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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1955}}<ref name=BYA>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/the-turf-has-changed-but-the-flashes-of-brilliance-continue/articleshow/58438759.cms|title=The turf has changed, but the flashes of brilliance continue|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=30 April 2017}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1955}}<ref name=BYA>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/the-turf-has-changed-but-the-flashes-of-brilliance-continue/articleshow/58438759.cms|title=The turf has changed, but the flashes of brilliance continue|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=30 April 2017}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Calangute]], [[Goa]], [[Portuguese India]] (now India)
| birth_place = [[Calangute]], [[Goa]], [[Portuguese India]] (now India)
| position = [[Forward (association football)#Centre-forward|Centre-forward]]<ref name="STP_HatTrickQueen">{{Cite web |title=Who Is Yolanda D'Souza: The 'Hat-trick Queen' Of Indian Football |url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/womens-firsts/who-is-yolanda-dsouza-hat-trick-queen-4362572 |website=SheThePeople |date=28 September 2024}}</ref><ref name="NewsClick_Portrait">{{Cite web |title=Heart and Hat-tricks: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Footballer |url=https://www.newsclick.in/heart-and-hat-tricks-portrait-artist-young-footballer-indian-womens-football-history-special-series |website=NewsClick |date=25 December 2022}}</ref>
| position = [[Forward (association football)#Centre-forward|Centre-forward]]<ref name="STP_HatTrickQueen">{{Cite web |title=Who Is Yolanda D'Souza: The 'Hat-trick Queen' Of Indian Football |url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/womens-firsts/who-is-yolanda-dsouza-hat-trick-queen-4362572 |website=SheThePeople |date=28 September 2024 |access-date=2 October 2026}}</ref><ref name="NewsClick_Portrait">{{Cite web |title=Heart and Hat-tricks: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Footballer |url=https://www.newsclick.in/heart-and-hat-tricks-portrait-artist-young-footballer-indian-womens-football-history-special-series |website=NewsClick |date=25 December 2022 |access-date=2 October 2026}}</ref>
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Calangute Women's FC<ref name="TOI_Magic">{{Cite web |title=Turning on the magic |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/turning-on-the-magic/articleshow/61519231.cms |website=The Times of India |date=5 November 2017 |access-date=2 October 2026}}</ref>
| youthclubs1 = Calangute Women’s FC<ref name="TOI_Magic">{{Cite web |title=Turning on the magic |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/turning-on-the-magic/articleshow/61519231.cms |website=The Times of India |date=5 November 2017}}</ref>
| years1 = 1975–1979
| years1 = 1975–1979
| clubs1 = Calcutta Women's FC<ref name="TOI_Magic"/>
| clubs1 = Calcutta Women's FC<ref name="TOI_Magic"/>
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| nationalyears1 = 1976–1981
| nationalyears1 = 1976–1981
| nationalteam1 = [[India women's national football team|India]]
| nationalteam1 = [[India women's national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
}}
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'''Yolanda de Sousa Kammermeier''' (born 1955)<ref name=BYA/> is an Indian former [[association football|footballer]] and artist, who played as a [[Forward (association football)#Centre-forward|centre-forward]] for the [[India women's national football team|Indian national team]].<ref name="STP_HatTrickQueen"/><ref name="NewsClick_Portrait"/> She was the captain of the Indian team that finished as runners-up in the [[1980 AFC Women's Championship]].<ref name="BS_Trailblazers">{{Cite web |title=Trailblazers go down memory lane as India hosts AFC Women's Asian Cup |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/sports/trailblazers-go-down-memory-lane-as-india-hosts-afc-women-s-asian-cup-122011400015_1.html |website=Business Standard |date=14 January 2022}}</ref><ref name="NewsClick_Portrait"/>
'''Yolanda de Sousa Kammermeier''' (born 1955)<ref name=BYA/> is an Indian former [[association football|footballer]] and artist who played as a [[Forward (association football)#Centre-forward|centre-forward]] for the [[India women's national football team|Indian national team]].<ref name="STP_HatTrickQueen"/><ref name="NewsClick_Portrait"/> She captained the Indian team that finished as runners-up at the [[1980 AFC Women's Championship]].<ref name="BS_Trailblazers">{{Cite web |title=Trailblazers go down memory lane as India hosts AFC Women's Asian Cup |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/sports/trailblazers-go-down-memory-lane-as-india-hosts-afc-women-s-asian-cup-122011400015_1.html |website=Business Standard |date=14 January 2022 |access-date=2 October 2026}}</ref><ref name="NewsClick_Portrait"/>


De Sousa is widely known for being the first Indian woman to score an international [[hat-trick]].<ref name="STP_HatTrickQueen"/> She achieved this feat in 1978 during a tournament in Calcutta against Singapore.<ref name="STP_HatTrickQueen"/><ref name="BS_Trailblazers"/> She is nicknamed the "Hat-trick Queen" for this accomplishment.<ref name="STP_HatTrickQueen"/>
De Sousa is widely known as the first Indian woman to score an international [[hat-trick]], a feat she achieved in 1978 during a tournament in Calcutta against Singapore, earning her the nickname "Hat-trick Queen".<ref name="STP_HatTrickQueen"/><ref name="BS_Trailblazers"/>


==Football career==
== Early life ==
De Sousa is from [[Calangute]] in [[Goa]].<ref name="TOI_Magic"/> She grew up with seven sisters and one brother in a family that strongly supported her playing football; her brother would wake her for practice, prepare her kit, and attend her matches.<ref name="NewsClick_Portrait"/> She played hockey before taking up football, and began her playing career with the Calangute Women's Football Club.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 January 2023 |title=With hockey as an excuse, veterans meet on pitch to relive old memories |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/with-hockey-as-an-excuse-veterans-meet-on-pitch-to-relive-old-memories/articleshow/97012785.cms |access-date=11 November 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref name="TOI_Magic"/>


===Domestic career===
== Football career ==
De Sousa is from [[Calangute]] in [[Goa]].<ref name="TOI_Magic"/> She grew up with seven sisters and one brother, and her family was very supportive of her playing football.<ref name="NewsClick_Portrait"/> Her brother, in particular, would wake her for practice, prepare her football kit, and attend her matches.<ref name="NewsClick_Portrait"/> She began her career playing for the Calangute Women's Football Club.<ref name="TOI_Magic"/>


In 1975, she moved to [[Calcutta]] (now Kolkata) and joined the Calcutta Women's Football Club (CWFC).<ref name="TOI_Magic"/><ref name="NewsClick_Portrait"/> With CWFC, she won the Stafford Challenge Cup in 1976, where her team defeated a club from Pune in the final.<ref name="TOI_Magic"/><ref name="STP_HatTrickQueen"/>
=== Domestic career ===
In 1975, de Sousa moved to Calcutta (now Kolkata) and joined the Calcutta Women's Football Club (CWFC).<ref name="TOI_Magic"/><ref name="NewsClick_Portrait"/> With CWFC, she won the Stafford Challenge Cup in 1976, defeating a club from Pune in the final.<ref name="TOI_Magic"/><ref name="STP_HatTrickQueen"/>


She also represented the state teams of [[Goa women's football team|Goa]] and [[West Bengal women's football team|Bengal]] in domestic competitions.<ref name="STP_HatTrickQueen"/> She captained the Goan team to their first victory in the women's national championships.<ref name="TOI_Magic"/><ref name="NewsClick_Portrait"/>
She also represented the state teams of [[Goa women's football team|Goa]] and [[West Bengal women's football team|Bengal]], captaining Goa to their first victory in the women's national championships.<ref name="STP_HatTrickQueen"/><ref name="TOI_Magic"/><ref name="NewsClick_Portrait"/>


===International career===
=== International career ===
De Sousa played as a centre-forward for the [[India women's national football team|Indian national team]] and served as its captain.<ref name="TOI_Magic"/><ref name="BS_Trailblazers"/>
De Sousa captained the [[India women's national football team|Indian national team]] as a centre-forward.<ref name="TOI_Magic"/><ref name="BS_Trailblazers"/> In 1978, playing in the Women's International Football Tournament in Calcutta, described as an unofficial Asian Cup, she scored the first international hat-trick by an Indian woman, against Singapore.<ref name="NewsClick_Portrait"/><ref name="STP_HatTrickQueen"/><ref name="BS_Trailblazers"/>


In 1978, she participated in the Women's International Football Tournament in Calcutta, which has been described as an unofficial Asian Cup.<ref name="NewsClick_Portrait"/> During this tournament, she scored the first-ever international [[hat-trick]] by an Indian woman, in a match against Singapore.<ref name="STP_HatTrickQueen"/><ref name="BS_Trailblazers"/>
She later captained India at the [[1980 AFC Women's Championship]] in [[Kozhikode|Calicut]], where the team finished as runners-up; de Sousa was the tournament's joint top scorer.<ref name="NewsClick_Portrait"/><ref name="BS_Trailblazers"/>


De Sousa later captained the Indian team at the [[1980 AFC Women's Championship]] in [[Kozhikode|Calicut]].<ref name="NewsClick_Portrait"/><ref name="BS_Trailblazers"/> India finished the tournament as runners-up, earning a silver medal.<ref name="NewsClick_Portrait"/> De Sousa was the joint top-scorer of the tournament.<ref name="NewsClick_Portrait"/>
== Personal life and art career ==
De Sousa retired from football in 1979 and was subsequently employed by the [[Sports Authority of Goa]].<ref name="TOI_Magic"/><ref name="NewsClick_Portrait"/> She is also a professional artist, working under her married name, Yolanda de Sousa Kammermeier, and runs the art gallery Galeria de Belas Artes at Castelo Vermelho in Calangute.<ref name="NewsClick_Portrait"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Art Chamber, Panjim, India - Reviews, Ratings, Tips and Why You Should Go |url=https://wanderlog.com/place/details/9282965/art-chamber |access-date=3 March 2026 |website=Wanderlog |language=en}}</ref> As of 2017, she resided in her hometown of Calangute with her husband, Mahendra.<ref name="TOI_Magic"/>


==Personal life and art career==
== Honours ==
De Sousa retired from football in 1979.<ref name="TOI_Magic"/><ref name="NewsClick_Portrait"/> Following her playing career, she was employed by the [[Sports Authority of Goa]] (SAG).<ref name="TOI_Magic"/><ref name="NewsClick_Portrait"/>
;Calcutta Women's FC
* Stafford Challenge Cup: 1976


She is also a professional artist and is known by her married name, Yolanda de Sousa Kammermeier.<ref name="NewsClick_Portrait"/> As of 2017, she resides in her hometown of [[Calangute]], Goa.<ref name="TOI_Magic"/> Her husband is named Mahendra.<ref name="TOI_Magic"/>
;India
* [[1980 AFC Women's Championship]] runner-up: 1980


De Sousa played hockey before she played football.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-01-16 |title=With hockey as an excuse, veterans meet on pitch to relive old memories |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/with-hockey-as-an-excuse-veterans-meet-on-pitch-to-relive-old-memories/articleshow/97012785.cms |access-date=2025-11-11 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
;Individual
* Joint top scorer, 1980 AFC Women's Championship


She runs the art gallery, Galeria de Belas Artes at Castelo Vermelho in Calangute, Goa.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Art Chamber, Panjim, India - Reviews, Ratings, Tips and Why You Should Go |url=https://wanderlog.com/place/details/9282965/art-chamber |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=Wanderlog |language=en}}</ref>
== Career statistics ==
 
==Career statistics==
=== International goals ===
=== International goals ===
:''Scores and results list India's goal tally first.''
:''Scores and results list India's goal tally first.''
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! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition
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| 1. || 12 January 1980 || [[Kozhikode Corporation EMS Stadium|Calicut EMS Stadium]], [[Calicut]], [[India]] || {{fbw|HKG|1959}} || align=center| 2–0 || [[1980 AFC Women's Championship]]
| 1. || 12 January 1980 || [[Kozhikode Corporation EMS Stadium|Calicut EMS Stadium]], [[Calicut]], India || {{fbw|HKG|1959}} || align=center| 2–0 || [[1980 AFC Women's Championship]]
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| 2. || 19 January 1980 || [[Kozhikode Corporation EMS Stadium|Calicut EMS Stadium]], [[Calicut]], [[India]] || {{fbw|HKG|1959}} || align=center| 3–1 || [[1980 AFC Women's Championship]]
| 2. || 19 January 1980 || [[Kozhikode Corporation EMS Stadium|Calicut EMS Stadium]], [[Calicut]], India || {{fbw|HKG|1959}} || align=center| 3–1 || [[1980 AFC Women's Championship]]
|}
|}


==References==
== See also ==
* [[India women's national football team]]
* [[Women's football in India]]
 
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://yolandasousa.com/}}
* {{Official website|http://yolandasousa.com/}}


Latest revision as of 05:22, 2 October 2026

Yolanda de Sousa
de Sousa in 2025
Personal information
Full name Yolanda de Sousa Kammermeier
Date of birth 1955 (age 70–71)[1]
Place of birth Calangute, Goa, Portuguese India (now India)
Position(s) Centre-forward[2][3]
Youth career
– Calangute Women's FC[4]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1979 Calcutta Women's FC[4]
– Goa
– Bengal[2]
National team
1976–1981 India
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Yolanda de Sousa Kammermeier (born 1955)[1] is an Indian former footballer and artist who played as a centre-forward for the Indian national team.[2][3] She captained the Indian team that finished as runners-up at the 1980 AFC Women's Championship.[5][3]

De Sousa is widely known as the first Indian woman to score an international hat-trick, a feat she achieved in 1978 during a tournament in Calcutta against Singapore, earning her the nickname "Hat-trick Queen".[2][5]

Early life[edit | edit source]

De Sousa is from Calangute in Goa.[4] She grew up with seven sisters and one brother in a family that strongly supported her playing football; her brother would wake her for practice, prepare her kit, and attend her matches.[3] She played hockey before taking up football, and began her playing career with the Calangute Women's Football Club.[6][4]

Football career[edit | edit source]

Domestic career[edit | edit source]

In 1975, de Sousa moved to Calcutta (now Kolkata) and joined the Calcutta Women's Football Club (CWFC).[4][3] With CWFC, she won the Stafford Challenge Cup in 1976, defeating a club from Pune in the final.[4][2]

She also represented the state teams of Goa and Bengal, captaining Goa to their first victory in the women's national championships.[2][4][3]

International career[edit | edit source]

De Sousa captained the Indian national team as a centre-forward.[4][5] In 1978, playing in the Women's International Football Tournament in Calcutta, described as an unofficial Asian Cup, she scored the first international hat-trick by an Indian woman, against Singapore.[3][2][5]

She later captained India at the 1980 AFC Women's Championship in Calicut, where the team finished as runners-up; de Sousa was the tournament's joint top scorer.[3][5]

Personal life and art career[edit | edit source]

De Sousa retired from football in 1979 and was subsequently employed by the Sports Authority of Goa.[4][3] She is also a professional artist, working under her married name, Yolanda de Sousa Kammermeier, and runs the art gallery Galeria de Belas Artes at Castelo Vermelho in Calangute.[3][7] As of 2017, she resided in her hometown of Calangute with her husband, Mahendra.[4]

Honours[edit | edit source]

Calcutta Women's FC
  • Stafford Challenge Cup: 1976
India
Individual
  • Joint top scorer, 1980 AFC Women's Championship

Career statistics[edit | edit source]

International goals[edit | edit source]

Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Yolanda de Sousa
No. Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1. 12 January 1980 Calicut EMS Stadium, Calicut, India File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong 2–0 1980 AFC Women's Championship
2. 19 January 1980 Calicut EMS Stadium, Calicut, India File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong 3–1 1980 AFC Women's Championship

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The turf has changed, but the flashes of brilliance continue". The Times of India. 30 April 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Who Is Yolanda D'Souza: The 'Hat-trick Queen' Of Indian Football". SheThePeople. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 "Heart and Hat-tricks: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Footballer". NewsClick. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 "Turning on the magic". The Times of India. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Trailblazers go down memory lane as India hosts AFC Women's Asian Cup". Business Standard. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2026.
  6. ↑ "With hockey as an excuse, veterans meet on pitch to relive old memories". The Times of India. 16 January 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Art Chamber, Panjim, India - Reviews, Ratings, Tips and Why You Should Go". Wanderlog. Retrieved 3 March 2026.

External links[edit | edit source]

Template:India squad 1980 AFC Women's Championship

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