Yumnam Kamala Devi


Yumnam Kamala Devi is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and an occasional striker for the Indian team. She plays for Gokulam Kerala FC in Indian Women's League.

Career

International career

Kamala Devi was a part of the Indian team that won the SAFF Championships And' SAG South Asian games in 2010, 2012 and 2014. 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 Nepal, in the 83rd minute.
At the 2014 Asian Games, she scored five goals in India's first match against Maldives. She scored five goals and was the top-scorer at the 2016 South Asian Games. It included a brace in the final against Nepal that helped her win the gold medal.

Club career

In 2016, Devi was signed by Eastern Sporting Union to play in the inaugural season of the Indian Women's League. She helped her team win the League scoring 15 goals in 10 games and was the joint top-scorer alongside Sanju Yadav. 12 of those goals came in the final round. It included a brace in the final against Rising Student.
Devi also plays for Railways in various competitions.
Devi was awarded AIFF 2017 Woman Footballer of the Year on July 23, 2018.

Career Statistics

HONOURS

Women's Football
Representing?? India
1.SOUTH ASIAN GAMES
GOAL MEDAL: 2010, 2016
2. SAFF Championship
GOLD MEDAL: 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016
3. WINNER, Match Series
BAHRAIN: 2011,2013
MALAYSIA: 2017
4. ASIAN GAMES
2014: Participated
5. FIFA Women's Olympic Qualifiers
ROUND 1,
2015 : Participated
2018 : Participated
6. AFC Women's ASIAN CUP Qualifiers

2013: Participated
7. AFC U-19 Women's Qualiers
2008: Participated
2010: Participated
8. XXXV COTIF, Spain
2018: Participated

AWARDS

1. AIFF WOMAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR, 2017
2. TOP Scorer, South Asian Games, 2016- 5 Goals
3. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER OF THE FINAL, SAFF WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP, 2012.
4. Top Scorer,12 Goals, IWL, 2017
5. BEST PLAYER, SENIOR WOMEN'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, 2016.
6. Top Scorer 16 Goals, U-17, NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, 2006.