Kshetrimayum Margaret Devi (born 9 May 1996) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for the

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club

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. She also played for the

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Personal life

Margaret Devi hails from the town of

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and started playing football in 2006.

Career

Margaret Devi was selected in the Indian national squad for the

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and made her senior debut against Bangladesh in the semi-finals. She was selected for the national squad for the 2020 Olympic qualifiers in 2018.

Honours

India *

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Gold medal:

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Kickstart *

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: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22

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Kshetrimayum Margaret Devi
at All India Football Federation * 1996 births Living people Indian women's footballers Footballers from Manipur Sportswomen from Manipur People from Thoubal district India women's international footballers India women's youth international footballers Women's association football forwards Kickstart FC players Eastern Sporting Union players East Bengal FC Women players Indian Women's League players South Asian Games gold medalists for India South Asian Games medalists in football {{India-women-footy-bio-stub