Grace Dangmei (born 5 February 1996) is an Indian women's international

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for Uzbek side Sevinch Karshi and the India women's national team. She was part of the team at the

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and at the

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where she scored two goals against

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. During the

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, she scored a goal in the first half of the final, helping India clinch its fourth consecutive title at the tournament.

Early life

Grace Dangmei was born to Simon Dangmei and Rita Dangmei and belongs to Rongmei tribe from Dimdailong Village, Kangvai Sub-Division,

Churachandpur District Churachandpur District ( Meitei pronunciation: ''/tʃʊraːˌtʃaːnɗpʊr/''), is one of the 16 districts in the southwestern corner of the Indian state of Manipur that covers an area of . It is named after the Meitei King Churachand Singh ...

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Club career

Dangmei played the inaugural edition of

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with KRYPHSA and also spent another season with the club. She joined Sethu in 2019 for 3rd edition of IWL. During the 2018 Indian Women's League, she was awarded as Emerging Player Award. She scored a brace in her first match with

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against Manipur Police Sports Club on 6 May 2019, and won the 2018–19 IWL season. She then joined Gokulam Kerala in 2021, and earned vice-captaincy. Later on July 15, 2021, the

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(AIFF) nominated Gokulam Kerala to represent India in the AFC Women's Club Championship 2020–21 pilot tournament. She appeared in the matches of

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and had a brilliant performance against

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women's team of Uzbekistan on 14 November, which they won by 3–1. In that continental tournament, they achieved third place. In the 2021–22 season, her team Gokulam Kerala clinched the title and qualified for AFC Women's Club Championship. On July 2, 2022, it was announced that Grace signed a professional contract abroad, with Uzbek Women's League side PFC Sevinch Karshi on a season-long deal. She helped her Uzbek team winning both the league and cup in calendar year, scoring 4 goals in 14 league matches.

International career

Grace appeared with India U-19 in 2014. She made her senior international debut at the AFC Qualifiers in 2013, and becomes regular member of women's national team. In the six years with the national team, she made 37 appearances and scored 14 goals. Later, at the

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, they clinched gold, defeating

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. Her brace against Indonesia at the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifier Round 2 match, gave her fame. Grace represented India at the

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, where they faced teams like

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, and

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. She scored a goal against

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on December 1, in their 2–1 defeat. On 7 September 2022, at the

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in Nepal, she scored a goal against Pakistan in their 3–0 win.

Career statistics

International goals

Honours

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Gold medal:

Sethu *

: 2018–19 Gokulam Kerala *

: 2021–22 *

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: third place

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Sevinch Karshi *

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: 2022 *Uzbekistan Women's Cup: 2022 Manipur *

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: 2013–14 Individual * AIFF Emerging Player of the Year: 2018−19 * Indian Women's League Emerging Player: 2017–18

References

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