Karthika Angamuthu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 November 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Karipatti, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Odisha FC | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Sethu | |||
| 2022 | Lords FA Kochi | ||
| 2022– | Odisha FC | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | India | 11 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 February 2024 | |||
Karthika Angamuthu (born 21 November 1999) is an Indian professional footballer from Tamil Nadu, who plays as a midfielder for Odisha FC in the Indian Women's League and the India women's national football team. She has also played for Sethu FC.
Early life[edit]
Karthika hails from Salem district, Tamil Nadu. She comes from a lower-middle-class family and her parents are Cotton Mill workers.[1] She started playing football at the age of 15 years.[2][3] Initially, the parents were reluctant to send their daughter on outstation trips but later after watching her success encourage her.[4]
Career[edit]
In 2019 Karthika started playing the Hero Indian Women's League and she was selected to the Indian team after a good performance in the league. She made her Senior India debut in Venezuela in December 2021.[5] In January 2022, she was named in the Indian team to play AFC Women's Asian Cup.[6] The year 2023 has been a busy season for Karthika. In March, she played in the international friendly match against Uzbekistan at Tashkent.[7] And in April, she was part of the Indian team that played the Women's Olympic Qualifier Round 1 at Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic.[8] Later, she played two friendlies against Nepal in Chennai.[9][10][11] In June, she played for Tamil Nadu in the Senior Women's National Football Championship at Amritsar, Punjab.[12]
Career statistics[edit]
International[edit]
- As of 24 February 2024
| International caps and goals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Caps | Goals |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 |
Honours[edit]
Odisha
References[edit]
- ^ "பெண்மை என் பெருமை!". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 2017-01-30. Retrieved 2023-09-18.[dead link]
- ^ "These women footballers are taking the field by storm". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ Bontra, Soumya (2022-01-20). "Meet the 23 players who can create history for Indian football". thebridge.in. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ "These TN women footballers dribble past challenges and make it to the national team". The Times of India. 2022-03-09. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2022: Meet India's 23-member squad". ESPN. 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "Hosts India name 23-member squad for AFC Women's Asian Cup, recovering Bala Devi misses out". English.Mathrubhumi. 2022-01-11. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ ANI (2023-03-29). "Uzbekistan edge out India with stoppage-time goal in women's football friendly". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "Coach Dennerby names India squad for Olympic Qualifier Round 1 | Nagaland Post". 2023-03-30. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "Daughters of the soil take the field by storm". The Times of India. 2023-03-10. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ Bhattacharjee, Neeladri (2023-02-14). "Frontline to front-line: TN girl Indumathi set to lead India as Chennai hosts an international match after 15 years". Sportstar. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ Bureau, DTNEXT (2023-02-15). "Int'l football returns to Chennai today". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu to clash with Haryana in Senior Women's National Football Championship". www.aninews.in. 2023-06-27. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "Odisha FC take home the IWL trophy with stunning ease". i-league.org. I-Leauge. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
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