Karishma Shirvoikar

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Karishma Purushottam Shirvoikar (born 4 August 2001) is an Indian women's professional footballer from Goa. She plays as a forward for Gokulam FC in the Indian Women's League and represents the India women's national football team.

Early life[edit]

Karishma hails from a small sea-side village named Odxel, on the outskirts of Panaji, Goa. Her mother, Anjani, sells vegetables for a living as her father, Purushottam, is sick and stays at home.[1] She studied at Our Lady of the Rosary Higher Secondary school, Dona Paula. She lives in Panaji. In the school, she learnt her basics from coach Carol Fernandes Gomes.[2]

Career[edit]

  • 2011: She started playing football on the beaches of Goa with boys.
  • 2014: She played in the Times Girls Soccer League for her school.[3]
  • 2017: Joined Panjim Footballers and helped the club win the Goa Football League for two years.[4]
  • 2017: Represented Goa in the Junior Nationals.
  • 2018: Under-17 Brics Cup in South Africa.[5]
  • 2019: Plays for PVC Parra in the Goan's Women's League;[6] Plays for Panjim Footballers in the Indian Women's League;[7]
  • 2019: She was selected by Palamos CF to train in Spain with CD Fontsanta Fatjo, a third division team.[1]
  • 2020 to 2021: Played for Gokulam FC;[8][9][10]
  • 2021: In September, she was dropped from the Indian team to play friendlies against UAE and Bahrain.[11]
  • 2023: In February, she was part of the Indian team that played two friendlies against Nepal.[12]
  • 2023: In March, she played two friendly matches against Jordan at the Petra Stadium in Amman, Jordan as preparation for Olympic Qualifier.[13]
  • 2023: She played in the AFC Women's Olympic Qualifier Round 1 to be played in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic in April.[14][15]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Goan girl earns football training stint, trial in Spain". The Times of India. 2019-08-19. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. ↑ "Sporting missionaries who do us proud". The Times of India. 2015-09-21. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  3. ↑ "GFDC Dona Paula in semis". The Times of India. 2014-12-09. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  4. ↑ "Goan trio taste success with Kerala". The Times of India. 2020-02-16. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  5. ↑ "From battling with boys to Indian team, no stopping Karishma". The Times of India. 2018-07-16. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  6. ↑ "Goa Women's League 2019: Ansiva Finishes as Top Scorer, Bidesh XI SC Beat PVC Parra in Final Game". News18. 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  7. ↑ "Gokulam Kerala FC Looking to Sign Goa's Karishma Shirvoikar for Indian Women's League". News18. 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  8. ↑ "Gokulam Kerala FC Renew Goan Karishma Shirvoikar's Contract Ahead of New Season". News18. 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  9. ↑ "IWL 2020: Sabitra Bhandari Scores 5, Karishma Shirvoikar Bags Hat-trick as Gokulam Kerala FC Smash Kenkre FC". News18. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  10. ↑ Biswas, Joseph. "Gokulam Kerala hand contract extension to forward Karishma Shirvoikar". Khel Now. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  11. ↑ Peter, Naveen (2021-09-28). "Karishma Shirvoikar dropped from Indian football women's squad for international friendlies". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ↑ "Chances missed as Nepal hold Indian girls". The Times of India. 2023-02-19. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  13. ↑ ANI (2023-03-19). "Indian women's football team suffers 1-2 defeat against Jordan". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  14. ↑ "Thomas Dennerby names 22-member India squad for Olympic Qualifier". The Times of India. 2023-03-29. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  15. ↑ "India pump in five past Kyrgyz Republic in AFC Women's Olympic qualifier". The Times of India. 2023-04-04. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-16.

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