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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 = Sushmita Lepcha
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|03|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kalimpong]], [[West Bengal]], 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 = 15
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| clubs1 = Sevayani SWO
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| clubs2 = [[PIFA Sports FC|PIFA Sports]]
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| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = [[Baroda FA]]
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| clubs4 = Signature FC
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| clubs5 = FC Tuem
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| years6 = 2022–2024
| clubs6 = [[Kickstart FC (women)|Kickstart]]
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| clubs7 = [[East Bengal FC (women)|East Bengal]]
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'''Sushmita Lepcha''' (19 March 1996) is an Indian professional footballer from West Bengal,<ref>{{Cite web |title=All India Football Federation |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/64548?type=club |access-date=2026-03-05 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sushmita Lepcha 2026 Matches - Soccer - ESPN (IN) |url=https://www.espn.in/football/player/matches/_/id/419370/sushmita-lepcha |access-date=2026-03-05 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> who plays as a defender for the [[Indian Women's League]] club East Bengal FC and the [[India women's national football team]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Notification that paved Sushmita Lepcha's path to Asian Cup |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/notification-that-paved-sushmita-lepchas-path-to-asian-cup20260301175319/ |access-date=2026-03-05 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
She is from [[Kalimpong]] in northern West Bengal.<ref name="aiff">{{Cite web |title=The notification that paved Sushmita Lepcha's path to the Asian Cup |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/the-notification-that-paved-sushmita-lepchas-path-to-the-asian-cup |access-date=2026-03-05 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref>

==Career==
She was selected for the senior India for the AFC Women's Asia Cup which was held in 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=2026-03-05 |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=5 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=2026-03-05 |website=Northeast Live |language=en-US}}</ref> She played for Sevayani Social Welfare Club in the Calcutta Women's Football League. She also played for Pipa FC and Kickstart FC in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-03-01 |title=Sushmita Lepcha's AFC Women's Asian Cup Debut for India |url=https://thenewsmill.com/2026/03/sushmita-lepchas-unexpected-call-up-leads-to-afc-womens-asian-cup-debut/ |access-date=2026-03-05 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2023, she played for Bengal in the Senior Women’s National Football Championship (for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy) and was also represented the state team in 2024, where Bengal reached the semifinals.<ref name="aiff"/>

==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/64548?type=club Sushmita Lepcha] at All India Football Federation

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

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[[Category:1996 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian women's footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from West Bengal]]
[[Category:People from Kalimpong district]]
[[Category:Lepcha people]]
[[Category:Indian Gorkhas]]
[[Category:Women's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Indian Women's League players]]
[[Category:Kickstart FC players]]
[[Category:East Bengal FC Women players]]
[[Category:2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup players]]

Sushmita Lepcha - Revision history

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