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{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Western name order|Toijam Thoibisana Chanu}}
{{Meitei name|Toijam|Thoibisana|Chanu}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Thoibisana Chanu
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Thoibisana Chanu Toijam
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|03|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Manipur]], India
| height = 1.69 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 = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub = [[Sreebhumi FC|Sreebhumi]]
| clubnumber = 4
| youthyears1 = 2022
| youthclubs1 = Manipur
| years1 = –2022
| clubs1 = Young Welfare Club
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2022–2023
| clubs2 = [[East Bengal FC (women)|East Bengal]]
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = [[Sreebhumi FC|Sreebhumi]]
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| nationalyears1 = 2023
| nationalteam1 = [[India women's national under-17 football team|India U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2024
| nationalteam2 = [[India women's national under-20 football team|India U20]]
| nationalcaps2 = 15
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2024–
| nationalteam3 = [[India women's national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 14 May 2025
| nationalteam-update = 14 May 2025
}}
'''Thoibisana Chanu Toijam''' ({{langx|mni|Toijam Thoibisana Chanu}}, born 7 March 2007) is an Indian professional footballer from [[Manipur]] who plays as a midfielder for the [[Indian Women's League]] club [[Sreebhumi FC|Sreebhumi]] and the [[India women's national football team]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=AIFF - Senior National Team - Toijam Thoibisana Chanu |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/134092 |access-date=9 February 2025 |website=The AIFF}}</ref>

== Early life and career ==
Chanu is from Manipur. She was selected for the senior National camp in December 2024, ahead of the two [[FIFA]] international friendlies with [[Maldives]] to be played at [[Bengaluru]]. Later, she made it to the 23–member squad.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |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=2025-02-09 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 December 2024 |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=9 February 2025 |website=Northeast Live |language=en-US}}</ref> In April 2022, she played for Young Welfare Club, Langthabal in the Hero Indian Women League qualifying round.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hero IWL QualifiersRinaroy, Thoibisana star as YWC kick off campaign with 4-0 rout of Golazo FC |url=https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2022/4/2/By-Our-Staff-ReporterIMPHAL-Apr-1-Manipur-outfit-YWC-Young-Welfare-Club-Langthabal-rode-on-g.html |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=thesangaiexpress.com }}</ref>

She made her senior international debut coming in as a substitute in the second half of the first match against Maldives at the [[Padukone - Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence|Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence]] in Bengaluru on 30 December 2024.<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=2025-02-09 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref> The new chief coach of the Indian [[India women's national football team|women's]] team [[Crispin Chettri]] named 32 probables including Chanu for the Pink Ladies Cup to be played at Dubai in February 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 February 2025 |title=Coach Crispin Chettri names 32 probables for the Pink Ladies Cup in Dubai |url=https://thebridge.in/football/crispin-chettri-names-32-probable-pink-ladies-cup-51894 |access-date=9 February 2025 |website=The Bridge }}</ref> Earlier in February 2024, she was part of the Indian team that became joint-winners of the [[2024 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Rajarshi |date=2024-02-08 |title=India and Bangladesh declared Joint Winners of SAFF U19 Women's Championship 2024 |url=https://eastbengaltherealpower.com/india-and-bangladesh-declared-joint-winners-of-saff-u19-womens-championship-2024/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |publisher=East Bengal Club}}</ref> In June 2022, she represented Manipur unit, AMFA, in the Hero Women's Junior Under–17 National Football Championship 2022 at Guwahati, Assam.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AMFA names 20-member squad for Women's Jr National Football Cship : 05th jun22 ~ E-Pao! Headlines |url=https://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=Sport10..050622.jun22 |access-date=2025-02-09 |website=e-pao.net}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International===
{{Updated|2 January 2025}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!National team!!Year!!Caps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan=2|[[India women's national football team|India]]
|2024
|1
|0
|-
|2025
|1
|0
|-
! colspan=2|Total
!2
!0
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/134092 Toijam Thoibisana Chanu] at All India Football Federation.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chanu, Toijam Thoibisana}}
[[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:Footballers from Manipur]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Manipur]]
[[Category:Women's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Indian Women's League players]]
[[Category:East Bengal FC Women players]]
[[Category:Sribhumi FC players]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]

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Timothyves at 20:39, 8 April 2026