Juli Kishan

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Juli Kishan
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-04-10) 10 April 2000 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Rourkela, Sundergarh, Odisha, India
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Odisha FC
Number 16
Youth career
Young AC Kuarmunda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Rising Students
East Coast Railway
Odisha Police
Sports Odisha
2022– Odisha FC
International career
2022– India 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2023

Juli Kishan (born 10 April 2000) is an Indian professional footballer from Odisha, who plays as a defender for Odisha FC in the Indian Women's League and the India women's national football team. She has also played for Odisha Police and East Coast Railways.

Early life[edit]

Juli was born in Rourkela to Yogeshwar Kishan.[1] She started playing football in 2016 with Young Association Club in Kuarmunda village. Former player and coach Gitanjali Khuntia spotted her at the U-19 Odisha State camp.[2] She was appointed as a constable by Odisha State Police in June 2021.[3]

Career[edit]

  • 2016: She started playing football and was selected for the Odisha team in July to play in the Junior under-19 women's National Football Tournament at Cuttack.[1]
  • 10 September 2022: Senior India debut against Maldives at SAFF games.
  • September 2022: SAFF Women's Football Championship, Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • February 2023: Two friendly matches against Nepal, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai.
  • March 2023: Friendly matches against Jordan in Amman, and against Uzbekistan in Tashkent.
  • 2023: She is among the 34 probables for the National camp of the Senior India team preparing for AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 at Bhubaneswar from July 30.[4][5]

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

As of 22 March 2023
International caps and goals
Year Caps Goals
2022 2 0
2023 3 0
2024 0 0
Total 5 0

Honours[edit]

Odisha

Odisha Police

Odisha (state)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Orisports.com". www.orisports.com. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  2. ^ Release, Press (2022-08-13). "Juli Kishan becomes latest Odisha FC Women recruit!". Arunava about Football. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  3. ^ Police, AIG of (2021-06-22). "Odisha Police State Headquarter office order" (PDF). www.odishapolice.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  4. ^ Staff Reporter (2023-07-25). "Bhubaneswar welcomes the Indian Women's Football Team for National Camp including Manisa Panna, Juli Kishan, Tudu Jabamani and Pyari Xaxa". SportzPoint. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  5. ^ Service, Pragativadi News (2023-07-25). "Bhubaneswar welcomes the Blues Tigresses for National Camp". Pragativadi. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  6. ^ "Odisha FC take home the IWL trophy with stunning ease". i-league.org. I-Leauge. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  7. ^ "National Games 2022, October 10 HIGHLIGHTS: Manipur wins women's football gold; Tamil Nadu tops Group A in men's volleyball". Sportstar. 10 October 2022.

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