Juli Kishan

Juli Kishan

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Rourkela, Sundergarh, Odisha, India
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) [1]
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Nita
Number	4
Youth career
	Young AC Kuarmunda
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Rising Students	5	(0)
	East Coast Railway
	Odisha Police
2021–2022	Sports Odisha	8	(0)
2022–2024	Odisha	18	(1)
2024–	Nita	11	(1)
International career‡
2022–	India	9	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 December 2024

Juli Kishan (born 8 May 1999) is an Indian professional footballer from Odisha, who plays as a defender for the Indian Women's League club Nita and the India women's national football team. She has also played for Odisha Police and East Coast Railways.

Early life

Juli was born in Rourkela to Yogeshwar Kishan. ^[2] She started playing football in 2016 with Young Association Club in Kuarmunda village. Former player and coach Gitanjali Khuntia spotted her at the U-19 Odisha State camp. ^[3] She was appointed as a constable by Odisha State Police in June 2021. ^[4]

Career

• 2016: She started playing football and was selected for the Odisha team in July to play in the Junior under-19 women's National Football Tournament at Cuttack. ^[2]
• 10 September 2022: Senior India debut against Maldives at SAFF games.
• September 2022: SAFF Women's Football Championship, Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal.
• February 2023: Two friendly matches against Nepal, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai.
• March 2023: Friendly matches against Jordan in Amman, and against Uzbekistan in Tashkent.
• 2023: She is among the 34 probables for the National camp of the Senior India team preparing for AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 at Bhubaneswar from July 30. ^{[5] [6]}

Career statistics

International

As of 30 December 2024

National team	Year	Caps	Goals
India	2022	2	0
	2023	3	0
	2024	4	0
Total		9	0

Honours

Odisha

• Indian Women's League: 2023–24 ^[7]

Odisha Police

• Odisha Women's League: 2021–22

Odisha (state)

• National Games Silver medal: 2022 ^[8]

References

1. "2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
2. "Juli Kishan". www.orisports.com. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
3. "Juli Kishan becomes latest Odisha FC Women recruit!". Arunava about Football. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
4. "Odisha Police State Headquarter office order" (PDF). www.odishapolice.gov.in. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
5. "Bhubaneswar welcomes the Indian Women's Football Team for National Camp including Manisa Panna, Juli Kishan, Tudu Jabamani and Pyari Xaxa". SportzPoint. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
6. "Bhubaneswar welcomes the Blues Tigresses for National Camp". Pragativadi. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
7. "Odisha FC take home the IWL trophy with stunning ease". i-league.org. I-League. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
8. "National Games 2022, October 10 HIGHLIGHTS: Manipur wins women's football gold; Tamil Nadu tops Group A in men's volleyball". Sportstar. 10 October 2022.

External links

• Juli Kishan at All India Football Federation