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'''Thounaojam Kritina Devi''' (born 10 February 2003)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thounaojam Kritina Devi |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/75579 |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref> is an Indian women's professional [[Association football|footballer]] from Manipur. She plays as a defender for the Young Welfare Club and represents the [[India women's national football team]].<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
She hails from Haokha Mamang village in Thoubal district, Manipur.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Manipur's Kritina eyes women's FIFA U-17 WC glory after cousins' appearance in men's event |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/manipurs-kritina-eyes-womens-fifa-u-17-wc-glory-after-cousins-appearance-in-mens-event/articleshow/78165646.cms |access-date=2023-09-15 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Her father, Thounaojam Rajen Singh, is a farmer while her mother is a home maker. Initially, her father was reluctant to send his only daughter to play football but Devi's uncle Deben Singh persuaded him that it would be good for the girl. Deben Singh's son, Kiyam Amarjit Singh (former Under-17 India captain) and another cousin Thounaojam Jeakson Singh, both played for India team in the Under-17 World Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |title=All in the family: Manipur's Kritina eyes women's FIFA U-17 WC glory after cousins' appearance in men's event |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/all-in-the-family-manipurs-kritina-eyes-womens-fifa-u-17-wc-glory-after-cousins-appearance-in-mens-event-888851.html |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> All three families stay close by in the same colony.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
While Kritina was in Class 6, she took part in a grassroots talent hunt in 2014 and she got hooked to the game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |title=Kritina eyes women's FIFA U-17 WC glory after cousins' appearance in men's event |url=https://thebridge.in/football/kritina-eyes-womens-fifa-u-17-wc-glory-cousins-appearance-mens-event/ |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=thebridge.in |language=en}}</ref><br />
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In 2019 she payed a key role in the three-nation tournament with Thailand and Sweden.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Sentinel Digital |title=Manipur's Thounaojam Kritina Devi all set to be part of the FIFA U-17 World Cup - Sentinelassam |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/manipur/manipurs-thounaojam-kritina-devi-all-set-to-be-part-of-the-fifa-u-17-world-cup-502016 |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=www.sentinelassam.com |language=en}}</ref><br />
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In July 2020, she was named in the probables for the Under-17 World Cup.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Two Goans among probables for U-17 Women’s World Cup |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/goas-daisy-lisa-crasto-and-karen-estrocio-among-probables-for-u-17-womens-world-cup/articleshow/76914586.cms |access-date=2023-09-15 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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In February 2021, she was one of the six players from Manipur selected for the Indian team for the international friendly matches in Alanya, Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eight women players from Manipur feature in Indian squad for international friendlies in Turkey |url=https://www.ifp.co.in/5612/eight-women-players-from-manipur-feature-in-indian-squad-for-international-friendlies-in-turkey |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=Imphal Free Press |language=en}}</ref><br />
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In November 2021, she was called for the U-19 National camp in preparation for the SAFF Women's Championship 2021 to be held in Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AIFF calls up seven State girls for U-19 Natl coaching camp |url=https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2021/11/10/IMPHAL-Nov-9The-All-India-Football-Federation-has-called-up-seven-U-19-girls-from-Manipur-for-the.amp.html |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=www.thesangaiexpress.com |language=en}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:2003 births]]<br />
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[[Category:Indian women's footballers]]<br />
[[Category:Sportswomen from Manipur]]<br />
[[Category:Footballers from Manipur]]<br />
[[Category:India women's international footballers]]</div>Subhash Rama