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Kowsalya S
Kowsalya Sivasami (born 19 August 2001) is an Indian women's professional footballer from Tamil Nadu. She plays as a Defender for Lords FA Kochi-YMAA in the Indian Women's League and represents the India women's national football team.[1] Earlier, she played for Sethu FC,[2] Tamil Nadu Football Association Junior Women’ team and for Madurai district team.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Kowsalya is from Namakkal in Tamil Nadu. She started playing football at the age of 12 at Loyola Higher Secondary School, Namakkal. He was encouraged by her brother Balamurugan and her family to play football.[3]
Football career[edit | edit source]
Kowsalya started playing football at the age of 12 years in her school with the senior team. She was part of the Junior India team that took part in the Under-18 AFC tournament.[3] Playing for Sethu FC, she made her debut in the Chennai League at the age of 17 in 2019. Sethu FC defeated Manipur in the final to win the Indian Women's League in 2019. It was Kowsalya's first big success.[2] She also represented Tamil Nadu in the 2023 Hero Senior Women's Football Championship at Punjab held in June.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Kowsalya Sivasami". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "A bigil moment for this Tamil Nadu all-girls football club". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kowsalya Sivasami:". www.fistosports.com. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ↑ "Senior Women's Football Championship 2023 Final Round: Squads". Chase Your Sport. Retrieved 2023-09-14.