Juli Kishan

Juli Kishan (born 8 May 1999) is an Indian women's professional footballer from Rourkela, Sundergarh district, Odisha. She plays as a defender for Odisha FC in the Indian Women's League and represents the India women's national football team. Earlier, she played for Odisha Police and East Coast Railways.

Juli Kishan
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999
Place of birth Rourkela, Sundergarh, Odisha, India
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Odisha FC
Number 4
Youth career
Young AC Kuarmunda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Rising Students
East Coast Railway
Odisha Police
Sports Odisha
2022– Odisha FC
International career‡
2022– India 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2023

Early life

Juli was born in Rourkela to Yogeshwar Kishan.[1] She started playing football in 2016 with Young Association Club in Kuarmunda village. Former player and coach Gitanjali Khuntia spotted her at the U-19 Odisha State camp.[2] She was appointed as a constable by Odisha State Police in June 2021.[3]

Football career
  • 2016: She started playing football and was selected for the Odisha team in July to play in the Junior under-19 women's National Football Tournament at Cuttack.[1]
  • 10 September 2022: Senior India debut against Maldives at SAFF games.
  • September 2022: SAFF Women's Football Championship, Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • February 2023: Two friendly matches against Nepal, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai.
  • March 2023: Friendly matches against Jordan in Amman, and against Uzbekistan in Tashkent.
  • 2023: She is among the 34 probables for the National camp of the Senior India team preparing for AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 at Bhubaneswar from July 30.[4][5]

Honours

Odisha Police

Odisha

References
  1. "Orisports.com". www.orisports.com. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  2. Release, Press (2022-08-13). "Juli Kishan becomes latest Odisha FC Women recruit!". Arunava about Football. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  3. Police, AIG of (2021-06-22). "Odisha Police State Headquarter office order" (PDF). www.odishapolice.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  4. Staff Reporter (2023-07-25). "Bhubaneswar welcomes the Indian Women's Football Team for National Camp including Manisa Panna, Juli Kishan, Tudu Jabamani and Pyari Xaxa". SportzPoint. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  5. Service, Pragativadi News (2023-07-25). "Bhubaneswar welcomes the Blues Tigresses for National Camp". Pragativadi. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  6. "National Games 2022, October 10 HIGHLIGHTS: Manipur wins women's football gold; Tamil Nadu tops Group A in men's volleyball". Sportstar. 10 October 2022.
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