Elangbam Panthoi Chanu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elangbam Panthoi Chanu | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Keirak, Thoubal, Manipur, India | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Metro United | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2012 | Kakching WFA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2019 | Eastern Sporting Union | ||
| 2019–2022 | Manipur Police | ||
| 2022–2024 | Eastern Sporting Union | ||
| 2024– | Metro United | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | India U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | India U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2014– | India | 13 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 February 2024 | |||
Elangbam Panthoi Chanu (born 1 February 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the South Australia WNPL club Metro United WFC and India women's football team.
Career[edit]
She started her career at the Women Football Academy Kakching before moving to Eastern Sporting Union in 2012. She represented Eastern Sporting Union and Manipur Police in the Indian Women's League and the regional Manipur Women's League.[1][2]
In December 2022, she along with Bala Devi, moved to Spain where they underwent training cum trial stint at the Spanish Segunda Federación outfit Málaga.[3]
In 2024, she signed a contract with the second tier National Premier Leagues Women's club Metro United WFC in the South Australian league, becoming the first Indian footballer to play professionally in Australia.[4][5][6]
Career statistics[edit]
International[edit]
- As of 27 February 2024
| International caps and goals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Caps | Goals |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 0 |
Honours[edit]
India
- SAFF Women's Championship: 2014,[7] 2016
- South Asian Games Gold medal: 2016,[8] 2019
Eastern Sporting Union
Manipur
Individual
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "2 Odisha girls in National football team". Orissa Diary. 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Indian Women's National team announced for SAFF Championship 2016". Khel Now. 22 December 2016. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ Mergulhao, Marcus (4 January 2023). "Bala sets sights on Spain's top division". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Panaji: The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "India keeper Panthoi moves to Australia with an eye on A-League". indiatimes.com. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Indian goalkeeper Panthoi Chanu joins Australian club Metro United WFC". The Bridge. 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Panthoi Chanu, an heir to Aditi Chauhan in the Indian women's team, joins Australian club Metro United". sportstar.thehindu.com. 26 March 2024. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Shukla, Abhishek. "Indian women's squad announced for SAFF Championship". India Footy. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "20 selected in Indian squad for 12th South Asian Games". AIFF. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "RISING STUDENT CLUB CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF HERO IWL". 14 April 2018.
External links[edit]
- Elangbam Panthoi Chanu at All India Football Federation
- Elangbam Panthoi Chanu at Global Sports Archive
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Indian women's footballers
- India women's international footballers
- India women's youth international footballers
- Footballers from Manipur
- Sportswomen from Manipur
- People from Thoubal district
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- Eastern Sporting Union players
- South Asian Games gold medalists for India
- South Asian Games medalists in football
- Indian Women's League players
- Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for India
- Indian expatriate women's footballers
- Indian expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Expatriate women's soccer players in Australia
- Indian women's football biography stubs