Martina Thokchom

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Martina Thokchom
Personal information
Full name Thokchom Martina Devi
Date of birth (2004-07-13) 13 July 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Yourbung, Imphal East, Manipur, India
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Gokulam Kerala
Number 6
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Eastern Sporting Union
KRYPHSA
2021–2022 Indian Arrows Women
2022– Gokulam Kerala 4 (0)
International career
2017–2020 India U17
2023 India U20
2021– India 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2023

Thokchom Martina Devi (born 13 July 2004) commonly known as Martina Thokchom, is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur, who plays as a midfielder for Gokulam Kerala FC in the Indian Women's League and represents the India women's national football team.

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Early life

Martina hails from Yourbung in Manipur. Her father was a football player, who played at the state level. Both her father, Thokchom Sanatomba, and mother encouraged her to play football and enrolled her in the local grassroots training programme whe she was 10-years old. [1] Later, she joined KRYHPSA club and trained under Coach Chaoba Devi.

Career

Awards

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