| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 July 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Puliyankudi, Tamil Nadu, India | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pudhuvai Unicorns | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Jeppiaar Institute | ||
| 2017–2018 | Indira Gandhi AS&E | ||
| 2018–2022 | Sethu | ||
| 2022–2023 | Lord FA Kochi | ||
| 2023–2024 | Liberty Ladies FC | ||
| 2024– | Pudhuvai Unicorns FC | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2022 | India | 8 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024– | Pudhuvai Unicorns (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sumithra Kamaraj (born 5 July 1994) is an Indian professional footballer and football coach from Tamil Nadu, who plays as a midfielder for Pudhuvai Unicorns in the Indian Women's League 2. She is also the assistant coach of Pudhuvai Unicorns. She has also represented Sethu in the Indian Women's League and represented the India women's national football team for the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. [1] [2]
Sumithra along with her friend Sandhiya Ranganathan grew up in an orphanage in Tamil Nadu where she fell in love with football. [2] [3] She did her studies at St. Joseph's College of Arts and Sciences, Cuddalore. Later, both played for India. She lives in Cuddalore. [4]
In her Class 8, she was selected for the Indian Under-14 team. [3] In 2016–17, Sumithra played for the Jeppier Institute of Technology FC in the inaugural IWL. In 2018, she Joined Sethu FC. In 2019, she played the South Asian Games at Kathmandu where India bagged the gold medal. In April 2022, she toured Jordan as part of the Indian team to play two matches against Egypt and Jordan. [5]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 January 2019 | Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | 4–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 1 March 2019 | Alanya, Turkey |  Turkmenistan | 8–0 | 10–0 | 2019 Turkish Women's Cup |
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