Lako Phuti Bhutia

Lako Phuti Bhutia (born 20 October 1994 in Sikkim) is an Indian women footballer who currently plays for Shirsh Bihar United and the India women's national football team.

Lako Phuti Bhutia
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-10-20) 20 October 1994[1]
Place of birth Sribadam, Sikkim, India[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Mangalbari Women's FA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Bodyline SC[3]
2014 New Radiant
2017–2019 Gokulam Kerala
2018 Sunrise FC
2021– Shirsh Bihar United
International career
2012 India U19
2013– India 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Bhutia who hails from Sribadam, a remote place in West Sikkim is a product of the Mangalbari Women’s Football Academy. The defender horned her skills under coach Palden Bhutia.[2]

She also played for Maldivian club New Radiant S.C. in 2014. Then she joined Gokulam Kerala FC for 2017–18 Indian Women's League season.

Bhutia also played for Sunrise WFC in Bhutan Women's National Championship in 2018.[4]

International

In 2012, she was called up to the Under-19 National Team for the 2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification in Malaysia. She became the 4th Girl from the state to represent the National Team after Pushpa Chetri, Anuradha Chetri and Nima Lhamu Bhutia. She attended a one-month coaching camp at Gandhinagar, Gujarat with the U-19 squad before leaving for Malaysia.[2]

She along with her sister Nima Lhamu Bhutia was selected for the Senior Women's National Football Coaching Camp, which was held from 1 April 2013. This Camp was held for the selection of the Senior National Team for the Asian Cup qualifying round. Her sister could not attend the camp due to personal reasons. Lako has represented the National Team 8 times and has 1 goal to her credit.[2]

Honours

India

New Radiant WSC

Sunrise FC

  • Women's National League runner-up: 2018[6]

See also

References
  1. "Lako Phuti Bhutia". THE AIFF. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014.
  2. Sarbajna, Boudhayan. "Oinam Bembem Devi's & Lako Phuti Bhutia' s Foreign Stint Signals A Bright Future For Indian Women Football". The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. "Indian Women's League: Quartz SC score 1-0 upset win over Bodyline SC". arunfoot.com. 22 October 2016. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  4. "Sunrise Women's FC draw 1–1 against BFF Academy to top the league". kuenselonline.com. KUENSEL News Bhutan. 23 July 2018. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  5. Shukla, Abhishek. "Indian women's squad announced for SAFF Championship". India Footy. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  6. "Bhutan (Women) 2018". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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