Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 May 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Jorethang, Namchi district, Sikkim, India | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Garhwal United | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
SSA Soreng | |||
2022–2023 | Misaka United FC | ||
Pink Panthers FC | |||
2024– | Garhwal United | ||
International career‡ | |||
2022 | India U17 | ||
2025– | India | 1 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 January 2025 |
Simran Gurung (born 2005) [1] is an Indian professional footballer from Sikkim, who plays as a forward for the Indian Women's League 2 club Garhwal United and the India women's national team. [2] [3]
Gurung is from Jorethang, Namchi district, Sikkim. She is a product of State Academy for Girls run by the Sikkim Football Association at Soreng. [4] She is the first girl from Sikkim to play for the senior India team. [1] [5]
Gurung was selected in the 23-player Indian squad and played the second of the two FIFA international friendlies against Maldives on 2 January 2025 at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru. [6] [7] [8] She scored two goals on debut, in 62nd and 68th minute. [9] [10] [11] [12]
In December 2024, she played for Sikkim in the Senior Women's National Football Championship held in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. [13] In the early rounds of the 29th Senior Nationals played at Agartala in October 2024, Gurung scored four goals in their first match where Sikkim beat Gujarat 4–0. [14] [15] In May 2024, she was part of the Sikkim team that played in group B of the 28th Senior Women's National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy in Kolkata. [4] [16] [17] Earlier, she represented Sikkim in the 2nd North East Olympic Games held at Shillong. [18] [19]
National team | Year | Caps | Goals |
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India | 2025 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 1 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 2 January 2025 | Padukone – Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, Bengaluru, India | ![]() | 9–1 | 11–1 | Friendly |
2. | 10–1 | |||||