Indumathi Kathiresan

Indumathi Kathiresan

Personal information
Full name	Indumathi Kathiresan
Date of birth	(1994-06-05) 5 June 1994 (age 31) [1]
Place of birth	Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India [2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Jeppiaar Institute	3	(5)
2017	Sethu FC	9	(4)
2021	Tamilnadu Police
2022	Lords FA	10	(33)
2023	Gokulam Kerala	10	(9)
2023–2024	Odisha
International career‡
2014–	India	59	(17)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 February 2024

In this Indian name, the name Kathiresan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Indumathi.

Indumathi Kathiresan (born 5 June 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the India women's national football team.

International career

Indumathi has represented the India women's national football team since 2014. ^[3] She scored 6 goals in 2014 SAFF Women's Championship. Then she became regular choice of national team. ^[4] She was also selected in the squad for the 2016 SAFF Women's Championship. ^[5] Where she scored 2 goals for team. Then she scored 4 goals and become top scorer of 2019 SAFF Women's Championship.

Career statistics

International

As of 27 February 2024

National team	Year	Caps	Goals
India	2014	5	6
	2015	0	0
	2016	2	0
	2017	6	2
	2018	2	0
	2019	18	5
	2021	12	1
	2022	0	0
	2023	11	2
	2024	3	1
Total		59	17

Scores and results list India's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Indumathi Kathiresan

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 November 2014	Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan	Bangladesh	5–1	5–1	2014 SAFF Women's Championship
2.	17 November 2014		Afghanistan	1–0	12–0
3.				3–0
4.				9–0
5.	19 November 2014		Sri Lanka	1–0	5–0
6.				4–0
7.	2 January 2017	Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India	Nepal	2–0	3–1	2016 SAFF Women's Championship
8.	5 January 2017		Bangladesh	3–1	3–1
9.	1 March 2019	Alanya, Turkey	Turkmenistan	10–0	10–0	2019 Turkish Women's Cup
10.	13 March 2019	Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar, Nepal	Maldives	3–0	6–0	2019 SAFF Women's Championship
11.	17 March 2019		Sri Lanka	3–0	5–0
12.	20 March 2019		Bangladesh	2–0	4–0
13.				3–0
14.	10 October 2021	Hamad Town Stadium, Hamad Town, Bahrain	Bahrain	3–0	5–0	Friendly
15.	15 February 2023	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India	Nepal	2–0	2–2
16.	28 March 2023	Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	2–2	3–2
17.	21 February 2024	Gold City Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey	Estonia	2–1	4–3	2024 Turkish Women's Cup

Honours

India

• SAFF Women's Championship: 2014, 2016, 2019
• Top female player of the year 2023-24 by AIFF ^[6]

Sethu

• Indian Women's League: 2018–19

Lords FA

• Kerala Women's League: 2022–23

Gokulam Kerala

• Indian Women's League: 2022–23 ^{[7] [8]}

Odisha

• Indian Women's League: 2023–24 ^[9]

Tamil Nadu

• Rajmata Jijabai Trophy: 2017–18, 2022–23 ^[10]

Individual

• Indian Women's League Hero of the League: 2022–23 ^[11]
• Indian Women's League Best Midfielder: 2023–24

References

1. "LIST OF INDIA SENIOR GIRLS TEAM – 3RD SAFF WOMEN'S FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP, 2014" (PDF). AIFF. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
2. "Indumathi Kathiresan". Global Sports Archive. Archived from the original on 28 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
3. Das, Shankar (2 July 2014). "AIFF confirm China tour for India women's team ahead of Asian Games". SportsKeeda. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
4. "Women's Team to Camp in Shillong, Meghalaya". The All India Football Federation. 7 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
5. "Women's squad announced for SAFF Championships". SportsStarLive. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
6. "Chhangte, Indumathi named best on a shining Night of AIFF Awards". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
7. "Indian Women's League 2023: Gokulam Kerala thrash Kickstart FC 5–0 to win third consecutive title". sportstar.thehindu.com. Chennai: Sportstar. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
8. "Gokulam Kerala steamroll Kickstart to complete hat-trick of Hero IWL titles". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
9. "Odisha FC take home the IWL trophy with stunning ease". i-league.org. I-League. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
10. "Comeback queens Tamil Nadu regain National supremacy". AIFF. 28 June 2023.
11. "IWL 2023: Gokulam Kerala thrash Kickstart FC 5-0 to win third consecutive title". Sportstar. 21 May 2023.

External links

• Indumathi Kathiresan at All India Football Federation
• Indumathi Kathiresan at Global Sports Archive