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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Western name order|Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi}}
{{Meitei name|Nongmaithem|Ratanbala|Devi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ratanbala Devi
| birth_place = [[Manipur]], India
| image = Ratanbala Devi.jpg
| caption =
| fullname = Ratanbala Devi Nongmaithem
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1999|12|2|df=y}}<ref name="aiff"/>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Sribhumi FC|Sribhumi]]
| clubnumber =
| years1 = 2017–2018
| clubs1 = [[KRYPHSA F.C.|KRYPHSA]]
| caps1 = 6
| goals1 = 7
| clubs2 = [[Sethu FC|Sethu]]
| years2 = 2018–2019
| caps2 = 7
| goals2 = 8
| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = [[KRYPHSA FC|KRYPHSA]]
| caps3 = 7
| goals3 = 10
| years4 = 2021–2025
| clubs4 = [[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]]
| caps4 = 34
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2025–
| clubs5 = [[Sribhumi FC|Sribhumi]]
| caps5 =
| goals5 =
| nationalyears1 = 2014
| nationalteam1 = [[India women's national under-20 football team|India U19]]
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2017–
| nationalteam2 = [[India women's national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps2 = 48
| nationalgoals2 = 13
| club-update = 18 April 2025
| nationalteam-update = 27 October 2025
}}
'''Ratanbala Devi Nongmaithem''' ({{langx|mni|Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi}}, born 2 December 1999) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] from [[Manipur]], who plays for as a midfielder for the [[Indian Women's League]] club [[Sribhumi FC|Sribhumi]] and [[India women's national football team]].<ref name="aiff">{{cite web |title=Ratanbala Devi profile by AIFF |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/29988 |publisher=AIFF}}</ref> She played her debut international match in the [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] Cup Qualifiers 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8016|title=Welcome to All India Football Federation|website=www.the-aiff.com|access-date=2018-11-18}}</ref>

== Career ==
Ratanbala was called up for the national team during the [[2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification|2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers]], where she scored her first goal against [[Hong Kong women's national football team|Hong Kong]] on 11 April 2017. She then became a regular member of the [[India women's national football team]]. Her second goal was against [[Myanmar women's national football team|Myanmar]] in the [[2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament|2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifiers Round 1]] on 13 November 2018. The 3rd was in a [[Exhibition game|friendly]] against [[Hong Kong women's national football team|Hong Kong]] on 21 January 2019, the 4th at another friendly against [[Indonesia women's national football team|Indonesia]] on 27 January 2019 where she scored her first [[Hattrick (football)|hattrick]] for the national team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=9452|title=RATANBALA DEVI'S HATTRICK LEADS INDIA TO 3-0 WIN OVER INDONESIA|website=www.the-aiff.com|access-date=2019-04-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/india-women-football-team-indonesia-friendly-ratanbala-devi/article26104455.ece|title=Football: Ratanbala Devi's hat-trick leads India women to comfortable win|last=Sportstar|first=Team|website=Sportstar|date=27 January 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-04-10}}</ref> In the [[2019 Women's Gold Cup (India)|2019 Gold Cup]] she scored another goal against [[Nepal women's national football team|Nepal]] on 11 February 2019. In [[2019 SAFF Women's Championship]] she scored 2 goals, 1 against [[Maldives women's national football team|Maldives]] on 13 March and another against [[Sri Lanka women's national football team|Sri Lanka]] on 17 March. In the [[2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament#Group A 2|2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifiers Round 2]] she scored 1 goal in a 3-3 draw against [[Myanmar women's national football team|Myanmar]] on 9 April 2019. However, [[India women's national football team|India]] didn't qualify for the [[2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament|2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifiers Round 3]] because of a lower goal ratio.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=9578|title=INDIAN WOMEN HELD BY MYANMAR, BOW OUT ON GOAL DIFFERENCE|website=www.the-aiff.com|access-date=2019-04-10}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International===
{{Updated|27 October 2025}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!National team!!Year!!Caps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan=8|[[India women's national football team|India]]
|2017
|4
|1
|-
|2018
|3
|1
|-
|2019
|25
|10
|-
|2021
|0
|0
|-
|2022
|6
|0
|-
|2023
|0
|0
|-
|2024
|0
|0
|-
|2025
|10
|1
|-
! colspan=2|Total
!48
!13
|}

:''Scores and results list India's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+List of international goals scored by Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 11 April 2017 || [[Kim Il-sung Stadium]], [[Pyongyang]], [[North Korea]] || {{fbw|HKG}} || align=center|2–0 || align=center| 2–0 || [[2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification|2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers]]
|-
| 2. || 13 November 2018 || [[Thuwunna Stadium]], [[Yangon]], [[Myanmar]] || {{fbw|MYA}} || align=center|1–1 || align=center| 1–2 || [[2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament|2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifiers]]
|-
| 3. || 21 January 2019 || [[Hong Kong]] || {{fbw|HKG}} || align=center|5–2 || align=center| 5–2 || rowspan=4| [[Exhibition match|Friendly]]
|-
| 4. || rowspan=3| 27 January 2019 || rowspan=3| [[Benteng Taruna Stadium]], [[Tangerang]], [[Indonesia]] || rowspan=3| {{fbw|INA}} || align=center|1–0 || rowspan=3 align=center| 3–0
|-
| 5. || align=center|2–0
|-
| 6. || align=center|3–0
|-
| 7. || 11 February 2019 || [[Kalinga Stadium]], [[Bhubaneswar]], [[India]] || {{fbw|NEP}} || align=center|1–2 || align=center| 1–2 || [[2019 Women's Gold Cup (India)|2019 Women's Gold Cup]]
|-
| 8. || 13 March 2019 || rowspan=2| [[Sahid Rangasala]], [[Biratnagar]], [[Nepal]] || {{fbw|MDV}} || align=center|5–0 || align=center| 6–0 || rowspan=2| [[2019 SAFF Women's Championship]]
|-
| 9. || 17 March 2019 || {{fbw|SRI}} || align=center|5–0 || align=center| 5–0
|-
| 10. || 9 April 2019 || [[Mandalarthiri Stadium]], [[Mandalay]], Myanmar || {{fbw|MYA}} || align=center|3–2 || align=center| 3–3 || [[2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament|2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifiers]]
|-
| 11. || rowspan=2| 5 December 2019 || rowspan=2| [[Pokhara Rangasala]], [[Pokhara]], Nepal || rowspan=2| {{fbw|SRI}} || align=center|3–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 6–0 || rowspan=2| [[Football at the 2019 South Asian Games – Women's tournament|2019 South Asian Games]]
|-
| 12. || align=center|5–0
|-
| 13. || 2 July 2025 || [[700th Anniversary Stadium]], [[Chiang Mai]], [[Thailand]] || {{fbw|IRQ}} || align=center| 5–0 || align=center| 5–0 || [[2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
|}

==Honours==

'''India'''
* [[SAFF Women's Championship]]: [[2019 SAFF Women's Championship|2019]]
* [[Football at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] gold medal: [[Football at the 2019 South Asian Games – Women's tournament|2019]]

'''Sethu'''
*[[Indian Women's League]]: [[2018–19 Indian Women's League season|2018–19]]

'''Gokulam Kerala'''
*[[Indian Women's League]]: [[2021–22 Indian Women's League season|2021–22]]

'''KRYPHSA'''
*[[Indian Women's League]] runner-up: [[2019–20 Indian Women's League season|2019–20]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Gokulam Kerala crowned champion of IWL 2020 – As it happened |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/gokulam-kerala-vs-kryphsa-live-iwl-indian-womens-league-sabitra-bhandari-anju-tamang-ratanbala-kamala-devi-karishma-manisha-grace-football/article30813472.ece |website=Sportstar |date=13 February 2020 }}</ref>

'''Manipur'''
* [[Rajmata Jijabai Trophy]]: [[2023–24 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy|2023–24]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Manipur champions for the 22nd time in Sr Women's NFC for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/manipur-champions-for-the-22nd-time-in-sr-womens-nfc-for-rajmata-jijabai-trophy |website=AIFF |date=15 May 2024 }}</ref>
* [[National Games of India|National Games]] gold medal: [[2022 National Games of India|2022]]<ref>{{cite web |title=National Games 2022, October 10 HIGHLIGHTS: Manipur wins women's football gold; Tamil Nadu tops Group A in men's volleyball |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/national-games/national-games-2022-october-10-live-updates-results-highlights-gujarat/article65991366.ece |website=Sportstar |date=10 October 2022 }}</ref>

'''Individual'''
* Indian Women's League Most Valuable Player: [[2019–20 Indian Women's League season|2019–20]]
* Indian Women's League Emerging Player: [[2018–19 Indian Women's League season|2018–19]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/29988 Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi] at All India Football Federation
* {{GSA player|ratanbala-devi/153337}}

{{India squad 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ratanbala Devi, Nongmaithem}}
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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:Women's association football forwards]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]
[[Category:KRYPHSA FC players]]
[[Category:Sethu FC players]]
[[Category:Gokulam Kerala FC Women players]]
[[Category:Sribhumi FC players]]
[[Category:Indian Women's League players]]
[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in football]]
[[Category:2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup players]]

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