Aditi Chauhan

Aditi Chauhan (born 20 November 1992)[2] is an Indian women's professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian club Gokulam Kerala and the Indian national team.

Aditi Chauhan
Personal information
Full name Aditi Chauhan
Date of birth (1992-11-20) 20 November 1992
Place of birth Taleigão, Goa, India
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Gokulam Kerala
Number 1
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
University of Delhi
2013–2015 Loughborough University[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015−2018 West Ham United 7 (0)
2018−2019 India Rush
2019−2020 Gokulam Kerala 7 (0)
2021 Hamar Hveragerði
2021− Gokulam Kerala
National team‡
2008−2012 India U19 4 (0)
2011− India 50 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 December 2021

Career

Chauhan and her family moved to Delhi when she was nine years old.She did her Schooling from Amity International School[3] As a child she was very involved in various sports. She participated in karate and basketball.[3] After showing promise in basketball, Chauhan was selected for the youth state team for the sport.[3] Through basketball, Chauhan developed a good grip of the ball and a good athletic build.[4] She was convinced by her coach to attend trials for the football team as a goalkeeper.[3] Chauhan was successful and eventually, at age 15, appeared on the team for the Delhi women's football team U19 squad.

She attended Loughborough University, completing an MSc in Sports Management[5] and represented their football team.[4] In August 2015, Chauhan joined West Ham United Ladies.[6] She made her debut on 16 August 2015 in a 0–5 defeat by Coventry Ladies and in doing so became the first player from the India national women's team to play competitively in England[7] and the first Indian woman to play in English league football.[8] She spent two seasons with the club before returning to India in early 2018.[9] She went on to join India Rush.[10]

For 2019–20 Indian Women's League, she joined Gokulam Kerala FC. She also has been No. 1 choice goalkeeper for the Indian National team.[11]

International

Chauhan was selected for trials with the India U19 side at age 17.[3] She was a part of the India women's team that won the 2012 SAFF Women's Championship in Sri Lanka.[12]

Honours

International
India
Gold medal: 2016, 2019

Club
Gokulam Kerala

Individual

See also

References
  1. "Graduate becomes first Asian Woman Footballer of the year in England". lboro.ac.uk (Loughborough University). 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. "Aditi Chauhan". Eurosport. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. "My Football journey in India". Women's Soccer United. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  4. Kohli, Gauri (29 May 2015). "Meet Aditi Chauhan, goalkeeper of Indian women's national football team". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  5. "Graduate becomes first Asian Woman Footballer of the year in England". Loughborough University. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  6. "EPL club West Ham United Ladies signs Indian women's team goalkeeper Aditi Chauhan". India Today. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  7. Sudhakaran, Sumil (18 August 2015). "Meet Aditi Chauhan, 1st Indian woman footballer to play in UK". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  8. Thomas-Mason, Lee (21 August 2015). "Exclusive: How West Ham's record breaking goalkeeper Aditi Chauhan became an international role model". Metro.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  9. "Goalkeeper Aditi eyes return to Indian team for Asian Games". The Times of India. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  10. Haji, Irfan (25 March 2018). "Aditi Chauhan eyes Indian team comeback with Rush Soccer". The Asian Age. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  11. "Aditi Chauhan profile". footballexpress.in. 20 December 2020.
  12. Deep Singh, Kunwar (2 January 2013). "Indian Football: Exclusive Interview : Aditi Chauhan – "A Lot Can Still Be Done If The Media Pays A Little More Attention"". The Hard Tackle. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  13. "Aditi Chauhan creates history, becomes first Asian Woman Footballer of the year in England". Deccan Chronicle. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
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