Yumnam Kamala Devi (born 4 March 1992) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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and an occasional striker for the Indian team. She currently plays for

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in the

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Career

International career

Kamala Devi was a part of the Indian team that won the SAFF Championships, 2010 And' SAG South Asian games in 2010,

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and

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. At the 2012 tournament, she was awarded the Best Player of the Final. She finished the tournament scoring seven goals, also scoring in the final against

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, in the 83rd minute. At the 2014 Asian Games, she scored five goals in India's first match against

Maldives Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...

. She scored five goals and was the top-scorer at the

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. It included a brace in the

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against Nepal that helped her win the gold medal. SAFF Women's Championship 2016. Four Time SAFF -Winners' 2010,2012,2014,2016.Two Time SAG 2010,2016. ONE Time Asian games Participate'2014.

Club career

In 2016, Devi was signed by

to play in the inaugural season of the

. She helped her team win the League scoring 15 goals in 10 games and was the joint top-scorer alongside

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. 12 of those goals came in the

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. It included a brace in the final against Rising Student. Devi also plays for Railways in various competitions. Devi was awarded

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2017 Woman Footballer of the Year on July 23, 2018.

Career statistics

International

Honours

India * SAFF Championship: 2010,

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Gold medal: 2010,

Eastern Sporting Union *

: 2016–17 Gokulam Kerala *

: 2019–20 Railways *

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: 2015–16 Manipur *

: 2008–09 Individual * Indian Women's League Top Scorer: 2016–17 * AIFF Women's Footballer of the Year, 2017 * Top Scorer,

, 2016- 5 Goals * Most Valuable Player of the Final, SAFF WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP, 2012. * Top Scorer, 12 Goals, IWL, 2017 * Best Player, SENIOR WOMEN'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, 2016. * Top Scorer 16 Goals, U-17, NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, 2006.

References

External links

Yumnam Kamala Devi
at All India Football Federation *
Yumnam Kamala Devi
at eurosport.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Devi, Kamala Women's association football midfielders India women's international footballers Living people Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games 1992 births Indian women's footballers Footballers from Manipur People from Thoubal district Sportswomen from Manipur 21st-century Indian women 21st-century Indian people Asian Games competitors for India South Asian Games gold medalists for India South Asian Games medalists in football Eastern Sporting Union players Gokulam Kerala FC Women players Indian Women's League players