Manisha Panna (born 20 April 1991) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for East Coast Railway and the

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. She was part of the team at the 2015–16 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. She previously played for Gokulam Kerala in the

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International

Manisha was part of the Indian team since 2015. She plays professionally as defender in the national team. She was in the regular squad member since she started. She first played in 2015-16 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Later she was also played both

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and 2016 SAFF Women's Championship and won both tournaments.

International goals

Honours

India *

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Gold medal:

Gokulam Kerala *

: 2019–20 Odisha *

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: 2010–11 * National Games Silver medal:

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Railways *

: 2015–16

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Manisha Panna
at All India Football Federation * 1991 births Living people Indian women's footballers People from Sundergarh district Women's association football midfielders India women's international footballers Sportswomen from Odisha Footballers from Odisha Eastern Sporting Union players Gokulam Kerala FC Women players South Asian Games gold medalists for India South Asian Games medalists in football Indian Women's League players 21st-century Indian women 21st-century Indian people {{India-women-footy-bio-stub