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{{Short description|Indian football player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Viksit Bara
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2008|4|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Gumla district]], [[Jharkhand]], India
| currentclub = [[Nita Football Academy|Nita]]
| clubnumber = 5
| height =
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| years1 =
| clubs1 = [[Jharkhand women's football team|Jharkhand]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2024–2025
| clubs2 = [[Indian Arrows]]
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2025–
| clubs3 = [[Nita Football Academy|Nita]]
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| 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 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2024–
| nationalteam3 = [[India women's national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update =
| nationalteam-update = 2 January 2025
}}
'''Viksit Bara''' (born 8 April 2008) is an Indian professional footballer from [[Jharkhand]] who plays as a defender for the [[Indian Women's League]] club [[Nita Football Academy|Nita]] and the [[India women's national football team|India national football team]]. She has also represented [[Jharkhand women's football team|Jharkhand]] in the senior national championships.

== Early life ==
Bara is from [[Gumla]], Jharkhand.

==Career==
=== Domestic ===
She played the 29th Senior Women's National football championship for Jharkhand in October 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 October 2024 |title=29th Senior Women's National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy 2024-25 |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/38234 |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-23 |title=AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers: Rampaging Sulanjana Raul's hattrick helps India beat Iran |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/india-beats-iran-sulanjana-raul-afc-u17-womens-asian-cup-qualifiers-result-scores/article67338605.ece |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref> In August 2024, she played for Jharkhand in the Junior Girls National Football Championship Tier 1 at RDT Stadium in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Admin |first=F. C. |date=2024-08-21 |title=Manipur win record-extending 11th Junior Girls' NFC Tier 1 title |url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2024/manipur-win-record-extending-11th-junior-girls-nfc-tier-1-title/ |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=Football Counter |language=en-US}}</ref> They finished second losing to Manipur in the finals 2–0.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manipur win record-extending 11th Junior Girls' NFC Tier 1 title |url=https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2024/8/21/ANANTAPUR-Aug-20Manipur-successfully-defended-their-Junior-Girls-National-Football-Championship-Tier-1-tit.html |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=www.thesangaiexpress.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== International ===
She was selected in the 23-player Indian squad by Indian coach [[Joakim Alexandersson]] and she played the two FIFA international friendlies against Maldives on December 30 and January 2 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> She made her senior India debut as a substitute in the first match on December 30 in the 64th minute replacing Sorokhaibam Ranjana Chanu.<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=2025-03-24 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-30 |title=International Friendly: Indian Women's NT demolish Malidves 14-0 |url=https://theawayend.co/2024/12/30/international-friendly-indian-womens-nt-demolish-malidves-14-0/ |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=The Away End |language=en-GB}}</ref> In April 2023, she played for India in the AFC Under 17 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers Indonesia 2024 at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan where India defeat Kyrgyz Republic 1–0.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers: Indian team downs Kyrgyz Republic 1-0 |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/afc-u17-womens-asian-cup-qualifiers-indian-team-downs-kyrgyz-republic-1-020230426235707/ |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref> She also played the AFC Under 17 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers in September 2023 at Indonesia. She was selected for the Indian under 20 women team for Pink Ladies Youth Cup played at Turkey in February 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 February 2025 |title=None from Odisha in Indian women team for Pink Ladies Cup |url=https://www.orisports.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nId=ODYwNA== |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=www.orisports.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-25 |title=India Vs Russia, Pink Ladies Under-20 Youth Cup: Preview, Live Streaming – All You Need To Know About IND Women's Final Match |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/football/india-vs-russia-pink-ladies-under-20-youth-cup-preview-live-streaming-all-you-need-to-know-about-ind-womens-final-match |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=Outlook India |language=en}}</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/337046 Viksit Bara] at All India Football Federation.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bara, Viksit}}
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:2008 births]]
[[Category:Indian women's footballers]]
[[Category:India women's international footballers]]
[[Category:India women's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Jharkhand]]
[[Category:People from Gumla district]]
[[Category:Women's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Indian Arrows players]]
[[Category:Nita Football Academy players]]
[[Category:Indian Women's League players]]
[[Category:Indian Women's League 2 players]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]

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