Sandhiya Ranganathan

In this Indian name, the name Ranganathan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Sandhiya.
Sandhiya Ranganathan
Ranganathan in 2020
Personal information
Full name Sandhiya Ranganathan
Date of birth (1998-05-20) 20 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Panruti, Tamil Nadu, India
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 East Bengal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Jeppiaar Institute 5 (3)
2018–2021 Sethu 25 (27)
2023–2024 Gokulam Kerala 21 (15)
2024– East Bengal
International career‡
2019– India 43 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2024

Sandhiya Ranganathan (born 20 May 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for East Bengal in the Indian Women's League and the India women's national team.

International career

She scored her first goal in 2018 in the COTIF Women's Football Tournament. Then she scored her second goal against Sri Lanka in the 2019 SAFF Women's Championship on 17 March 2019.[1] In 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Round 2 she scored another important goal for the national team against Nepal on 6 April 2019.[2]

Career statistics

International

As of 17 October 2024
International caps and goals
Year Caps Goals
2019 16 7
2021 5 0
2022 6 0
2023 10 3
2024 6 0
Total 43 10
Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Sandhiya Ranganathan
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 March 2019 Sahid Rangasala, Biratnagar, Nepal  Maldives 2–0 6–0 2019 SAFF Women's Championship
2. 17 March 2019  Sri Lanka 2–0 5–0
3. 6 April 2019 Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar  Nepal 2–1 3–1 2020 Olympic Qualifiers
4. 9 April 2019  Myanmar 1–0 3–3
5. 2 September 2019 Yakkasary Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan  Uzbekistan 1–0 1–1 Friendly
6. 5 December 2019 Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara, Nepal  Sri Lanka 2–0 6–0 2019 South Asian Games
7. 4–0
8. 7 April 2023 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  Kyrgyzstan 1–0 4–0 2024 Olympic Qualifiers
9. 3–0
10. 29 October 2023 Lokomotiv Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan  Vietnam 1–3 1–3

Honours

India

Sethu

Gokulam Kerala

Tamil Nadu

Individual

  • Indian Women's League Most Valuable Player: 2018–19

See also

References

  1. ^ "INDIAN WOMEN CHARGE INTO SAFF SEMIS WITH 5–0 WIN OVER SRI LANKA". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  2. ^ "INDIAN WOMEN CLINCH CRUCIAL WIN AGAINST NEPAL IN 2020 OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS ROUND 2". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Gokulam Kerala steamroll Kickstart to complete hat-trick of Hero IWL titles". the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Indian Women's League 2023: Gokulam Kerala thrash Kickstart FC 5–0 to win third consecutive title". sportstar.thehindu.com. Chennai: Sportstar. 21 May 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2023. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Comeback queens Tamil Nadu regain National supremacy". AIFF. 28 June 2023.
  6. ^ "National Games 2022, October 10 HIGHLIGHTS: Manipur wins women's football gold; Tamil Nadu tops Group A in men's volleyball". Sportstar. 10 October 2022.