Sibani Devi Nongmeikapam

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Sibani Devi
Personal information
Full name Sibani Devi Nongmeikapam
Date of birth (2007-01-13) 13 January 2007 (age 18)
Place of birth Manipur, India
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sribhumi
Number 9
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Eastern Sporting Union
United Pukhao Sports Association
2022–2024 East Bengal 10 (2)
2024– Sribhumi
International career‡
2023 India U17
2025 India U20 3 (1)
2025– India 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 February 2025

Sibani Devi Nongmeikapam (Meitei : Nongmeikapam Sibani Devi, born 13 January 2007) [1] is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur, who plays as a forward for the Indian Women's League club Sribhumi and the India women's national football team. [1] She also played for the East Bengal in the IWL. [2]

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Early life and career

Devi is from Manipur.

She was selected in the 23-player Indian squad by Indian coach Joakim Alexandersson and she played the second of the two FIFA international friendlies at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru. [3] [4] [5] Thus, she made her Senior India debut in the friendlies against the Maldives at Bengaluru on 2 January 2025. [6] She also represented the Indian team and scored the winner in the AFC Under-17 Women's Asia Cup qualifiers at Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic on 26 April 2023. They defeated Kyrgyz Republic 1-0. Later, she was part of the National camp ahead of the AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 2 in September 2023. [7] She was also part of the Indian team which won the SAFF Under 19 Football Championship at Dhaka in February 2024. [8]

She played for East Bengal in the Indian Women's League in 2023–2024. On 24 December 2023, she scored the equaliser against Sethu FC, but East Bengal lost the match 2–4 in Kolkata. [9] On 10 December 2023, she also scored against in East Bengal's 2–0 win over Odisha FC at Bhubaneswar. [2]

Career statistics

International

As of 2 January 2025
National teamYearCapsGoals
India 202511
Total11
Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Sibani Devi
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2 January 2025Padukone – Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, Bengaluru, India Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 6–111–1 Friendly

References

  1. 1 2 "AIFF- Senior National Team - 7 Nongmeikapam Sibani Devi". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Indian Women's League: East Bengal pips Sports Odisha 2-0 to open campaign". Sportstar. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "India women's football team coach Alexandersson announced 23-member squad for Maldives friendly". Sportstar. 29 December 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "India complete a Maldives massacre in FIFA Women's Friendly". ANI News. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "9 from NE in 23-member Women's India Football Squad". Northeast Live. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Debutant Lhingdeikim lights up the show with four goals as India maul Maldives again". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "India U-17 women's football camp for AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 2 from July 7". The Times of India. 20 June 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Football, SAFF Women's U19 C'ships: India and Bangladesh share title after controversy marred final". Scroll.in. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "Indian Women's League: Sethu FC wins 4-2 against East Bengal Women". www.dtnext.in. 24 December 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2025.


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