| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sangita Basfore | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Kalyani, West Bengal, India | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| West Bengal | |||
| –2016 | Chandney SC | ||
| 2016–2018 | Rising Students | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2024 | SSB Women | 26 | (10) |
| 2025– | East Bengal | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2016 | India U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2015– | India | 75 | (9) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 March 2026 | |||
Sangita Basfore (born 12 July 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for East Bengal in Indian Women's League and the India women's national team.[2][3]
Club career[edit | edit source]
West Bengal[edit | edit source]
Sangita had featured for the West Bengal State Team before moving to Rising Student Club.[4]
Rising Student Club[edit | edit source]
On 2016, Sangita signed for the Indian Women's League side Rising Student Club based in Odisha[5]
SSB Women[edit | edit source]
On 2018, Sangeeta signed for SSB Women's FC. On the 2018–19 Indian Women's League, SSB Women's qualified for the Semi-Finals by a comfortable 2–0 victory against Hans Women FC where Sangita scored a fabulous goal before they lost the semi-finals to Sethu FC on a big margin of 8–1. She ended up scoring 3 goals at the end of the season.[6][7][8][9]
International career[edit | edit source]
Sangita was selected for the India Women's U19 team at the age of 17. Sangeeta was called up for the Indian National Team at the age of 19 for the Olympics Tournament in 2016. Sangita scored her first international goal against Sri Lanka on 2019 SAFF Women's Championship in their group stage match which was held on 17 March 2019.[10][11] Sangita had also captained the national side against Uzbekistan in the 2019 Turkish Women's Cup which they lost 0–1.[12]
Career statistics[edit | edit source]
International[edit | edit source]
- As of 10 March 2026
| National team | Year | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 9 | |
- Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 March 2019 | Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar, Nepal |  Sri Lanka |
4–0 | 5–0 | 2019 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 2. | 8 April 2021 | AGMK Stadium, Olmaliq, Uzbekistan |  Belarus |
1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 3. | 10 October 2021 | Hamad Town Stadium, Hamad Town, Bahrain |  Bahrain |
1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 27 October 2024 | Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal |  Nepal |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2024 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 5. | 30 December 2024 | Padukone – Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, Bengaluru, India |  Maldives |
9–0 | 14–0 | Friendly |
| 6. | 23 June 2025 | 700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand |  Mongolia |
1–0 | 13–0 | 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
| 7. | 2 July 2025 |  Iraq |
1–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 8. | 5 July 2025 |  Thailand |
1–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 9. | 2–1 |
Honours[edit | edit source]
India
- SAFF Women's Championship: 2016, 2019
- South Asian Games Gold medal: 2016, 2019
Rising Students Club
SSB Women
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
- ↑ "Senior Women's Latest Squad". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ↑ "SSB Women Football Club – Hero Indian Women's League Squad". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ↑ "Sangita Basfore Career Clubs". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ↑ "Sangita Basfore- Career Club". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ↑ "SSB Women FC secure semifinal spot with a comfortable win over Hans Women FC". www.footballcounter.com. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ↑ "Sethu FC – Central SSB Women FC". www.sofascore.com. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ↑ "Sabitra Bhandari Scores Four As Setu FC Enters FINAL Of Indian Women's League". goalnepal.com. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ↑ "IWL: Sangita Basfore screamer helps SSB Women beat Rising Student Club; Gokulam Kerala claim another win". Sportskeeda. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ↑ "MEET SANGITA BASFORE – THE ENGINE DRIVING THE INDIAN WOMEN'S TEAM". All India Football Federation. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ↑ "INDIAN WOMEN CHARGE INTO SAFF SEMIS WITH 5–0 WIN OVER SRI LANKA". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ↑ "Turkish Women's Cup: India suffer narrow defeat to Uzbekistan in opener". Sportskeeda. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ↑ "IFA (WB) WOMEN LEAGUE 2019-20". kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Sangita Basfore at All India Football Association
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