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Loitongbam Ashalata Devi (born 3 July 1993), known as Ashalata Devi, is an Indian professional football player who plays as a defender, who currently captains both the Indian national team[1] and Indian Women's League side Gokulam Kerala.[2] Devi is considered one of the finest defenders in Asia.[3]

In this Meitei name, the family name is Loitongbam and the given name is Ashalata. "Devi" is a name suffix.

Loitongbam Ashalata Devi
Personal information
Full name Loitongbam Ashalata Devi
Date of birth (1993-07-03) 3 July 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth Imphal, Manipur
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Gokulam Kerala
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 New Radiant
2016–2017 Rising Student Club
2017–2018 KRYPHSA F.C.
2018–2022 Sethu FC 10 (1)
2022– Gokulam Kerala 11 (3)
National team‡
2008 India U17
2011– India 78 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 November 2021

Early life


Devi was born in Imphal, Manipur on 3 July 1993.[4] She started playing football at the age of 13.[5]


Club career



New Radiant


In 2015, Devi signed for the Dhivehi Women's Premier League franchise New Radiant W.S.C.[6] She thus became the second Indian to play for a club outside India after Bembem Devi.[7] She won the league with the club in that particular season.[8]


Rising Student Club


On 2016, Devi signed for the newly formed Rising Student Club to feature in the first edition of Indian Women's League.[9]


KRYPHSA FC


On 2017, Devi signed for the Indian Women's League side KRYPHSA F.C. for the 2017–18 Indian Women's League season.[10]


Sethu FC


On 2018, Devi shifted her base to Tamil Nadu based club Sethu FC who participates in Indian Women's League.[11] In the 2018–19 Indian Women's League season, Sethu won the tournament by defeating Manipur Police SC 1–3 in the finals thereby winning her maiden Indian Women's League trophy.[12]


International career


In 2008 at the age of 15, Devi was called-up for India U17. Devi was called-up for the senior team and debuted in the year of 2011.[13] She is the current captain India women's national football team. Devi played a pivotal role in India's success in qualifying for the 2021 Olympics (supposed to be held in 2020) which is going to be held in Tokyo. Devi has several achievements with the national team. Devi was a part of India that won two South Asian Games gold medals starting from 2016[14] and in 2019[15] and was also part of the team that won SAFF Women's Championship four consecutive times starting from 2012,[16] 2014,[17] 2016[18] and finally in 2019.[19] She was nominated by AFC for the women's player of the year in 2019[20] and was selected as AIFF women's player of the year for her performance in the 2018–19 campaign.[21]


International goals


No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 September 2014Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon, South Korea Maldives10–015–02014 Asian Games
2.13 March 2015Mandalar Thiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar Sri Lanka2–04–02016 Olympic Qualifiers
3.15 February 2016Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong, India   Nepal4–04–02016 Olympic Qualifiers
4.6 April 2019Mandalar Thiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar   Nepal3–13–12020 Olympic Qualifiers

Honours


India

Sethu FC

Gokulam Kerala

Railways

New Radiant WSC

Individual


See also



References


  1. "Indian Women's Football Team Captain Ashalata Devi Has Been Nominated For AFC 'Player Of The Year' Award". www.indiatimes.com. 17 November 2019. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. "Loitongbam Ashalata Devi – Player Profile". All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  3. "Beacons who lit the way for women's football in India". www.olympicchannel.com. 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  4. "Ashalata Devi Loitongbam – Eurosport". www.eurosport.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. "ASHALATA DEVI: "I TRY TO BE A BETTER PLAYER THAN WHAT I WAS YESTERDAY"". www.fistosports.com. 20 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  6. "Bembem, Bala and Ashalata Devi invited to play in Maldivian League". All India Football Federation. 22 May 2015. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  7. "The glorious saga of Indian women football team – Ashalata Devi section". Sports Libro. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  8. "Loitongbam Ashalata Devi signed for New Radiant". www.pressreader.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  9. "Ashalata Devi: My family initially felt that football is not for girls". www.goal.com. 29 October 2020. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  10. Nayak, Nicolai. "Relishing challenges and leading by example: Meet Indian women's football team captain Ashalata Devi". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  11. "The glorious saga of Indian women football team". Sports Libro. 13 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  12. "Hero Indian Women's League 2018–19 , Final | Manipur Police Sports Club 1–3 Sethu". All India Football Federation. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  13. "ASHALATA DEVI: "I AM AFRAID OF NO ONE ON THE PITCH"". Sethu FC Official Website. Retrieved 4 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "Indian Women win Gold in South Asian Games". All India Football Federation. 15 February 2016. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  15. "Bala Devi brace powers Indian women's team to 3rd straight SAG Gold". All India Football Federation. 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  16. "INDIA DEFEND TITLE IN STYLE". All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  17. "Six star India retain SAFF Women's Championship". All India Football Federation. 21 November 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  18. "India Defeat Bangladesh To Clinch The SAFF Cup 2016". feminismindia.com. 6 January 2017. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  19. "INDIAN WOMEN CLINCH FIFTH STRAIGHT SAFF TITLE AFTER 3–1 WIN OVER NEPAL". All India Football Federation. 22 March 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  20. "India's Ashalata Devi nominated for AFC 'Player of the Year' award". The Times of India. 17 November 2019. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  21. "PRAFUL PATEL ANNOUNCES 2018–19 AIFF AWARDS". All India Football Federation. 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  22. Sportstar, Team (9 July 2019). "Sunil Chhetri and Ashalata Devi bag top honours at AIFF Awards". sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2022.




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