| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 April 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Shillong, Meghalaya India | ||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Garhwal United | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kick Start FCC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Royal Wahingdoh | |||
| 2020–2021 | Bangalore United FC | ||
| 2021–2022 | Sirvodem SC | ||
| 2022–2023 | Sports Odisha | ||
| 2023– | Garhwal United | ||
| 2025–2026 | → Misaka United FC (loan) | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2026– | India | 4 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 April 2026 | |||
Sanfida Nongrum (25 April 2005) is an Indian professional footballer from Meghalaya,[2][3] who plays as a midfielder for the Indian Women's League club Garhwal United and the India women's national football team.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Nongrum hails from Shillong.[4]
Career[edit | edit source]
She was the captain of the Garhwal United which won the Indian Women's League 2 in the 2024–25 season. She is also the captain of the Garhwal United in 2025. In 2024, she led the Laitkor club clinch the Women’s Football League title in Meghalaya.[5] She also played for Bangalore United, Sports Odisha and Sirvodem SC, and has also played for the Meghalaya sub-junior girls’ team. In the Senior Women's National Football Championship, she represented Delhi.[6]
In 2025–26 season of the Karnataka Women’s League, she was named Player of the Tournament being the top scorer with 15 goals.[5]
International[edit | edit source]
She made her senior India debut in the AFC Women's Asia Cup at Perth, Australia on 4 March 2026 and scored a goal in the debut match against Vietnam in the first match of Group C.[7] Thus, she became the first player from Meghalaya to earn a senior India cap.[8][9]
Career statistics[edit | edit source]
International[edit | edit source]
- As of 15 April 2026
| National team | Year | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2026 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 March 2026 | Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth, Australia |  Vietnam |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "Women's Asian Cup: Sanfida scores on India debut but team lose to Vietnam | Highland Post". 4 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "All India Football Federation". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "Ka Sanfida Nongrum, sha ka Bangalore United FC". Rupang. 16 January 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Who is Sanfida Nongrum, who scored for India in AFC Women's Asian Cup match vs Vietnam?". Sportstar. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "Sanfida Nongrum Named in India Squad for AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 - Shillong Today News". 23 February 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ Sagar, Sunaadh (4 March 2026). "AFC Women's Asian Cup: Vietnam hand India late pain, but hope springs anew". ESPN. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "Blue Tigresses suffer injury-time defeat against Vietnam in opening AFC Women's Asian Cup match". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
- ↑ "Sanfida scores on dream Indian debut but team lose to Vietnam in Women's Asian Cup | The Sports Room". 4 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Sanfida Nongrum at All India Football Federation
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Anju Tamang was initially named in the squad, but was replaced by Karishma Shirvoikar prior to the tournament due to injury. | ||