M. K. Kashmina

M. K. Kashmina (born 3 March 1999) is an Indian women's professional footballer from Manipur. She plays as a midfielder for Gokulam Kerala FC in the Indian Women's League and represents the India women's national football team.

M. K. Kashmina
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-03) 3 March 1999
Place of birth Manipur, India
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Gokulam Kerala
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Eastern Sporting Union
Kolhapur City
2020– Gokulam Kerala
International career‡
2017 India U20
2017– India 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2023

Early life

Her father, Mohammed Kashim Ali, was a University-level football player and encouraged young Kashmina to play the game.[1] Her younger brother also played football as a goalkeeper.[2]

Domestic career
  • 2012: Her first big tournament was the Subroto Cup in Delhi representing Manipur;[3]
  • 2017: Played for Eastern Sporting Union which beat Rising Students to win the inaugural Indian Women’s League on February 14.
  • 2022: She was selected to represent Manipur in the 36th National Games to be held in Gujarat from October 1 to 11.[4]
  • 2023: She played for Gokulam Kerala FC in the IWL;[5]

International career
  • 2017: AFC U19 Championship 2017 Qualifiers;
  • 2018: She made her Senior India debut in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers against Uzbekistan;[6]
  • 2023: In March, she played two friendly matches in Jordan ahead of the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament 2024 Asian Qualifiers Round 1 to be held in the Kyrgyz Republic.[7]

References
  1. Release, Press (2020-02-12). "From 2017 to 2020, Kashmina aims to come full circle in the IWL!". Arunava about Football. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  2. Sportstar, Team (2020-02-12). "Gokulam Kerala's Kashmina Devi bids for second IWL title". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  3. "Gokulam Kerala FC's Kashmina Devi Eyes Her Second Indian Women's League Trophy". News18. 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  4. "Women's football team for National games announced : 06th sep22 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  5. "IWL: Gokulam Kerala declare 27-member squad". Khel Now. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  6. "From 2017 to 2020, Kashmina aims to come full circle in the Hero IWL". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  7. "Indian women held to a stalemate by Jordan". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
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