Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thounaojam Kritina Devi | ||
Date of birth | 10 February 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Haokha Mamang, Thoubal, Manipur, India | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Gokulam Kerala | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
Indian Arrows | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021-22 | The Young Welfare Club | ||
2022– | Gokulam Kerala | 22 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
India U17 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09 February 2024 |
Thounaojam Kritina Devi (born 10 February 2003) is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur, who plays as a defender for the Young Welfare Club. [1] She has also represented India at the youth level.
Kritina hails from Haokha Mamang village in Thoubal district, Manipur. [2] Her father, Thounaojam Rajen Singh, is a farmer while her mother is a home maker. Initially, her father was reluctant to send his only daughter to play football but Devi's uncle Deben Singh persuaded him that it would be good for the girl. Deben Singh's son, Kiyam Amarjit Singh (former Under-17 India captain) and another cousin Thounaojam Jeakson Singh, both played for India team in the Under-17 World Cup. [3] All three families stay close by in the same colony.
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