| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Madhya Pradesh, India | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gokulam Kerala | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| DFA Dhar | |||
| 2019–2020 | Kenkre | 6 | (2) |
| MUM- Footie First | |||
| 2021–2022 | Gokulam Kerala | 8 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | Dinamo Zagreb | 25 | (18) |
| 2025 | → Misaka United FC (loan) | ||
| 2025–2026 | East Bengal | 7 | (1) |
| 2026– | Gokulam Kerala | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2023– | India | 7 | (1) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 October 2024 | |||
Jyoti Chouhan (born 6 July 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Indian Women's League club Gokulam Kerala and the India national football team.[1][2]
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Chouhan's father died when she was twelve years old.[3] Chouhan has four sisters.[4] She is a native of Sardarpur, India.[5]
Club career[edit | edit source]
In 2022, Chouhan signed for Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb after doing well in the trials.[6] She then helped the club winning the domestic league.[7] She scored a hat-trick against Croatian side ZNK Agram, becoming the first Indian professional player to score a hat-trick for a European club.[8] Previously, she played for Indian sides Kenkre and Gokulam Kerala, where she was regarded as one of the club's most important players.[9]
International career[edit | edit source]
Chouhan was called up to India women's national football team training camps in 2016 and 2018.[10] She made her national team debut against Chinese Taipei at the 2022 Asian Games.[11]
Career statistics[edit | edit source]
International[edit | edit source]
- As of 27 October 2024
| National team | Year | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | |
International goals[edit | edit source]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 October 2024 | Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal |  Pakistan |
5–2 | 5–2 | 2024 SAFF Women's Championship |
Honours[edit | edit source]
Gokulam Kerala
Dinamo Zagreb
- Croatian Women's Football Cup: 2023–24;[12] runner-up: 2022–23
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Jyoti Chouhan - 24sata article". Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ↑ "Jyoti Chouhan Statistics". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ↑ "Meet Jyoti Chouhan". scroll.in. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ↑ "Jyoti Chouhan charts new territories for Indian football in Europe". thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ↑ "Jyoti Chauhan scripts history". telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ↑ Mitra, Dipawali (15 July 2022). "After Kolkata camp, 2 girls picked up for Croatian football club trials". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Kolkata: The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ↑ "'Došle smo u najveći klub. O vama nismo znale ništa, sad znamo jednu stvar'". jutarnji.hr. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ↑ "Who is Jyoti Chouhan?". sportingnews.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ↑ "Jyoti Chouhan paves the way for girls in Madhya Pradesh". Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ↑ "The irresistible European success of footballer Jyoti Chouhan". livemint.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ↑ "Match Report TPE vs IND" (PDF). info.hangzhou2022.cn. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ↑ "HNKŽ 23/24, Finale". semafor.hns. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Jyoti Chouhan at All India Football Federation
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