| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 December 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Meghalaya, India | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Garhwal United | ||
| Number | 49 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Laitkor Rngi SC | ||
| 2024– | Garhwal United | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2025– | India U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | India | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 October 2025 | |||
Ribansi Jamu (born 16 December 2008) is an Indian professional footballer from Meghalaya who plays as a goalkeeper for the club Garhwal United Football Club in the Indian Women's League 2 and the India women's national football team. She is a product of Baichung Bhutia Football Schools programme.
Early life and career[edit | edit source]
Jamu is from Shillong, Meghalaya.
She played in the Shillong Sports Association Women’s Football League, the top league in Shillong, Meghalaya, for Laitkor Rngi Sports Club women’s team. Later, she joined the Baichung Bhutia Football Schools Residential Academy at Nashik, Maharashtra.[2] In May 2024, she played for Football Delhi in the 28th Rajmata Jijabai Trophy.[3] In 2022, playing for Sati Raja Memorial SS of Ri-Bhoi, she was declared as the best goalkeeper in the under 17 girls division of the state level Subroto Cup.[2]
International career[edit | edit source]
She was selected in the 23-player Indian squad by Indian coach Joakim Alexandersson and she played the second FIFA international friendlies against Maldives on January 2 at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru.[4][5][6] In that match, she made her senior India debut as a substitute coming off the bench to replace Nandini.[7][8][9]
She represented the Indian under 20 football team in the Pink Ladies International Youth Cup at Turkey.
Career statistics[edit | edit source]
International[edit | edit source]
- As of 2 January 2025
| National team | Year | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Room, The Sports (7 August 2023). "Another Laitkor women's player heads to BBFS academy in Nashik | The Sports Room". Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ↑ "28th Senior Women's National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy 2023-24". www.the-aiff.com. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ↑ "India women's football team coach Alexandersson announced 23-member squad for Maldives friendly". Sportstar. 29 December 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ↑ "India complete a Maldives massacre in FIFA Women's Friendly". ANI News. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ↑ "9 from NE in 23-member Women's India Football Squad". Northeast Live. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ↑ "International Friendly: Indian Women's NT demolish Malidves 14-0". The Away End. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ↑ "Debutant Lhingdeikim Lights Up The Show With Four Goals As India Maul Maldives 11-1 | Football News". News18. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ↑ "Alexandersson makes six changes in squad for second Maldives FIFA friendly". The Week. Retrieved 25 March 2025.