| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 June 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Atmakur, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, India | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kemp | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kemp | |||
| 2024–2025 | Tungabhadra | ||
| 2025– | Kemp | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Anusha Mandala (born 04 June 2008) is an Indian professional footballer from Andhra Pradesh who plays as a midfielder for the Indian Women's League 2 club Kemp.[1][2]
Early life and career[edit | edit source]
Mandala is from Atmakur, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. She comes from a farming community. She joined Anantapur Sports Academy in 2018.[3][4] She joined the Anantapur Sports Academy, a sport for development initiative of an Anantapur NGO, Rural Development Trust under Laliga Foundation in 2018.[5] Laliga is India's first women's residential football academy in Andhra Pradesh.[5]
Career[edit | edit source]
She made her Senior India debut on 2 January 2025, in the second of the two friendlies against the Maldives at Bengaluru .[1] In October 2023, she was selected to play for the Andhra Pradesh state junior football team.[5] After the first game, chief coach Joakim Alexandersson made six changes in the squad and including Mandala, who played the second match as a defender to make her India debut.[6] In October 2024, she represented Andhra Pradesh senior team in the 29th Senior Women’s National Football Championship for the Rajmata Jijabai Trophy.[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sportstar, Team (1 January 2025). "Indian women's football team coach Joakim Alexandersson makes six changes for second Maldives friendly". Sportstar. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ↑ "Alexandersson makes six changes in squad for second Maldives FIFA friendly". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ↑ "Anusha Mandala's inspiring journey from rural fields to national football arenas". thebridge.in. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ↑ Ash, Sauradeep (20 October 2023). "Anusha Mandala: Andhra girl's incredible wings for glory - from Rural fields to National Football". www.mykhel.com. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "From Rural Fields to National Arenas: Anusha-'s Inspirational Journey in Football | From Rural Fields to National Arenas: Anusha\'s Inspirational Journey in Football". www.deccanchronicle.com. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ↑ "Alexandersson makes six changes in squad for second Maldives FIFA friendly". ANI News. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ↑ "Railways qualify for final rounds of Sr Women's NFC for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 7 March 2025.