Elangbam Panthoi Chanu (born 1 February 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

for the South Australia WNPL club Metro United WFC and India women's football team.

Career

She started her career at the Women Football Academy Kakching before moving to

Eastern Sporting Union Eastern Sporting Union, generally known as ESU in Manipur, is an Indian professional association football, football club based in Imphal, Manipur. It's women's team competed in the Indian Women's League. Eastern Sporting Union is one of the mos ...

in 2012. She represented

and

Manipur Police The Manipur Police is the law enforcement agency for the state of Manipur in India. Organizational structure Manipur Police comes under direct control of Department of Home Affairs, Government of Manipur. The Manipur Police is headed by Direc ...

in the

Indian Women's League The Indian Women's League, known as ''Hero Indian Women's League'' for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp is the women's top tier professional football league in Indian football. Founded in 2016, currently a total of 18 teams from across the ...

and the regional Manipur Women's League. In December 2022, she along with

Bala Devi Ngangom Bala Devi (born 2 February 1990) is an Indian women's footballer who plays as a forward for India women's national football team. Club career Born in Manipur, Devi grew up playing the game with mainly boys. She was a part of the Manip ...

, moved to Spain where they underwent training cum trial stint at the Spanish

Segunda Federación Segunda Federación, previously called Segunda División RFEF, also officially known as Segunda B-Segunda Federación, is the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system containing 90 teams divided into five groups. It is administered by t ...

outfit

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. In 2024, she signed a contract with the second tier

National Premier Leagues Women's The National Premier Leagues Women's (NPLW) are regional association football competitions in some states and territories in Australia, which act as the second tier of the sport in the country below the A-League Women. The WNPL consists of the ...

club Metro United WFC in the

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

n league, becoming the first Indian footballer to play professionally in Australia.

Career statistics

International

Honours

India *

SAFF Women's Championship The SAFF Women's Championship, also called the ''South Asian Football Federation Women's Cup'', is the main association football competition of the women's national football teams, governed by the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). All seve ...

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Gold medal:

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Eastern Sporting Union *

: 2016–17 Manipur *

Senior Women's National Football Championship Senior Women's National Football Championship is the women's football tournament which is contested by state associations and government institutions in India. The first edition was held in 1991 and is organized by the All India Football Fede ...

: 2019–20 Individual * Indian Women's League Best Goalkeeper: 2017–18

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