| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thoibisana Chanu Toijam | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Manipur, India | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sreebhumi | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2022 | Manipur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2022 | Young Welfare Club | ||
| 2022–2023 | East Bengal | ||
| 2023– | Sreebhumi | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2023 | India U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2024 | India U20 | 15 | (1) |
| 2024– | India | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 May 2025 | |||
Thoibisana Chanu Toijam (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., born 7 March 2007) is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur who plays as a midfielder for the Indian Women's League club Sreebhumi and the India women's national football team.[2]
Early life and career[edit | edit source]
Chanu is from Manipur. She was selected for the senior National camp in December 2024, ahead of the two FIFA international friendlies with Maldives to be played at Bengaluru. Later, she made it to the 23–member squad.[3][4] In April 2022, she played for Young Welfare Club, Langthabal in the Hero Indian Women League qualifying round.[5]
She made her senior international debut coming in as a substitute in the second half of the first match against Maldives at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru on 30 December 2024.[6] The new chief coach of the Indian women's team Crispin Chettri named 32 probables including Chanu for the Pink Ladies Cup to be played at Dubai in February 2025.[7] Earlier in February 2024, she was part of the Indian team that became joint-winners of the 2024 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship.[8] In June 2022, she represented Manipur unit, AMFA, in the Hero Women's Junior Under–17 National Football Championship 2022 at Guwahati, Assam.[9]
Career statistics[edit | edit source]
International[edit | edit source]
- As of 2 January 2025
| National team | Year | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "AIFF - Senior National Team - Toijam Thoibisana Chanu". The AIFF. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ↑ Sportstar, Team (29 December 2024). "India women's football team coach Alexandersson announced 23-member squad for Maldives friendly". Sportstar. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ↑ "9 from NE in 23-member Women's India Football Squad". Northeast Live. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ↑ "Hero IWL QualifiersRinaroy, Thoibisana star as YWC kick off campaign with 4-0 rout of Golazo FC". thesangaiexpress.com. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ↑ "India complete a Maldives massacre in FIFA Women's Friendly". ANI News. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ↑ "Coach Crispin Chettri names 32 probables for the Pink Ladies Cup in Dubai". The Bridge. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ↑ Ghosh, Rajarshi (8 February 2024). "India and Bangladesh declared Joint Winners of SAFF U19 Women's Championship 2024". East Bengal Club. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ↑ "AMFA names 20-member squad for Women's Jr National Football Cship : 05th jun22 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Toijam Thoibisana Chanu at All India Football Federation.