Ritu Rani (footballer)

Ritu Rani
Personal information
Date of birth	25 May 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Alakhpura, Haryana, India
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Gokulam Kerala
Number	16
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 December 2021

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Ritu Rani (born 25 May 1997) is an Indian international footballer who plays as a defender for Gokulam Kerala and the India women's national team.

Club career[edit]

Ritu has played for FC Alakhpura and currently plays for Gokulam Kerala in India.^[1]^[2]^[4]

International career[edit]

Ritu was called up for the national team for the friendly matches in Malaysia in 2017. She capped for India at senior level during the 2019 Cotif Women's Tournament.^[2]

Honours[edit]

India

South Asian Games Gold medal: 2019^[5]

Gokulam Kerala

Indian Women's League: 2021–22
AFC Women's Club Championship third place: 2021^[4]

Haryana

Senior Women's National Football Championship runner-up: 2022–23^[6]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Ritu Rani". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Ritu Rani returns to Indian football team with big dreams after injury setback". The Bridge. 21 August 2019.
↑ "GKFC sign Indian international Ritu Rani". Gokulam Kerala FC. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 "With women's football set to be in limelight, Ritu looks at the bigger picture". The New Indian Express. 29 September 2021.
↑ Singh, Jaipal (13 December 2021). "South Asian Games: Panchkula student helps India bag gold in women football". The New Indian Express.
↑ "Comeback queens Tamil Nadu regain National supremacy". AIFF. 28 June 2023.

External links[edit]

Ritu Rani at All India Football Federation
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[AIFF-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Ritu Rani". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[bdge-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Ritu Rani returns to Indian football team with big dreams after injury setback". The Bridge. 21 August 2019.

[3] "GKFC sign Indian international Ritu Rani". Gokulam Kerala FC. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[indexp-4] 4.0 ^4.1 "With women's football set to be in limelight, Ritu looks at the bigger picture". The New Indian Express. 29 September 2021.

[5] Singh, Jaipal (13 December 2021). "South Asian Games: Panchkula student helps India bag gold in women football". The New Indian Express.

[6] "Comeback queens Tamil Nadu regain National supremacy". AIFF. 28 June 2023.

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