Sanjita Devi Thingbaijam

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In this Meitei name, the family name is Thingbaijam and the given name is Sanjita. "Devi" is a name suffix.
Sanjita Devi
Personal information
Full name Sanjita Devi Thingbaijam
Date of birth (2006-09-10) 10 September 2006 (age 20)
Place of birth Manipur, India
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Garhwal United
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
NYTHC
Garhwal United
National team‡
2025 India U20 1 (0)
2025– India 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 January 2025

Sanjita Devi Thingbaijam (Meitei: Thingbaijam Sanjita Devi, born 10 September 2006) is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur.[1] She plays as a defender for the Indian Women’s League club Garhwal United and the India women’s national football team.

Early life and career

Devi is from Manipur.[2]

Devi was selected in the 23-player Indian squad by Indian coach Joakim Alexandersson and she played the second of the two FIFA international friendlies against Maldives on January 2 at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru.[3][4][5] She made her senior India debut in the second match against Maldives, off the bench.[6][7]

In June 2022, she played for Manipur in the Hero Junior Under 17 Women's National Football Championship at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati.[8][9] In the Group A opener, she scored a goal in the 73rd minute in the 14-0 victory.[8] In the next match against Andhra Pradesh, she scored three goals in the 17-0 win.[10] She also scored against Uttarakhand in the other Group A match which Manipur won 14-0.[11]

Career statistics

International

As of 2 January 2025
National team Year Caps Goals
India 2025 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ↑ Sportstar, Team (1 January 2025). "Indian women's football team coach Joakim Alexandersson makes six changes for second Maldives friendly". Sportstar. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Manipur U-17 women's team for NFC announced". www.thesangaiexpress.com. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "India women's football team coach Alexandersson announced 23-member squad for Maldives friendly". Sportstar. 29 December 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "India complete a Maldives massacre in FIFA Women's Friendly". ANI News. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "9 from NE in 23-member Women's India Football Squad". Northeast Live. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "India women beat Maldives 11-1 in second friendly contest". The Week. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "International Friendly: India score 11 past Maldives in the second FIFA friendly". The Away End. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Babita, Sanjana dazzle as Manipur kick off Junior Women's NFC with 14-0 demolition of Uttarakhand". www.thesangaiexpress.com. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "Bihar upset Manipur in quarters; Arunachal storm into semis of Junior Women's National Football". The Sentinel - of this Land, for its People. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Hero Junior (U-17) Women's National Football Championship 2022-23". www.the-aiff.com. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "U-17 Women's National Football Championship: Manipur, Jharkhand earn huge wins". The Times of India. 22 June 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
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