's League players]]
[[Category:Indian Women's League 2 players]]
[[Category:Sribhumi FC players]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]

Nitu Linda - Revision history

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