Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 13 March 2007 | ||
Place of birth | Kakkayam,Kozhikode, Kerala, India | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Gokulam Kerala | ||
Number | 49 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Gokulam Kerala | ||
International career | |||
2023– | India U17 | 6 | (16) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Shilji Shaji (born 13 March 2007) is an Indian women's international footballer who plays for Gokulam Kerala and the India U17. [1]
Shilji hails from Kakkayam, Kozhikode, Kerala and started playing football at Kallanode School. [2] She said, "My father played football, and he sent me to play as well. Very few girls of my age used to play football. So I mostly played with senior girls". [3]
She was called up to the India U17. [4] [5] [6] Shilji scored her first goal for India U17 team in a friendly match against Jordan on 6 February 2023, [7] ultimately scoring four goals in this game. Shilji also scored another four goals in the next match against the same opponent on 9 February 2023. [8] Shilji scored a hat trick as India beat Nepal emphatically in the 2023 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship. [9] Shilji got to her fourth hat trick for the U-17 team against Bhutan in the 2023 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship. [10] She was called for 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification Team, Later AIFF announced Nishima Kumari of Jharkhand as replacement for attacking midfielder Shilji Shaji, Who diagnosed with viral pneumonia. [11]
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