Manisha Kalyan

Manisha Kalyan is an Indian footballer who plays as a midfielder for the India women's national football team and also for Indian Women's League club Gokulam Kerala.[1][2] She won the 2020–21 AIFF Women’s Emerging Footballer of the Year award.[3]

Manisha Kalyan
Manisha (Right) playing against Hans Women FC in the 2021–22 IWL
Personal information
Full name Manisha Kalyan
Date of birth (2001-11-27) 27 November 2001
Place of birth Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, Forward
Club information
Current team
 Gokulam Kerala
Number 12
Youth career
2016-2017 Sethu Youth Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017-2018 Sethu 3 (2)
2018– Gokulam Kerala 21 (18)
National team‡
2018 India U17 4 (1)
2018 India U18 4 (1)
2018 India U19 3 (3)
2019– India 17 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 December 2021

Early life

Manisha was born in Mugowal, located in the district of Horshiarpur, Punjab. She started playing football at the age of 13.[4]

Club career

Gokulam Kerala

On 2018, Manisha signed for the newly formed Indian Women's League franchise Gokulam Kerala FC.[5] She played a pivotal role in Gokulam's success in the 2019–20 IWL campaign. She scored 2 goals against the Kenkre FC which they won 1–10 and she scored a goal in their semi-finals against the Sethu FC.[6][7] She scored 3 goals in the tournament and were chosen as the emerging player of the tournament.[8]

In 2021, she became the first women player in India to score in a top-flight Asian competition,[9] when she scored in the 2021 AFC Women's Club Championship match against FC Bunyodkor Women's Team of Uzbekistan on 14 November, which they won 3–1 at full-time.[10][11][12]

International career

Manisha was selected for the India Under-17 National Squad to play the 2018 BRICS U-17 Football Cup which was held in South Africa. She scored a goal against China Under-17 which they ended up losing 2–1.[13] Manisha was later then promoted to the India Under-19 National Team. She got the attention of the public when she delivered a memorable performance in India’s inspiring win over Thailand in the AFC U-19 Women’s Championship Qualifiers.[14] She had scored a hat-trick in the same tournament against Pakistan which resulted in the victory of India on a big margin of 18–0.[15] Manisha got her senior team call-up for the match against Hong Kong in January 2019 at the age of 17.[16]

She scored her senior debut goal against UAE on 2 October 2021, where she opened the score sheet, as India won the match with a score of 4–1.[17][18] On 26 November 2021, Kalyan created history after scoring a goal against Brazil in their 6–1 defeat at the 2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus.[19][20][21]

International goals

India U-17, U-18 & U-19
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef
1.22 July 2018Wits Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa China PR0–12–12018 BRICS U-17 Football Cup[22]
2.28 September 2018Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan Bhutan3–04–02018 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship[23]
2. 24 October 2018 Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi, Thailand  Pakistan 1–0 18–0 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification [24]
4–0
11–0

Senior Appearance
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef
1.2 October 2021Theyab Awana Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates0–11–4Friendly[25]
2.10 October 2021Hamad Town Stadium, Hamad Town, Bahrain Bahrain0–50–5Friendly[26]
3.25 November 2021Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil Brazil1–16–1Int. Football Tournament of Manaus[27]
4.8 April 2022Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa, Jordan Jordan0–10–1Friendly[28]

Style of play

Manisha is an attacking midfielder and is known for her both creativity and her physicality. She is a versatile player who can attack and operate in the wings and even performs as a N°9.

Personal life

In an interview with Goal, Manisha revealed that she is a supporter of Argentine player Lionel Messi.[29]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 1 May 2022[30]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sethu 2017–18 IWL 3200—000032
Total 3200—000032
Gokulam Kerala 2018–19 IWL 64[lower-alpha 1]00—000064
2019–20 IWL 73[lower-alpha 2]00—000073
2020–21 IWL 00[lower-alpha 3]00—3[lower-alpha 4]10031
2021–22 IWL 510[lower-alpha 5]00—0000510
Total 181700—31002118
Career total 2119000031002420
  1. Player of the match award against Panjim Footballers
  2. AIFF Women's Emerging Footballer of the Year Manisha Kalyan
  3. IWL season got cancelled due to the 2nd wave of COVID-19 pandemic in India
  4. Three appearances in the 2021 AFC Women's Club Championship. Manisha, also won the Most Valuable Player award against FC Bunyodkor
  5. Manisha has 4 no. assists this season IWL 2021–22, two of the assists were against Odisha Police

Honours

International
India
Gold medal: 2019

Clubs
Gokulam Kerala

Individual

References
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