Manisha Kalyan

Manisha Kalyan
Personal information
Full name Manisha Kalyan
Date of birth (2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Muggowal, Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 PAOK
Number 16
Youth career
2016–2017 Sethu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Sethu 3 (2)
2018–2022 Gokulam Kerala 24 (21)
2022–2024 Apollon 36 (14)
2024– PAOK 1 (0)
International career‡
2018 India U17 4 (1)
2018 India U18 4 (1)
2018 India U19 3 (3)
2019– India 39 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024

Manisha Kalyan (born 27 November 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek A Division club PAOK and the India women's national team.[1][2] She won the 2020–21 AIFF Women's Emerging Footballer of the Year and the 2022–23 AIFF Women's Player of the Year awards.[3][4] She is the first Indian footballer to play in the UEFA Women's Champions League.[5]

Early life

Manisha was born in Muggowal, located in the district of Horshiarpur, Punjab. She studied in Sant Attar Singh Khalsa Senior Secondary School and graduated from Mehr Chand Mahajan DAV College for Women. She started playing football at the age of 13.[6] Brahmjit Singh was the coach who spotted Kalyan's talent as a PE teacher at Government Middle School in her village Muggowal.[7]

Club career

Gokulam Kerala

In 2018, Manisha signed with the newly formed Indian Women's League club Gokulam Kerala.[8] She played a pivotal role in Gokulam's success in the 2019–20 IWL campaign. She scored 2 goals against the Kenkre FC, where her side won 1–10, she also scored a goal in their semi-finals against Sethu FC.[9][10] She scored 3 goals in the tournament and was chosen as the emerging player of the tournament.[11]

In 2021, she became the first women player from India to score in a top-flight Asian competition,[12] when she scored in the 2021 AFC Women's Club Championship match against FC Bunyodkor, the Women's Team of Uzbekistan on 14 November, which they won 3–1 at full-time.[13][14][15]

Apollon Ladies

On July 3, 2022, it was officially announced that Kalyan signed a contract with Limassol based Cypriot First Division club Apollon Ladies.[16] She made her debut for the club on 18 August, coming on as a 60th minute substitute in a 3–0 win against Rīgas FS at the UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round.[17][18]

On 2 October 2022, she scored her first goal for the club against Aris Limassol in a Cypriot First Division match. When Apollon Limassol won the 2022–23 Cypriot Women's League, she became the first Indian woman to win a European Championship.[19] She was included in the 2022–23 Pancyprian Footballers Association (PASP) women's team of the season.[20]

PAOK

On July 15, 2024, it was officially announced that Kalyan signed a contract with Thessaloniki based Greek A Division club PAOK.[21][22]

International career

Manisha was selected for the India Under-17 National Squad to play the 2018 BRICS U-17 Football Cup which was held in South Africa. She scored a goal against China Under-17, however, her side ended up losing 2–1.[23] Manisha was then promoted to the India Under-19 National Team. She received public attention when she delivered a memorable performance in India's inspiring win over Thailand in the AFC U-19 Women's Championship Qualifiers.[24] She scored a hat-trick in the same tournament against Pakistan which resulted in the victory of the India side with a big margin of 18–0.[25] Manisha got her senior team call-up for the match against Hong Kong in January 2019 at the age of 17.[26]

Kalyan made her national team debut against Indonesia in January 2019,[27] while she maiden goal against Bangladesh in the 2019 SAFF Women's Championship. She scored her third goal against UAE on 2 October 2021 as India won the match with a score of 4–1.[28][29]

With India, Kalyan went to Brazil for the 2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus.[30] On 26 November 2021, she created history after scoring a goal against Brazil in their 6–1 defeat at the 2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus.[31][32][33] In February 2024, she appeared with India at the 2024 Turkish Women's Cup, in which they ended the campaign as runners-up.[34][35]

Style of play

Manisha is an attacking midfielder and is known for her both creativity and her physicality.[36] She is a versatile player who can attack and operate in the wings and even performs as a number 9. Primarily she plays as a left winger and sometimes as a left back.

Personal life

She is the younger daughter of Narinder Pal, a businessman and Rajkumari Pal, a homemaker.

In an interview with Goal, Manisha revealed that she is a supporter of Argentine player Lionel Messi.[37]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 April 2023[38]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sethu 2017–18 Indian Women's League 3 2 0 0 0 0 — — 3 2
Sethu total 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Gokulam Kerala 2018–19 Indian Women's League 6 4[a] 0 0 0 0 — — 6 4
2019–20 7 3[b] 0 0 0 0 — — 7 3
2020–21 0 0[c] 0 0 0 0 3[d] 1 — 3 1
2021–22 11 14[e] 0 0 0 0 — — 11 14
Gokulam Kerala total 24 21 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 27 22
Apollon Ladies 2022–23 Cypriot First Division 17 6 1 0 — 2[f] 0 — 20 6
2023–24 19 8 2 0 — 4[f] 1 1[g] 1 26 10
Apollon total 36 14 3 0 0 0 6 1 1 1 46 16
PAOK 2024–25 Greek A Division 1 0 0 0 — 2[f] 0 — 3 0
PAOK total 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 64 37 3 0 0 0 11 2 1 1 79 40
  1. ^ Player of the match award against Panjim Footballers
  2. ^ AIFF Women's Emerging Footballer of the Year Manisha Kalyan
  3. ^ IWL season got cancelled due to the 2nd wave of COVID-19 pandemic in India
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Women's Club Championship
  5. ^ Manisha has 7 no. assists this season IWL 2021–22, two of the assists were against Odisha Police and another two assists against Kickstart
  6. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Women's Champions League
  7. ^ Appearance(s) in Cypriot Women's Super Cup

International

As of 27 October 2024
International caps and goals
Year Caps Goals
2019 14 2
2021 10 4
2022 2 1
2023 7 0
2024 6 3
Total 39 10
Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Manisha Kalyan
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1. 20 March 2019 Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar, Nepal  Bangladesh 4–0 4–0 2019 SAFF Women's Championship [39]
2. 3 December 2019 Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara, Nepal  Maldives 4–0 5–0 2019 South Asian Games [40]
3. 23 February 2021 Gold City Sports Complex, Kargıcak, Turkey  Ukraine 2–0 2–3 2021 Turkish Women's Cup [41]
4. 2 October 2021 Theyab Awana Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates 1–0 4–1 Friendly [42]
5. 10 October 2021 Hamad Town Stadium, Hamad Town, Bahrain  Bahrain 5–0 5–0 Friendly [43]
6. 25 November 2021 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil  Brazil 1–1 1–6 Int. Football Tournament of Manaus [44]
7. 8 April 2022 Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa, Jordan  Jordan 1–0 1–0 Friendly [45]
8. 21 February 2024 Gold City Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey  Estonia 1–0 4–3 2024 Turkish Women's Cup [46]
9. 4–1
10. 17 October 2024 Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal  Pakistan 2–0 5–2 2024 SAFF Women's Championship

Honours

India

Gokulam Kerala

Apollon

Individual

See also

References

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