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Juli Kishan
Juli Kishan (born 8 May 1999) is an Indian women's professional footballer from Rourkela, Sundergarh district, Odisha. She plays as a defender for Odisha FC in the Indian Women's League and represents the India women's national football team. Earlier, she played for Odisha Police and East Coast Railways.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Juli was born in Rourkela to Yogeshwar Kishan.[1] She started playing football in 2016 with Young Association Club in Kuarmunda village. Former player and coach Gitanjali Khuntia spotted her at the U-19 Odisha State camp.[2] She was appointed as a constable by Odisha State Police in June 2021.[3]
Football career[edit | edit source]
2016: She started playing football and was selected for the Odisha team in July to play in the Junior under-19 women's National Football Tournament at Cuttack.[1]
10 September 2022: Senior India debut against Maldives at SAFF games.
September 2022: SAFF Women's Football Championship, Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal.
February 2023: Two friendly matches against Nepal, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai.
March 2023: Friendly matches against Jordan in Amman, and against Uzbekistan in Tashkent.
2023: She is among the 34 probables for the National camp of the Senior India team preparing for AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 at Bhubaneswar from July 30.[4][5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Orisports.com". www.orisports.com. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ↑ Release, Press. "Juli Kishan becomes latest Odisha FC Women recruit!". Arunava about Football. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ↑ Police, AIG of. "Odisha Police State Headquarter office order" (PDF). www.odishapolice.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Reporter, Staff. "Bhubaneswar welcomes the Indian Women's Football Team for National Camp including Manisa Panna, Juli Kishan, Tudu Jabamani and Pyari Xaxa". SportzPoint. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
- ↑ Service, Pragativadi News. "Bhubaneswar welcomes the Blues Tigresses for National Camp". Pragativadi. Retrieved 2023-09-14.