Hemam Shilky Devi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hemam Shilky Devi | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Moirang, Manipur, India | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gokulam Kerala | ||
| Number | 66 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SAI Academy Imphal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2022 | Gokulam Kerala | ||
| 2022–2023 | The Young Welfare Club | ||
| 2023– | Gokulam Kerala | 21 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | India U17 | 4 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | India U20 | 17 | (1) |
| 2022– | India | 12 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 February 2024 | |||
Hemam Shilky Devi (born 23 November 2005) is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur,[1] who plays as a midfielder for Gokulam Kerala in the Indian Women's League and the India women's national football team. In 2022, she was the youngest player of the AFC Women's Asia Cup aged 16 years and two months.
Early life[edit]
Hemam Shilky was born in Moirang in a poor family. Her father was a cook and he used to encourage Hemam to play football. Her mother, also a cook, reluctantly accepted later. Hemam was then sent to the SAI Academy, Imphal for training.
Career[edit]
Hemam made her Junior India debut at the age of 12 years in 2018 when she captained India to victory at the SAFF under-15 Women's Championship in Bhutan and became the joint top-scorer. The other tournaments she has played in are AFC U-16 Qualifiers in Mongolia[2] in 2019 before she made here Senior India debut in 2022 against Brazil[3] where India lost 1–5. In the other matches, they lost to Chile 0-3 on 29 November and to Venezuela 1-2 on 2 December 2021.
In the FIFA U-17 World Cup, she was part of the Indian team that played three matches in October 2022 against USA (lost 0-8),[4] Morocco (lost 0-3)[4] and Brazil (lost 0-5).[5] In 2022, she also played the Asian Women's Cup in 2022 and was part of the India Under-17 team at the Women's World Cup where she was the captain.[6]
In March 2023, she also represented India U-20 women's team in Group F matches at the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 1 at Viet Tri City, Indonesia.[7]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 28 April 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gokulam Kerala | 2022–23 | Indian Women's League | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Gokulam Kerala total | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in 2023 AFC Women's Club Championship
International[edit]
- As of 27 February 2024
| International caps and goals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Caps | Goals |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 1 |
- Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 April 2023 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |  Kyrgyzstan |
4–0 | 5–0 | 2024 Olympic Qualifiers |
Honours[edit]
Individual
- Indian Women's League Best Defender: 2023–24
References[edit]
- ^ "Hemam Shilky Devi". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ^ "14-year-old Shilky Devi aspires to dream big and fulfil world cup ambition". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ^ Tandon, Avishka. "Who Is Shilky Devi? Youngest Football Player In Asia Women's Cup 2022". www.shethepeople.tv. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ^ a b Score, AI (2023-09-12). "Hemam Shilky Devi". www.aiscore.com. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ "India - S. Hemam - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ^ "Youngest in Asia, Shilky Devi looking to take learnings into the future". Hindustan Times. 2022-01-15. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ^ India, Press Trust (2023-03-09). "AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers: India Blank Indonesia With Six Goals To Maintain Perfect Record". www.outlookindia.com. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
External links[edit]
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- 2005 births
- Living people
- Indian women's footballers
- People from Bishnupur district
- Sportswomen from Manipur
- Footballers from Manipur
- India women's international footballers
- India women's youth international footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- Indian Women's League players
- Gokulam Kerala FC Women players