Priyadharshini Selladurai

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Priyadharshini S.
Personal information
Full name Priyadharshini Selladurai
Date of birth (2003-02-26) 26 February 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Tamil Nadu, India
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Liberty Ladies FC
Number 12
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
FC Thamizhatchi
2022–2023 Sethu
2023–2024 Gokulam Kerala
2024–2025 Kemp
2025– Liberty Ladies FC
International career
2025– India 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 July 2025

Priyadharshini Selladurai (born 26 February 2003) [1] is an Indian professional footballer from Tamil Nadu who plays as a midfielder for the Indian Women's League 2 club Liberty Ladies FC. She has also represented Sethu and Gokulam Kerala in the Indian Women's League.

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Early life and career

Priyadharshini is from Tamil Nadu. She is selected by Indian chief coach Crispin Chettri for the National camp at Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, in preparation for the Pink Ladies Cup, to be held at Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, from 20 to 26 February 2025. [2] [3] Before joining Kemp, she played for Gokulam Kerala FC, Sethu Madurai, FC Thamizhatchi, Tamil Nadu State Team, TNFA Junior Women's Team 2018. She played a crucial role in Tamil Nadu winning the Senior Women's National Football Championship for the second time. [4] She scored a goal and assisting in another, in the 2-1 victory in the final against Haryana at the Gurunanak Stadium in Amritsar on 28 June 2023. [5] [6] [7]

She plays for Kemp FC in the 2024–2025 KSFA women's league. [8] In the match against Maatru Pratishtana FC on 4 August 2024, she scored a hat-trick. [9]

Senior India debut

She made her Senior India debut in the first of the two FIFA Women’s International Friendlies against Uzbekistan played on 30 May 2025 at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence stadium, Bengaluru. [10] [11] [12]

Career statistics

International

As of 2 July 2025
National teamYearCapsGoals
India 202542
Total42
Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Priyadharshini Selladurai
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 June 2025 700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 11–013–0 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
2.13–0

References

  1. "AIFF - Priyadharshini S." The AIFF. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  2. "Crispin Chettri names 23-member squad for Pink Ladies Cup in UAE". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  3. "Our aim is to qualify for the Women's Asian Cup on merit, says Crispin Chettri". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  4. Venkatesan, S. Prasanna (28 June 2023). "Football | Tamil Nadu roars back to beat Haryana and claim the senior women's National title". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  5. "Tamil Nadu win Senior Women's National Football Championship for second time". The Times of India. 28 June 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  6. "Tamil Nadu clinches second Senior Women's National Football Championship title". ANI News. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  7. "Senior Women's National Football C'ship: TN reigns supreme". DT Next. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  8. "KSFA Women's League 2024-25". The AIFF. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  9. "In-form DYES 'A' emerge triumphant". The Times of India. 4 August 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  10. "Debutants Manisha Naik, Malavika, Priyadharshini dream of more Blue Tigresses caps". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  11. Sportstar, Team (30 May 2025). "India women's football team suffers narrow defeat against Uzbekistan". Sportstar. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  12. "Debutants Manisha Naik, Malavika, Priyadharshini dream of more Blue Tigresses caps". ANI. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.