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| fullname = Sanju Yadav
| fullname = Sanju Yadav
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|12|9|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|9|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Alakhpura, [[Haryana]], India
| birth_place = Alakhpura, [[Haryana]], India
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| currentclub = [[Gokulam Kerala FC (Women's)|Gokulam Kerala]]
| currentclub = [[Sethu FC|Sethu]]
| clubnumber = 8
| clubnumber = 8
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 =  
| youthyears1 =  
| youthclubs1 =  
| youthclubs1 =  
| years1 = 2016–17
| years1 = 2016–2017
| clubs1 = Alakhpura FC
| clubs1 = Alakhpura FC
| caps1 = 10
| caps1 = 10
| goals1 = 15
| goals1 = 15
| years2 = 2017-18
| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = [[Rising Student's Club]]
| clubs2 = [[Rising Student's Club]]
| caps2 = 8
| caps2 = 8
| goals2 = 3
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2019-
| years3 = 2019–2021
| clubs3 = [[Gokulam Kerala FC]]
| clubs3 = [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala FC]]
| caps3 = 5
| caps3 =  
| goals3 = 2
| goals3 =  
| years4 = 2022–
| clubs4 = [[Sethu FC|Sethu]]
| caps4 =
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| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015
| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015
| nationalteam1 = [[India women's national under-19 football team|India U19]]
| nationalteam1 = [[India women's national under-19 football team|India U19]]
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| nationalyears2 = 2016–
| nationalyears2 = 2016–
| nationalteam2 = [[India women's national football team|India]]
| nationalteam2 = [[India women's national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps2 = 34
| nationalcaps2 = 45
| nationalgoals2 = 11
| nationalgoals2 = 11
| club-update = 16 May 2019
| club-update = 16 May 2019
| ntupdate = 2 December 2021
| ntupdate = 24 September 2023
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Competition | [[Football at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] }}
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Competition | [[Football at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] }}
{{Medal|Gold | [[2016 South Asian Games|2016 India]] | [[Football at the 2016 South Asian Games – Women's tournament|Team]] }}
{{Medal|Gold | [[2016 South Asian Games|2016 India]] | [[Football at the 2016 South Asian Games – Women's tournament|Team]] }}
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'''Sanju Yadav''' <!--(born 9 December 1997)--> is an Indian [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Gokulam Kerala FC]] in the [[Indian Women's League]] and represents the [[India women's national football team]].
'''Sanju Yadav''' (born 12 September 1997) is an Indian women's professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Sethu FC|Sethu]] in the [[Indian Women's League]] and represents the [[India women's national football team]].


==Career==
==Early life==
Born in the village of Alakhpura, Yadav began playing football at the age of ten in order to gain scholarships and money for her family.<ref name="AVL">{{cite news|last1=Sural|first1=Ajay|title=Alakhpura village labourer's daughter to play for Indian women's soccer team today|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/w/picAlakhpura-village-labourers-daughter-to-play-for-Indian-womens-soccer-team-today/articleshow/56191791.cms|access-date=27 December 2016|work=Times of India|date=27 December 2016}}</ref> She mainly trained with her village and India national team.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sural|first1=Ajay|title=These footballers get a kick by beating odds|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/These-footballers-get-a-kick-by-beating-odds/articleshow/54387675.cms|access-date=27 December 2016|work=Times of India|date=18 September 2016}}</ref> In October 2016, Sanju was part of the Alakhpura side that took part in the [[2016–17 Indian Women's League preliminary round|preliminary round]] of the [[Indian Women's League]]. On 17 October 2016 she scored a hattrick for the club against Bodyline. This helped her side win 4–0.<ref>{{cite news|title=India Women's League Preliminary Round Kicks-off in Odisha|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7531|access-date=27 December 2016|work=The All India Football Federation|date=17 October 2016}}</ref> She was emerge as top scorer at league's preliminary round phase. Netting 11 times and thus help her team to qualify tournament's final round proper. At the final round of women's league proper she help her team to qualify in semi finale with scoring three times.
Born in the village of Alakhpura, Yadav began playing football at the age of ten in order to gain scholarships and money for her family.<ref name="AVL">{{cite news|last1=Sural|first1=Ajay|title=Alakhpura village labourer's daughter to play for Indian women's soccer team today|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/w/picAlakhpura-village-labourers-daughter-to-play-for-Indian-womens-soccer-team-today/articleshow/56191791.cms|access-date=27 December 2016|work=Times of India|date=27 December 2016}}</ref> She mainly trains with her village players and the India national team.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sural|first1=Ajay|title=These footballers get a kick by beating odds|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/These-footballers-get-a-kick-by-beating-odds/articleshow/54387675.cms|access-date=27 December 2016|work=Times of India|date=18 September 2016}}</ref>


On 21 December 2016, after her performances for both club and country, Yadav was named as the [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] Emerging Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jeje Lalpekhlua is 2016 AIFF Player of the Year|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7722|access-date=27 December 2016|work=The All India Football Federation|date=21 December 2016}}</ref>
==Domestic career==
In October 2016, Sanju was part of the Alakhpura side that took part in the [[2016–17 Indian Women's League preliminary round|preliminary round]] of the [[Indian Women's League]]. On 17 October 2016, she scored a [[Hattrick (football)|hattrick]] for the club against Bodyline. This helped her side win 4–0.<ref>{{cite news|title=India Women's League Preliminary Round Kicks-off in Odisha|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7531|access-date=27 December 2016|work=The All India Football Federation|date=17 October 2016}}</ref> She emerged the top scorer at the league's preliminary round, netting 11 goals and thus helping her team qualify for the tournament's final round. At the final round of the women's league she helped her team qualify in the semi finale by scoring three goals.


She then joined  [[Rising Student's Club]] for [[2017-18 Indian Women's League final round|2017-18 Indian Women's League]]  and scored 2 goalsfor club in Final Round. In 2019 she joined  [[Gokulam Kerala FC]].
On 21 December 2016, after her performances for both her club and country, Yadav was named the [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] Emerging Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jeje Lalpekhlua is 2016 AIFF Player of the Year|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7722|access-date=27 December 2016|work=The All India Football Federation|date=21 December 2016}}</ref>


==International==
She then joined [[Rising Student's Club]] for the [[2017-18 Indian Women's League final round|2017-18 Indian Women's League]] and scored 2 goals for the club in the Final Round. In 2019 she joined [[Gokulam Kerala FC]].
In February 2016, Yadav was selected as part of the 20-woman [[India women's national football team|India]] squad that would participate in the [[Football at the 2016 South Asian Games – Women's tournament|2016 South Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite news|title=20 selected in Indian squad for 12th South Asian Games|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=6972|access-date=27 December 2016|work=The All India Football Federation|date=1 February 2016}}</ref> She made her debut and scored her first goal internationally on 13 February 2016 against [[Bangladesh women's national football team|Bangladesh]]. Her goal in the 74th minute was the fourth as India won 5–1 and moved into the gold medal match.<ref>{{cite news|title='Hardships made me a better Player'|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7037|access-date=27 December 2016|work=The All India Football Federation|date=1 March 2016}}</ref> Two days later she came on as a substitute in the 69th minute as India won the tournament, defeating [[Nepal women's national football team|Nepal]] 4–0 at the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] in [[Shillong]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian Women win Gold in South Asian Games|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7013|access-date=27 December 2016|work=The All India Football Federation|date=15 February 2016}}</ref>


===International goals===
==International career==
{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable" style="font-size:90%"
In February 2016, Yadav was selected as a member of the 20-woman [[India women's national football team|India]] squad that would participate in the [[Football at the 2016 South Asian Games – Women's tournament|2016 South Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite news|title=20 selected in Indian squad for 12th South Asian Games|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=6972|access-date=27 December 2016|work=The All India Football Federation|date=1 February 2016}}</ref> She made her debut and scored her first goal internationally on 13 February 2016 against [[Bangladesh women's national football team|Bangladesh]]. Her goal in the 74th minute was the fourth as India won 5–1 and moved into the gold medal match.<ref>{{cite news|title='Hardships made me a better Player'|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7037|access-date=27 December 2016|work=The All India Football Federation|date=1 March 2016}}</ref> Two days later she came on as a substitute in the 69th minute as India won the tournament, defeating [[Nepal women's national football team|Nepal]] 4–0 at the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] in [[Shillong]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian Women win Gold in South Asian Games|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7013|access-date=27 December 2016|work=The All India Football Federation|date=15 February 2016}}</ref>
 
==International goals==
:''Scores and results list India's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 13 February 2016 || [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Shillong]], [[India]] || {{fbw|BAN}} || align=center|'''4'''–1 || align=center| 5–1 || [[Football at the 2016 South Asian Games – Women's tournament|2016 South Asian Games]]
|-
|-
! #
| 2. || 27 December 2016 || [[Kanchenjunga Stadium]], [[Siliguri]], [[India]] || {{fbw|AFG|2013}} || align=center|'''5'''–1 || align=center| 5–1 || [[2016 SAFF Women's Championship]]
! Date
!No. Of Goals
! Location
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
! Competition
|-
|-
| 1
| 3. || 11 November 2018 || [[Thuwunna Stadium]], [[Yangon]], [[Myanmar]] || {{fbw|BAN}} || align=center|'''6'''–0 || align=center| 7–1 || [[2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament|2020 Olympic Qualifiers]]
| {{dts|13 February 2016}}
|-
|1
| 4. || 21 January 2019 || [[Hong Kong]] || {{fbw|HKG}} || align=center|'''3'''–1 || align=center| 5–2 || [[Exhibition match|Friendly]]
| [[Shillong]], [[Meghalaya]], India
| {{fbw|Bangladesh}}
| style="text-align: center;" |4–1
| style="text-align: center;" |5–1
| [[Football at the 2016 South Asian Games – Women's tournament|2016 South Asian Games]]
|-
|-
|2
| 5. || 30 January 2019 || [[Benteng Taruna Stadium]], [[Tangerang]], [[Indonesia]] || {{fbw|INA}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 2–0 || [[Exhibition match|Friendly]]
|27 December 2016
|1
|[[Siliguri]],
 
India
|{{Flag|Afghanistan|2013}}
|
|5-1
|[[2016 SAFF Women's Championship]]
|-
|-
|3
| 6. || rowspan=3| 1 March 2019 || rowspan=3| [[Alanya]], [[Turkey]] || rowspan=3| {{fbw|TKM}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || rowspan=3 align=center| 10–0 || rowspan=3| [[2019 Turkish Women's Cup]]
|11 November 2018
|1
|[[Yangon]],
Myanmar
|{{Flag|Bangladesh}}
|
|7-1
|[[2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament]]
|-
|-
|4
| 7. || align=center|'''3'''–0
|21 January 2019
|1
|[[Hong Kong]]
|{{Flag|Hong Kong}}
|
|5-2
|[[Friendly Match]]
|-
|-
|5
| 8. || align=center|'''7'''–0
|30 January 2019
|1
|[[Tangerang]],
Indonesia
|{{Flag|Indonesia}}
|
|2-0
|[[Friendly Match]]
|-
|-
|6
| 9. || rowspan=2| 13 March 2019 || rowspan=2| [[Sahid Rangasala]], [[Biratnagar]], [[Nepal]] || rowspan=2| {{fbw|MDV}} || align=center|'''4'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 6–0 || rowspan=2| [[Football at the 2019 South Asian Games - Women's tournament|2019 South Asian Games]]
|1 March 2019
|3
|[[Alanya]],
Turkey
|{{Flag|Turkmenistan}}
|
|10-0
|[[2019 Turkish Women's Cup]]
|-
|-
|7
| 10. || align=center|'''6'''–0
|13 March 2019
|2
|[[Biratnagar]],
Nepal
|{{Flag|Maldives}}
|4-0
|6-0
|[[2019 SAFF Women's Championship]]
|-
|-
|8
| 11. || 9 April 2019 || [[Mandalar Thiri Stadium]], [[Mandalay]], [[Myanmar]] || {{fbw|MYA}} || align=center|'''2'''–2 || align=center| 3–3 || [[2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament|2020 Olympic Qualifiers]]  
|9 April 2019
|1
|Myanmar  
|{{Flagicon|Myanmar}}[[Myanmar women's national football team|Myanmar]]
|
|3-3
|[[2020 Olympic|2020 Olympic Qualifiers Round 2]]  
|}
|}


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==Honours==
==Honours==
===International===
* [[South Asian Games]]:
: {{Gold1}} '''Gold (1)''' [[2016 South Asian Games|2016]]
*[[SAFF Women's Championship]]:
**[[2016 SAFF Women's Championship|2016]]
**[[2019 SAFF Women's Championship|2019]]


===Individual===
'''India'''
* AIFF Women's Emerging Player of the Year: 2016
* [[SAFF Women's Championship]]: [[2016 SAFF Women's Championship|2016]], [[2019 SAFF Women's Championship|2019]]
* [[South Asian Games]] Gold medal: [[2016 South Asian Games|2016]]
 
'''Rising Students Club'''
* [[Indian Women's League]]: [[2017–18 Indian Women's League season|2017–18]]
 
'''Individual'''
* [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] Women's Emerging Player of the Year: 2016


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
* [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/57478 Sanju Yadav] at All India Football Federation
* {{GSA player|sanju/175913}}
{{India squad 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup}}


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Latest revision as of 13:08, 1 October 2023


Sanju Yadav
Personal information
Full name Sanju Yadav
Date of birth (1997-09-12) 12 September 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Alakhpura, Haryana, India
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Sethu
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Alakhpura FC 10 (15)
2017–2018 Rising Student's Club 8 (3)
2019–2021 Gokulam Kerala FC
2022– Sethu
National team‡
2014–2015 India U19 3 (0)
2016– India 45 (11)
Honours
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 India Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 May 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 September 2023

Sanju Yadav (born 12 September 1997) is an Indian women's professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sethu in the Indian Women's League and represents the India women's national football team.

Early life[edit | edit source]

Born in the village of Alakhpura, Yadav began playing football at the age of ten in order to gain scholarships and money for her family.[1] She mainly trains with her village players and the India national team.[2]

Domestic career[edit | edit source]

In October 2016, Sanju was part of the Alakhpura side that took part in the preliminary round of the Indian Women's League. On 17 October 2016, she scored a hattrick for the club against Bodyline. This helped her side win 4–0.[3] She emerged the top scorer at the league's preliminary round, netting 11 goals and thus helping her team qualify for the tournament's final round. At the final round of the women's league she helped her team qualify in the semi finale by scoring three goals.

On 21 December 2016, after her performances for both her club and country, Yadav was named the AIFF Emerging Player of the Year.[4]

She then joined Rising Student's Club for the 2017-18 Indian Women's League and scored 2 goals for the club in the Final Round. In 2019 she joined Gokulam Kerala FC.

International career[edit | edit source]

In February 2016, Yadav was selected as a member of the 20-woman India squad that would participate in the 2016 South Asian Games.[5] She made her debut and scored her first goal internationally on 13 February 2016 against Bangladesh. Her goal in the 74th minute was the fourth as India won 5–1 and moved into the gold medal match.[6] Two days later she came on as a substitute in the 69th minute as India won the tournament, defeating Nepal 4–0 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong.[7]

International goals[edit | edit source]

Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 February 2016 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong, India  Bangladesh 4–1 5–1 2016 South Asian Games
2. 27 December 2016 Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India File:Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan 5–1 5–1 2016 SAFF Women's Championship
3. 11 November 2018 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar  Bangladesh 6–0 7–1 2020 Olympic Qualifiers
4. 21 January 2019 Hong Kong  Hong Kong 3–1 5–2 Friendly
5. 30 January 2019 Benteng Taruna Stadium, Tangerang, Indonesia  Indonesia 1–0 2–0 Friendly
6. 1 March 2019 Alanya, Turkey  Turkmenistan 2–0 10–0 2019 Turkish Women's Cup
7. 3–0
8. 7–0
9. 13 March 2019 Sahid Rangasala, Biratnagar, Nepal  Maldives 4–0 6–0 2019 South Asian Games
10. 6–0
11. 9 April 2019 Mandalar Thiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar  Myanmar 2–2 3–3 2020 Olympic Qualifiers

Goals Year[edit | edit source]

  • As of 9 April 2019
Year Caps Goals
2016 2 2
2017 5 0
2018 3 1
2019 18 8
Total 28 11

Honours[edit | edit source]

India

Rising Students Club

Individual

  • AIFF Women's Emerging Player of the Year: 2016

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Sural, Ajay (27 December 2016). "Alakhpura village labourer's daughter to play for Indian women's soccer team today". Times of India. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Sural, Ajay (18 September 2016). "These footballers get a kick by beating odds". Times of India. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "India Women's League Preliminary Round Kicks-off in Odisha". The All India Football Federation. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jeje Lalpekhlua is 2016 AIFF Player of the Year". The All India Football Federation. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "20 selected in Indian squad for 12th South Asian Games". The All India Football Federation. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "'Hardships made me a better Player'". The All India Football Federation. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Indian Women win Gold in South Asian Games". The All India Football Federation. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.

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