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{{Short description|Indian football player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2026}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sarita Yumnam
| image =
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| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|02|04|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Manipur]], India
| height = 1.53 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>
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub = [[East Bengal FC (women)|East Bengal]]
| clubnumber = 6
| youthyears1 =
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| years1 =
| clubs1 = The Young Welfare Club
| caps1 =
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| clubs2 = [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]]
| caps2 =
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| years3 = 2022–2023
| clubs3 = [[Kickstart FC (women)|Kickstart]]
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2023–
| clubs4 = [[East Bengal FC (women)|East Bengal]]
| caps4 =
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| nationalyears1 = 2026–
| nationalteam1 = [[India women's national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| medaltemplates =
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| nationalteam-update = 15 April 2026
}}
'''Sarita Yumnam''' (4 February 2002) is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sarita Yumnam - India Defender |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/419371/sarita-yumnam |access-date=2026-03-06 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> who plays as a defender for the [[Indian Women's League]] club [[East Bengal FC (women)|East Bengal]] and the [[India women's national football team]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-03 |title=AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026: How Well Do You Know The Indian Team? Here's A Breakdown Of The Entire 26-Member Squad |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/football/afc-womens-asian-cup-2026-team-india-profile-all-you-need-to-know-about-squad |access-date=2026-03-06 |website=Outlook India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-04 |title=Manipur core powers India’s historic AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 campaign |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/sport/story/manipur-core-powers-indias-historic-afc-womens-asian-cup-2026-campaign-1354539-2026-03-04 |access-date=2026-03-06 |website=India Today NE |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=ANI |date=2026-02-20 |title=Blue Tigresses land early in Australia for AFC Asian Cup |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/blue-tigresses-land-early-in-australia-for-afc-asian-cup/article70658307.ece |access-date=2026-03-06 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> She has also represented the clubs [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]] and [[Kickstart FC (women)|Kickstart]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=All India Football Federation |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/69376?type=club |access-date=2026-03-06 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref>

==Early life==
Yumnam was born in Manipur on 4 February 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-04 |title=10 Players from Northeast in India’s AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 Squad |url=https://northeastlivetv.com/around-ne/10-players-from-northeast-in-indias-afc-womens-asian-cup-2026-squad/ |access-date=2026-03-06 |website=Northeast Live |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Career ==
Before signing for East Bengal Football Club, she played for the Young Welfare Club, Kickstart FC Karnataka and Gokulam Kerala FC.<ref name=":0" />

She was selected for the senior Indian team to play the AFC Women's Asia Cup in Perth, Australia.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2026-03-03 |title=AFC Women's Asian Cup: From COVID-19 heartbreak, India back on merit against the continent's best |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/afc-womens-asian-cup-from-covid-19-heartbreak-india-back-on-merit-against-the-continents-best/articleshow/128962829.cms |access-date=6 March 2026 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 March 2026 |title=AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026: India returns to continental showpiece after two decades |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/afc-women-asian-cup-2026-india-football-team-live-streaming-schedule |access-date=6 March 2026 |website=Olympics.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-04 |title=Manipur’s Sweety Devi Ngangbam Named Captain of India for AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026; 26-Member Squad Announced |url=https://northeastlivetv.com/topnews/manipurs-sweety-devi-ngangbam-named-captain-of-india-for-afc-womens-asian-cup-2026-26-member-squad-announced/ |access-date=6 March 2026 |website=Northeast Live |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International===
{{Updated|15 April 2026}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!National team!!Year!!Caps!!Goals
|-
|[[India women's national football team|India]]
|2026
|3
|0
|-
!colspan="2"| Total
!3
!0
|}

==Honours==

'''East Bengal'''
* [[Indian Women's League]]: [[2024–25 Indian Women's League|2024–25]]
* [[Kanyashree Cup|Calcutta Women's Football League (Kanyashree Cup)]]: [[2024–25 Calcutta Women's Football League|2024–25]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/69376?type=club Sarita Yumnam] at All India Football Federation

{{India squad 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup}}

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[[Category:2002 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian women's footballers]]
[[Category:India women's international footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Manipur]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Manipur]]
[[Category:Women's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Indian Women's League players]]
[[Category:Gokulam Kerala FC Women players]]
[[Category:Kickstart FC players]]
[[Category:East Bengal FC Women players]]
[[Category:2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup players]]

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