Ritu_Rani_(footballer)
Ritu Rani (footballer)
Indian footballer
Ritu Rani (born 25 May 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kickstart and the India women's national team.[3]
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1997-05-25) 25 May 1997 (age 27)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Alakhpura,[2] Haryana, India | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kickstart | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2021 | FC Alakhpura | ||
2021–2022 | Gokulam Kerala | 10 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Mumbai Knights | ||
2023– | Kickstart | ||
International career‡ | |||
2019– | India | 14 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 November 2023 |
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Ritu has played for FC Alakhpura and currently plays for Gokulam Kerala in India.[1][2][4]
Ritu was called up for the national team for the friendly matches in Malaysia in 2017. She capped for India at senior level during the 2019 Cotif Women's Tournament.[2]
India
- South Asian Games Gold medal: 2019[5]
Gokulam Kerala
- Indian Women's League: 2021–22
- AFC Women's Club Championship third place: 2021[4]
Haryana
- "Ritu Rani". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- "Ritu Rani returns to Indian football team with big dreams after injury setback". The Bridge. 21 August 2019.
- "GKFC sign Indian international Ritu Rani". Gokulam Kerala FC. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- "With women's football set to be in limelight, Ritu looks at the bigger picture". The New Indian Express. 29 September 2021.
- Singh, Jaipal (13 December 2021). "South Asian Games: Panchkula student helps India bag gold in women football". The New Indian Express.
- "Comeback queens Tamil Nadu regain National supremacy". AIFF. 28 June 2023.