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{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Western name order|Nongmeikapam Sibani Devi}}
{{Meitei name|Nongmeikapam|Sibani|Devi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sibani Devi
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Sibani Devi Nongmeikapam
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|1|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Manipur]], India
| height = 1.58 m<ref name="AFC-squad-list">{{cite web |title=2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Squad Lists |url=https://assets.the-afc.com/2026_AFC_U20_Womens_Asian_Cup/Finals/Downloads/Squads/AFC-U20-Women's-Asian-Cup-2026---squads.pdf?source=url |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |access-date=31 March 2026 }}</ref>
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub = [[Sribhumi FC|Sribhumi]]
| clubnumber = 16
| years1 =
| clubs1 = [[Eastern Sporting Union]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 =
| clubs2 = United Pukhao SA
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2022–2024
| clubs3 = [[East Bengal FC (women)|East Bengal]]
| caps3 = 10
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2024–
| clubs4 = [[Sribhumi FC|Sribhumi]]
| caps4 = 19
| goals4 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2023
| nationalteam1 = [[India women's national under-17 football team|India U17]]
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2025–
| nationalteam2 = [[India women's national under-20 football team|India U20]]
| nationalcaps2 = 17
| nationalgoals2 = 10
| nationalyears3 = 2025–
| nationalteam3 = [[India women's national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| club-update = 9 January 2026
| nationalteam-update = 26 February 2025
}}
'''Sibani Devi Nongmeikapam''' ({{langx|mni|Nongmeikapam Sibani Devi}}, born 13 January 2007)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=AIFF- Senior National Team - 7 Nongmeikapam Sibani Devi |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/204715 |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref> is an Indian professional footballer from [[Manipur]], who plays as a forward for the [[Indian Women's League]] club [[Sribhumi FC|Sribhumi]] and the [[India women's national football team]].<ref name=":0" /> She also played for the East Bengal in the [[Indian Women's League|IWL]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-12-10 |title=Indian Women's League: East Bengal pips Sports Odisha 2-0 to open campaign |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-womens-league-east-bengal-beats-sports-odisha-2-0-result-score/article67624993.ece |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Devi is from Manipur. She is the daughter of Itocha Singh Nongmeikapam, who formerly played for Mohun Bagan and Dempo and currently a football coach. Her brother Sridarth Nongmeikapam has also represented the [[India national under-17 football team]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=New stars on the block: Sibani, Pooja eager to play an encore against Bangladesh |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/new-stars-on-the-block-sibani-pooja-eager-to-play-an-encore-against-bangladesh |date=3 February 2024 |website=AIFF }}</ref>

== Career ==
She was selected in the 23-player Indian squad by Indian coach [[Joakim Alexandersson]] and she played the second of the two FIFA international friendlies 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> Thus, she made her Senior India debut in the friendlies against the [[Maldives]] at [[Bengaluru]] on 2 January 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Debutant Lhingdeikim lights up the show with four goals as India maul Maldives again |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/debutant-lhingdeikim-lights-up-the-show-with-four-goals-as-india-maul-maldives-again |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref> She also represented the Indian team and scored the winner in the AFC Under[[Non-government organisation|-]]17 Women's Asia Cup qualifiers at Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic on 26 April 2023. They defeated Kyrgyz Republic 1-0'''.''' Later, she was part of the National camp ahead of the AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 2 in September 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-06-20 |title=India U-17 women's football camp for AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 2 from July 7 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/india-u-17-womens-football-camp-for-afc-asian-cup-qualifiers-round-2-from-july-7/articleshow/101134377.cms |access-date=2025-03-27 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> She was also part of the Indian team which won the SAFF Under 19 Football Championship at Dhaka in February 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-09 |title=Football, SAFF Women's U19 C'ships: India and Bangladesh share title after controversy marred final |url=https://scroll.in/field/1063440/football-saff-womens-u19-cships-india-and-bangladesh-share-title-after-controversy-marred-final |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=Scroll.in |language=en}}</ref>

She played for East Bengal in the Indian Women's League in 2023–2024. On 24 December 2023, she scored the equaliser against [[Sethu FC]], but [[East Bengal FC (women)|East Bengal]] lost the match 2–4 in [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-24 |title=Indian Women's League: Sethu FC wins 4-2 against East Bengal Women |url=https://www.dtnext.in/news/sports/indian-womens-league-sethu-fc-wins-4-2-against-east-bengal-women-756395 |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=www.dtnext.in |language=en}}</ref> On 10 December 2023, she also scored against in East Bengal's 2–0 win over [[Odisha FC Women|Odisha FC]] at [[Bhubaneswar]].<ref name=":1" />

She scored a brace against [[Chinese Taipei women's national under-20 football team|Chinese Taipei]] in India's 3–1 victory in the final match of the group stage at the [[2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=India defeat Chinese Taipei to end 22-year wait for U20 Women's Asian Cup victory |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-defeat-chinese-taipei-end-22-year-wait-u20-women-asian-cup-victory |date=8 April 2026 |website=AIFF }}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International===
{{Updated|2 January 2025}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!National team!!Year!!Caps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan=1|[[India women's national football team|India]]
|2025
|1
|1
|-
! colspan=2|Total
!1
!1
|}

:''Scores and results list India's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+List of international goals scored by Sibani Devi
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 2 January 2025 || Padukone – Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, [[Bengaluru]], [[India]] || {{fbw|MDV}} || align=center|'''6'''–1 || align=center| 11–1 || [[Exhibition match|Friendly]]
|-
|}

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/204715 Sibani Devi Nongmeikapam] at All India Football Federation.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Devi, Sibani}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:2007 births]]
[[Category:Indian women's footballers]]
[[Category:India women's international footballers]]
[[Category:India women's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Women's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Footballers from Manipur]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Manipur]]
[[Category:Eastern Sporting Union players]]
[[Category:East Bengal FC Women players]]
[[Category:Sribhumi FC players]]
[[Category:Indian Women's League players]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]

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