Yumnam Kamala Devi

Yumnam Kamala Devi (born 4 March 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and an occasional striker for the Indian team.[1][2] She currently plays for Eastern Sporting Union in the Indian Women's League.

In this Meitei name, the family name is Yumnam and the given name is Kamala. "Devi" is a name suffix.

Kamala Devi
Personal information
Full name Yumnam Kamala Devi
Date of birth (1992-03-04) 4 March 1992
Place of birth Thoubal, Manipur, India
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, striker
Team information
Current team
 Eastern Sporting Union
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Railways 32 (43)
2017–2019 Eastern Sporting Union 10 (15)
2019 Kolhapur City 5 (2)
2020 Gokulam Kerala 5 (6)
2022 East Coast Railway 10 (22)
2023– Eastern Sporting Union
International career‡
2010–2021 India 51 (33)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 December 2021

Career

International career

Kamala Devi was a part of the Indian team that won the 2010 SAFF Championships and the South Asian Games in 2010, 2012 and 2014. At the 2012 tournament, she was awarded the Best Player of the Final. She finished the tournament scoring seven goals, also scoring in the final against Nepal, in the 83rd minute. At the 2014 Asian Games, she scored five goals in India's first match against Maldives.[3] She scored five goals and was the top-scorer at the 2016 South Asian Games. This included a brace in the final against Nepal that helped her win the gold medal.[4]

Club career

In 2016, Devi was signed by Eastern Sporting Union to play in the inaugural season of the Indian Women's League. She helped her team win the League scoring 15 goals in 10 games and was the joint top-scorer alongside Sanju Yadav. 12 of those goals came in the final round. It included a brace in the final against Rising Student.[5]

Devi also plays for the Railways in various competitions.[6]

Devi was awarded the AIFF title 2017 Woman Footballer of the Year on July 23, 2018.

Career statistics

International
As of 2018
International caps and goals
Year Caps Goals
2010 0
2011 0
2012 7
2013 0
2014 9
2015 1
2016 7
2017 1
2018 3 3
Total 28
List of international goals scored by Yumnam Kamala Devi
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 September 2012CR & FC Grounds, Colombo, Sri Lanka Bangladesh1–03–02012 SAFF Women's Championship
2.11 September 2012 Bhutan2–011–0
3.4–0
4.14 September 2012 Afghanistan1–011–0
5.5–0
6.11–0
7.16 September 2012   Nepal3–13–1
8.14 September 2014Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon, South Korea Maldives2–015–02014 Asian Games
9.5–0
10.7–0
11.9–0
12.12–0
13.13 November 2014Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan Maldives3–08–02014 SAFF Women's Championship
14.7–0
15.19 November 2014 Sri Lanka5–05–0
16.21 November 2014   Nepal1–06–0
17.13 March 2015Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar Sri Lanka1–04–02016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
18.27 December 2016Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India Afghanistan1–05–12016 SAFF Women's Championship
19.3–0
20.2 January 2017   Nepal1–03–1
21.9 February 2016Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong, India Sri Lanka4–05–02016 South Asian Games
22.13 February 2016 Bangladesh1–05–1
23.3–0
24.15 February 2016   Nepal1–04–0
25.2–0
26.8 November 2018Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar   Nepal1–11–12020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
27.11 November 2018 Bangladesh1–07–1
28.4–0

Honours

India

Eastern Sporting Union

Gokulam Kerala

Railways

Manipur

Individual

  • Indian Women's League Top Scorer: 2016–17[9]
  • AIFF Women's Footballer of the Year, 2017
  • Top Scorer, South Asian Games, 2016- 5 Goals
  • Most Valuable Player of the Final, SAFF Women's Championships, 2012.
  • Top Scorer, 12 Goals, IWL, 2017
  • Best Player, Senior Women's National Championships, 2016.
  • Top Scorer 16 Goals, U-17, National Championships, 2006.

References
  1. "Manipur's Football Culture has inspired me: Kamala Devi". the-aiff.com. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  2. "Yumnam Kamala Devi". www.incheon2014ag.org. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  3. "Football Women's First Round Group A Match Results India vs Maldives". www.incheon2014ag.org. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  4. "SAG: Kamala Devi stars in India's title triumph". The Hindu. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  5. "EASTERN SPORTING UNION CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF INDIAN WOMEN'S LEAGUE". All India Football Federation. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  6. "Indian women's football team eyeing last 8 finish in Asian Games". ibnlive.com. 14 July 2014. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  7. "Gokulam Kerala crowned champion of IWL 2020 - As it happened". Sportstar. 13 February 2020.
  8. "Manipur's monopoly continues". Sportstar. 28 March 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  9. "Eastern Sporting Union win inaugural Indian Women's League". ESPN. espn.in. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
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