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Juli Kishan

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Juli Kishan
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Rourkela, Sundergarh, Odisha, India
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Nita FA
Number 4
Youth career
Young AC Kuarmunda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Rising Students
East Coast Railway
Odisha Police
Sports Odisha
2022–2024 Odisha
2024– Nita FA
International career
2022– India 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 December 2024

Juli Kishan (born 8 May 1999) is an Indian professional footballer from Odisha, who plays as a defender for the Indian Women's League club Nita FA and the India women's national football team. She has also played for Odisha Police and East Coast Railways.

Early life

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Juli was born in Rourkela to Yogeshwar Kishan.[1] She started playing football in 2016 with Young Association Club in Kuarmunda village. Former player and coach Gitanjali Khuntia spotted her at the U-19 Odisha State camp.[2] She was appointed as a constable by Odisha State Police in June 2021.[3]

Career

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  • 2016: She started playing football and was selected for the Odisha team in July to play in the Junior under-19 women's National Football Tournament at Cuttack.[1]
  • 10 September 2022: Senior India debut against Maldives at SAFF games.
  • September 2022: SAFF Women's Football Championship, Dasharath Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • February 2023: Two friendly matches against Nepal, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai.
  • March 2023: Friendly matches against Jordan in Amman, and against Uzbekistan in Tashkent.
  • 2023: She is among the 34 probables for the National camp of the Senior India team preparing for AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 at Bhubaneswar from July 30.[4][5]

Career statistics

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International

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As of 30 December 2024
International caps and goals
Year Caps Goals
2022 2 0
2023 3 0
2024 4 0
Total 9 0

Honours

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Odisha

Odisha Police

Odisha (state)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Orisports.com". www.orisports.com. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Juli Kishan becomes latest Odisha FC Women recruit!". Arunava about Football. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Odisha Police State Headquarter office order" (PDF). www.odishapolice.gov.in. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Bhubaneswar welcomes the Indian Women's Football Team for National Camp including Manisa Panna, Juli Kishan, Tudu Jabamani and Pyari Xaxa". SportzPoint. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Bhubaneswar welcomes the Blues Tigresses for National Camp". Pragativadi. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Odisha FC take home the IWL trophy with stunning ease". i-league.org. I-League. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  7. ^ "National Games 2022, October 10 HIGHLIGHTS: Manipur wins women's football gold; Tamil Nadu tops Group A in men's volleyball". Sportstar. 10 October 2022.
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