Karthika Angamuthu

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Karthika Angamuthu (born 21 November 1999) is an Indian women's professional footballer from Tamil Nadu. She plays as a midfielder for Odisha FC in the Indian Women's League and represents the India women's national football team. Earlier she played for Sethu FC.

Early life[edit | edit source]

Karthika hails from Salem, Tamil Nadu. She comes from a lower-middle-class family and her parents are Cotton Mill workers.[1] She started playing football at the age of 15 years.[2][3] Initially, the parents were reluctant to send their daughter on outstation trips but later after watching her success encourage her.[4]

Career[edit | edit source]

  • 2019: Hero Indian Women's League
  • 2021: In December, she made her Senior India debut in Venezuela.[5]
  • 2022: In January, she was named in the Indian team to play AFC Women's Asian Cup.[6]
  • 2023: In March, she played in the international friendly match against Uzbekistan at Tashkent.[7]
  • 2023: In April, she was part of the Indian team that played the Women's Olympic Qualifier Round 1 at Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic.[8]
  • 2023: She was part of the Indian team that played two friendlies against Nepal in Chennai.[9][10][11]
  • 2023: In June, she played for Tamil Nadu in the Senior Women's National Football Championship at Amritsar, Punjab.[12]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ ஜூன் 11, பதிவு செய்த நாள்; 2023 (2017-01-30). "பெண்மை என் பெருமை!". Dinamalar (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 2023-09-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "These women footballers are taking the field by storm". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  3. ↑ Bontra, Soumya (2022-01-20). "Meet the 23 players who can create history for Indian football". thebridge.in. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  4. ↑ "These TN women footballers dribble past challenges and make it to the national team". The Times of India. 2022-03-09. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  5. ↑ "AFC Asian Cup 2022: Meet India's 23-member squad". ESPN. 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  6. ↑ "Hosts India name 23-member squad for AFC Women's Asian Cup, recovering Bala Devi misses out". English.Mathrubhumi. 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  7. ↑ ANI (2023-03-29). "Uzbekistan edge out India with stoppage-time goal in women's football friendly". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  8. ↑ "Coach Dennerby names India squad for Olympic Qualifier Round 1 | Nagaland Post". 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  9. ↑ "Daughters of the soil take the field by storm". The Times of India. 2023-03-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  10. ↑ Bhattacharjee, Neeladri (2023-02-14). "Frontline to front-line: TN girl Indumathi set to lead India as Chennai hosts an international match after 15 years". Sportstar. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  11. ↑ Bureau, DTNEXT (2023-02-15). "Int'l football returns to Chennai today". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  12. ↑ ANI (2023-06-27). "Tamil Nadu to clash with Haryana in Senior Women's National Football Championship". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 2023-09-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[edit | edit source]

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