Ritu Rani (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 May 1997[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Alakhpura,[2] Haryana, India | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kickstart | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2021 | FC Alakhpura | ||
| 2021–2022 | Gokulam Kerala | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Mumbai Knights | ||
| 2023– | Kickstart | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | India | 14 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 November 2023 | |||
Ritu Rani (born 25 May 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kickstart and the India women's national team.[3]
Club career[edit]
Ritu has played for FC Alakhpura and currently plays for Gokulam Kerala in India.[1][2][4]
International career[edit]
Ritu was called up for the national team for the friendly matches in Malaysia in 2017. She capped for India at senior level during the 2019 Cotif Women's Tournament.[2]
Honours[edit]
India
- South Asian Games Gold medal: 2019[5]
Gokulam Kerala
- Indian Women's League: 2021–22
- AFC Women's Club Championship third place: 2021[4]
Haryana
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Ritu Rani". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Ritu Rani returns to Indian football team with big dreams after injury setback". The Bridge. 21 August 2019.
- ^ "GKFC sign Indian international Ritu Rani". Gokulam Kerala FC. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ a b "With women's football set to be in limelight, Ritu looks at the bigger picture". The New Indian Express. 29 September 2021.
- ^ Singh, Jaipal (13 December 2021). "South Asian Games: Panchkula student helps India bag gold in women football". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "Comeback queens Tamil Nadu regain National supremacy". AIFF. 28 June 2023.
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- People from Bhiwani district
- Sportswomen from Haryana
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- Indian women's footballers
- Women's association football fullbacks
- India women's international footballers
- Gokulam Kerala FC Women players
- Kickstart FC players
- Indian Women's League players
- South Asian Games gold medalists for India
- South Asian Games medalists in football
- Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for India
- Indian women's football biography stubs