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{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
'''Sumithra Kamaraj''' (born 5 July 1994)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Football Express |date=2021-04-11 |title=Midfielder for the Indian National Women's Team: Sumithra Kamaraj |url=https://footballexpress.in/iwl-midfielder-for-the-indian-national-womens-team-sumithra-kamaraj/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Football Express India |language=en-US}}</ref> is an Indian women's professional [[Association football|footballer]] from Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu.[https://www.facebook.com/sumithra.kamaraj.7] She plays as a midfielder/forward for [[Sethu FC]] in the [[Indian Women's League]] and represented the [[India women's national football team]] for the 2020 [[AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament|AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=MAYMOL ROCKY CALLS UP 30 GIRLS FOR SENIOR WOMEN'S TEAM CAMP IN NEW DELHI |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/maymol-rocky-calls-up-30-girls-for-senior-womens-team-camp-in-new-delhi |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref>
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{{Indian name|Sumithra|Kamaraj}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|7|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Puliyankudi]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
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| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = Pudhuvai Unicorns
| clubnumber = 14
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2016–2017
| clubs1 = [[Jeppiaar Institute FC|Jeppiaar Institute]]
| caps1 =
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| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = [[Indira Gandhi AS&E]]
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| years3 = 2018–2022
| clubs3 = [[Sethu FC|Sethu]]
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| goals3 =
| years4 = 2022–2023
| clubs4 = Lord FA Kochi
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
| years5 = 2023–2024
| clubs5 = Liberty Ladies FC
| caps5 =
| goals5 =
| years6 = 2024–
| clubs6 = Pudhuvai Unicorns FC
| caps6 = 2
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2016–2022
| nationalteam1 = [[India women's national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 2
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| manageryears1 = 2024–
| managerclubs1 = Pudhuvai Unicorns (assistant)
}}

'''Sumithra Kamaraj''' (born 5 July 1994) is an Indian professional [[Association football|footballer]] and football coach from Tamil Nadu, who plays as a midfielder for Pudhuvai Unicorns in the [[Indian Women's League 2]]. She is also the assistant coach of Pudhuvai Unicorns. She has also represented [[Sethu FC|Sethu]] in the [[Indian Women's League]] and represented the [[India women's national football team]] for the 2020 [[AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=MAYMOL ROCKY CALLS UP 30 GIRLS FOR SENIOR WOMEN'S TEAM CAMP IN NEW DELHI |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/maymol-rocky-calls-up-30-girls-for-senior-womens-team-camp-in-new-delhi |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-04-11 |title=Midfielder for the Indian National Women's Team: Sumithra Kamaraj |url=https://footballexpress.in/iwl-midfielder-for-the-indian-national-womens-team-sumithra-kamaraj/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Football Express India |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
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In her Class 8, she was selected for the Indian Under-14 team.<ref name=":1" /> In 2016–17, Sumithra played for the Jeppier Institute of Technology FC in the inaugural IWL. In 2018, she Joined [[Sethu FC]]. In 2019, she played the [[South Asian Games]] at Kathmandu where India bagged the gold medal. In April 2022, she toured Jordan as part of the Indian team to play two matches against Egypt and Jordan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blue Tigresses to play two friendlies in Jordan |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/blue-tigresses-to-play-two-friendlies-in-jordan |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref>
In her Class 8, she was selected for the Indian Under-14 team.<ref name=":1" /> In 2016–17, Sumithra played for the Jeppier Institute of Technology FC in the inaugural IWL. In 2018, she Joined [[Sethu FC]]. In 2019, she played the [[South Asian Games]] at Kathmandu where India bagged the gold medal. In April 2022, she toured Jordan as part of the Indian team to play two matches against Egypt and Jordan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blue Tigresses to play two friendlies in Jordan |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/blue-tigresses-to-play-two-friendlies-in-jordan |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref>


==International goals==
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== References ==
:''Scores and results list India's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 21 January 2019 || [[Hong Kong]] || {{fbw|HKG}} || align=center|4–2 || align=center| 5–2 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| 2. || 1 March 2019 || [[Alanya]], [[Turkey]] || {{fbw|TKM}} || align=center|8–0 || align=center| 10–0 || [[2019 Turkish Women's Cup]]
|}


==Honours==

'''India'''
* [[SAFF Women's Championship]]: [[2016 SAFF Women's Championship|2016]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Women's Final 20-Member Squad Announced Today|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7726|accessdate=26 December 2016|work=The All India Football Federation|date=22 December 2016}}</ref> [[2019 SAFF Women's Championship|2019]]
* [[Football at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] Gold medal: [[Football at the 2019 South Asian Games – Women's tournament|2019]]

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== References ==
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== External Links ==
== External links ==
[https://www.facebook.com/sumithra.kamaraj.7 Suithra Kamaraj Facebook]
*[https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/57693?type=club K Sumithra] at AIFF
*[https://www.the-aiff.com/coaches/profile/2022JUL20137 Sumithra Kamaraj] at AIFF
*{{GSA player|k-sumithra/312859}}

[[Category:1994 births]]
[[Category:1994 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian women's footballers]]
[[Category:Indian women's footballers]]
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[[Category:Sportswomen from Tamil Nadu]]
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[[Category:Footballers from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:India women's international footballers]]
[[Category:India women's international footballers]]
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[[Category:Footballers from Tamil Nadu]]
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[[Category:Sportswomen from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Women's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Sethu FC players]]
[[Category:Indian Women's League players]]
[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in football]]
[[Category:Indian football coaches]]

Latest revision as of 19:17, 24 September 2024

In this Indian name, the name Kamaraj is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Sumithra.
Sumithra Kamaraj
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-07-05) 5 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Puliyankudi, Tamil Nadu, India
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Pudhuvai Unicorns
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Jeppiaar Institute
2017–2018 Indira Gandhi AS&E
2018–2022 Sethu
2022–2023 Lord FA Kochi
2023–2024 Liberty Ladies FC
2024– Pudhuvai Unicorns FC 2 (0)
International career
2016–2022 India 8 (2)
Managerial career
2024– Pudhuvai Unicorns (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sumithra Kamaraj (born 5 July 1994) is an Indian professional footballer and football coach from Tamil Nadu, who plays as a midfielder for Pudhuvai Unicorns in the Indian Women's League 2. She is also the assistant coach of Pudhuvai Unicorns. She has also represented Sethu in the Indian Women's League and represented the India women's national football team for the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[1][2]

Early life

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Sumithra along with her friend Sandhiya Ranganathan grew up in an orphanage in Tamil Nadu where she fell in love with football.[2][3] She did her studies at St. Joseph's College of Arts and Sciences, Cuddalore. Later, both played for India. She lives in Cuddalore.[4]

Football career

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In her Class 8, she was selected for the Indian Under-14 team.[3] In 2016–17, Sumithra played for the Jeppier Institute of Technology FC in the inaugural IWL. In 2018, she Joined Sethu FC. In 2019, she played the South Asian Games at Kathmandu where India bagged the gold medal. In April 2022, she toured Jordan as part of the Indian team to play two matches against Egypt and Jordan.[5]

International goals

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Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 21 January 2019 Hong Kong  Hong Kong 4–2 5–2 Friendly
2. 1 March 2019 Alanya, Turkey  Turkmenistan 8–0 10–0 2019 Turkish Women's Cup

Honours

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India

References

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  1. ^ "MAYMOL ROCKY CALLS UP 30 GIRLS FOR SENIOR WOMEN'S TEAM CAMP IN NEW DELHI". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Midfielder for the Indian National Women's Team: Sumithra Kamaraj". Football Express India. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Tamil Nadu girls' journey from orphanage to national football team colours". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. ^ Modak, Susmita (24 November 2021). "Women Footballers Are Appealing From State And Central Government For More Job Opportunities". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Blue Tigresses to play two friendlies in Jordan". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Women's Final 20-Member Squad Announced Today". The All India Football Federation. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
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