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Kajol D'Souza
Kajol D’Souza (born 28 April 2006) is an Indian women's professional footballer from Pune, Maharashtra. She plays as a midfielder for Sethu FC[1] in the Indian Women's League and represents the India women's national football team.
Early life[edit]
Encouraged by her mother Gratia, Kajol took up football in 2014 and started playing with boys along with her brother Kian.[2] Her mother, a sprinter, is from Mangalore and her father is from Pune. She studied at The Bishop's School, and joined the Arsenal School programme.
Career[edit]
- 2018: Kajol's first big tournament was the 64th Nationals organised by School Games Federation of India and she scored nine goals for Maharashtra, which won bronze.[3]
- 2019: 65th Nationals organised by School Games Federation of India; La Liga football schools to Spain scholarship;[4]
- 2020: Played for Pune, which won the Inter-district championship at Jalgaon.[3]
- 2021: Played for La Liga Schools, Pune and Parikrama Club in the IWL;[5]
- 2022: Tour of Italy for the 6th Torneo Female Football tournament and Tour of Norway for the Open Nordic U-16 Tournament;
- 2022: Debut for Junior India. Played in the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup; (Played group games against United States,[6] Morocco and Brazil;
- 2023: AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers in Vietnam;
References[edit]
- ↑ "IWL 2023: Sethu FC Humble Churchill, Kajol D'Souza Scores Four Goals | The Fan Garage (TFG)". thefangarage.com. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ Writer, Guest. "Kajol D'Souza fights off the struggle to exist and then survive!". Arunava about Football. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dolare, Rahul. "Pune-born India Junior World Cup Footballer Kajol D'Souza Shows That Determination Pays Off". Punekar News. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ Arés, Ruby. "Kajol, la futbolista con 'ADN LaLiga' que ha jugado el Mundial Sub-17 femenino". Diario AS (in español). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ Desk, The Bridge. "With Kajol D'Souza's career on the rise, Pune sees interest in women's football grow". thebridge.in. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: LaLiga Football Schools student Kajol Dsouza living the dream". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2023-09-16.