Karthika Angamuthu

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In this Indian name, the name Angamuthu is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Karthika.
Karthika Angamuthu
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-11-21) 21 November 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Karipatti, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 East Bengal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sethu
2022 Lords FA Kochi
2022–2024 Odisha
2024– East Bengal
International career‡
2021– India 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 July 2024

Karthika Angamuthu (born 21 November 1999) is an Indian professional footballer from Tamil Nadu, who plays as a midfielder for the club East Bengal in the Indian Women's League and the India women's national football team. She has also played for Sethu FC and Odisha.

Early life

Karthika hails from Salem district, Tamil Nadu. She comes from a lower-middle-class family and her parents are Cotton Mill workers.[1] She started playing football at the age of 15 years.[2][3] Initially, the parents were reluctant to send their daughter on outstation trips but later after watching her success encourage her.[4]

Career

In 2019 Karthika started playing the Hero Indian Women's League and she was selected to the Indian team after a good performance in the league. She made her Senior India debut in Venezuela in December 2021.[5] In January 2022, she was named in the Indian team to play AFC Women's Asian Cup.[6] The year 2023 has been a busy season for Karthika. In March, she played in the international friendly match against Uzbekistan at Tashkent.[7] And in April, she was part of the Indian team that played the Women's Olympic Qualifier Round 1 at Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic.[8] Later, she played two friendlies against Nepal in Chennai.[9][10][11] In June, she played for Tamil Nadu in the Senior Women's National Football Championship at Amritsar, Punjab.[12]

Career statistics

International

As of 12 July 2024
International caps and goals
Year Caps Goals
2021 1 0
2022 1 0
2023 7 0
2024 4 0
Total 13 0

Honours

Odisha

References

  1. ↑ "பெண்மை என் பெருமை!". Dinamalar (in தமிழ்). 30 January 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2023.[dead link‍]
  2. ↑ "These women footballers are taking the field by storm". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Bontra, Soumya (20 January 2022). "Meet the 23 players who can create history for Indian football". thebridge.in. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "These TN women footballers dribble past challenges and make it to the national team". The Times of India. 9 March 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "AFC Asian Cup 2022: Meet India's 23-member squad". ESPN. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Hosts India name 23-member squad for AFC Women's Asian Cup, recovering Bala Devi misses out". English.Mathrubhumi. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  7. ↑ ANI (29 March 2023). "Uzbekistan edge out India with stoppage-time goal in women's football friendly". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Coach Dennerby names India squad for Olympic Qualifier Round 1 | Nagaland Post". 30 March 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Daughters of the soil take the field by storm". The Times of India. 10 March 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  10. ↑ Bhattacharjee, Neeladri (14 February 2023). "Frontline to front-line: TN girl Indumathi set to lead India as Chennai hosts an international match after 15 years". Sportstar. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "Int'l football returns to Chennai today". www.dtnext.in. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Tamil Nadu to clash with Haryana in Senior Women's National Football Championship". www.aninews.in. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Odisha FC take home the IWL trophy with stunning ease". i-league.org. I-League. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.

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