Apurna Narzary

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Apurna Narzary
Personal information
Full name Apurna Narzary
Date of birth (2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Kokrajhar, Assam, India
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Sethu
Number 9
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Indian Arrows Women
2022 Kerala Blasters
2023– Sethu
International career
2022– India U20 6 (4)
2022– India 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Apurna Narzary (born 8 January 2004) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Indian Women's League club Sethu and the India national team. [1]

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Club career

Apurna started her senior career with Indian Arrows and played for them in the Indian Women's League. She Scored six goals in seven appearances for the Arrows and two Hero of the Match awards. She also scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 win against Odisha Police. [2] [3] [4] In 2022, she was signed by Kerala Blasters as a part of their newly launched women's team. [5] [6]

International career

Apurna debuted for India at the junior level in 2022, after represented the India U-18 team at the 2022 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship. [7] [8] In September 2022, she was included in the final 23 squad of Indian team to play in the 2022 SAFF Women's Championship. [9]

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