Sorokhaibam Ranjana Chanu

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Ranjana Chanu
Personal information
Full name Sorokhaibam Ranjana Chanu
Date of birth (1999-03-10) 10 March 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth Manipur, India
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Kickstart
Number 14
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Kryphsa
2019–2022 Gokulam Kerala
2022 Assam Rifles
2023–2024 Gokulam Kerala 9 (1)
2024–2025 Assam Rifles
2025– Kickstart
International career‡
2014–2016 India U20
2019– India 43 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 June 2025

Sorokhaibam Ranjana Chanu (born 10 March 1999) [1] is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur. She plays as a defender for the India women's national football team [2] and for Kickstart in the Indian Women's League. [1]

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Early life

Her father was a rickshaw puller. She started playing football at school and made her junior national debut as a 15 year old. Her brother is also a football player. She started at her village club in 2009 and later shifted to Kryphsa FC, before getting selected for Assam Riffles. [3]

Career

Chanu made her junior national debut in 2015. [4] Within three years, she made her senior national debut against Turkmenistan. In November 2021, she played for Gokulam Kerala FC which made its debut in the AFC Women's Club Championship. She has also participated at the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup. [3] In December 2024, she played the friendlies against Maldives in Bengaluru.

International career

Chanu made her Junior India debut in the 2015 AFC Under 19 Women's Championship qualifiers, at the age of 15 years. [1] [4] She scored her first goal on debut in the 10-0 win against Turkmenistan in the Turkish Women's Cup in 2018. She played for India again on 6 November 2019 against Vietnam in a friendly match in Hanoi where she scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw. [5]

Career statistics

International

As of 23 June 2025
National teamYearCapsGoals
India 2019133
2021100
202240
202370
202471
202520
Total434
Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Ranjana Chanu
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1 March 2019 Alanya, Turkey Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 6–010–0 2019 Turkish Women's Cup
2.7–0
3.6 November 2019Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre, Hanoi, Vietnam Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 1–11–1 Friendly
4.30 December 2024Padukone – Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, Bengaluru, India Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 11–014–0

Honours

India

Gokulam Kerala

KRYPHSA

References

  1. 1 2 3 "AIFF - 14 Sorokhaibam Ranjana Chanu". The AIFF. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "WEATHER WON'T AFFECT PERFORMANCE: MAYMOL ROCKY". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 Gani, Abdul (21 October 2024). "Ranjana Chanu: A story of football, family, and fighting through adversity". assamtribune.com. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 "India Announce Squad for AFC U-19 Women's Championship Qualifiers | Football News". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "INDIAN WOMEN PLAY OUT A 1–1 DRAW WITH STRONG VIETNAM". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Gokulam Kerala crowned champion of IWL 2020 - As it happened". Sportstar. 13 February 2020.
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