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'''Kajol D’Souza''' (born 28 April 2006) is an Indian women's professional [[Association football|footballer]] from Pune, Maharashtra. She plays as a midfielder for  Sethu FC in the [[Indian Women's League]] and represents the [[India women's national football team]].
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| birth_place = [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]], India
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| position = [[Midfielder]]
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'''Kajol D’Souza''' (born 28 April 2006) is an Indian professional [[Association football|footballer]] from [[Maharashtra]], who plays as a midfielder for the [[Indian Women's League]] club [[Odisha FC Women|Odisha]]. She has also played for [[Sethu FC|Sethu]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-28 |title=IWL 2023: Sethu FC Humble Churchill, Kajol D'Souza Scores Four Goals {{!}} The Fan Garage (TFG) |url=https://thefangarage.com/articles/19004-iwl-2023-sethu-fc-humble-churchill-kajol-dsouza-scores-four-goals |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=thefangarage.com}}</ref> She has also represented [[India women's national football team|India]] at the youth level.


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Encouraged by her mother Gratia, Kajol took up football in 2014 and started playing with boys along with her brother Kian. Her mother, a sprinter, is from Mangalore and her father is from Pune. She studied at The Bishop's School, and joined the Arsenal School programme.
Encouraged by her mother Gratia, Kajol took up football in 2014 and started playing in her community with boys along with her brother Kian.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Guest |date=2022-10-18 |title=Kajol D’Souza fights off the struggle to exist and then survive! |url=https://www.arunfoot.com/kajol-dsouza-fights-off-the-struggle-to-exist-and-then-survive/ |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=Arunava about Football |language=en-GB}}</ref> Her mother, a sprinter, is from [[Mangalore]] and her father is from Pune. She studied at [[The Bishop's School (Pune)|The Bishop's School]], and joined the Arsenal School programme. She is currently training at the LaLiga Academy, Madrid, Spain.


== Career ==
== Career ==
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2018: Kajol's first big tournament was the Nationals organised by School Games Federation of India and she scored nine goals for Maharashtra, which won bronze.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Dolare |first=Rahul |date=2022-10-17 |title=Pune-born India Junior World Cup Footballer Kajol D’Souza Shows That Determination Pays Off |url=https://www.punekarnews.in/pune-born-india-junior-world-cup-footballer-kajol-dsouza-shows-that-determination-pays-off/ |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=Punekar News |language=en-US}}</ref>


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* 2018: Kajol's first big tournament was the 64th Nationals organised by School Games Federation of India and she scored nine goals for Maharashtra, which won bronze.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Dolare |first=Rahul |date=2022-10-17 |title=Pune-born India Junior World Cup Footballer Kajol D’Souza Shows That Determination Pays Off |url=https://www.punekarnews.in/pune-born-india-junior-world-cup-footballer-kajol-dsouza-shows-that-determination-pays-off/ |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=Punekar News |language=en-US}}</ref>
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2020: Played for Pune, which won the Inter-district championship at Jalgaon.<ref name=":0" />
* 2019: 65th Nationals organised by School Games Federation of India; La Liga football schools to Spain scholarship;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arés |first=Ruby |date=2022-10-26 |title=Kajol, la futbolista con ‘ADN LaLiga’ que ha jugado el Mundial Sub-17 femenino |url=https://as.com/futbol/femenino/kajol-la-futbolista-con-adn-laliga-que-ha-jugado-el-mundial-sub-17-femenino-n/ |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=Diario AS |language=es}}</ref>
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* 2020: Played for Pune, which won the Inter-district championship at Jalgaon.<ref name=":0" />
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* 2021: Played for La Liga Schools, Pune and Parikrama Club in the IWL;<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-02 |title=With Kajol D'Souza's career on the rise, Pune sees interest in women's football grow |url=https://thebridge.in/football/with-kajol-dsouzas-career-on-the-rise-pune-sees-interest-in-womens-football-grow-41536 |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=thebridge.in |language=en}}</ref>
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* 2022: Tour of Italy for the 6th Torneo Female Football tournament and Tour of Norway for the Open Nordic U-16 Tournament;
* 2022: Debut for Junior India. Played in the [[FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup]]; (Played group games against United States,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-13 |title=FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: LaLiga Football Schools student Kajol Dsouza living the dream |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/football/fifa-u-17-women-s-world-cup-laliga-football-schools-student-kajol-dsouza-living-the-dream-101665665277155.html |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> Morocco and Brazil;
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* 2023: AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers in Vietnam;


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== References ==
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2021: Played for La Liga Schools, Pune and Parikrama Club in the IWL;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=The Bridge |date=2023-05-02 |title=With Kajol D'Souza's career on the rise, Pune sees interest in women's football grow |url=https://thebridge.in/football/with-kajol-dsouzas-career-on-the-rise-pune-sees-interest-in-womens-football-grow-41536 |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=thebridge.in |language=en}}</ref>
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== External links ==
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2022: Tour of Italy for the 6th Torneo Female Football tournament and Tour of Norway for the Open Nordic U-16 Tournament;
* [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/244133?type=club Kajol D'Souza] at All India Football Federation

* {{Official website|https://kajoldsouza.com/}}
2022: Debut for Junior India. Played in the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup; (Played group games against United States, Morocco and Brazil;

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2023: AFC U-20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers in Vietnam;

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== References ==


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[[Category:India women's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:India women's youth international footballers]]
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[[Category:Women's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Indian Women's League players]]
[[Category:Sethu FC players]]
[[Category:Odisha FC Women players]]

Latest revision as of 18:12, 29 September 2024

Kajol D'Souza
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-04-28) 28 April 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Pune, Maharashtra, India
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Odisha
Youth career
LaLiga Football Schools
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Parikrama Club
2022–2024 Sethu 18 (14)
2024– Odisha
International career‡
India U17
India U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2023

Kajol D’Souza (born 28 April 2006) is an Indian professional footballer from Maharashtra, who plays as a midfielder for the Indian Women's League club Odisha. She has also played for Sethu.[1] She has also represented India at the youth level.

Early life

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Encouraged by her mother Gratia, Kajol took up football in 2014 and started playing in her community with boys along with her brother Kian.[2] Her mother, a sprinter, is from Mangalore and her father is from Pune. She studied at The Bishop's School, and joined the Arsenal School programme. She is currently training at the LaLiga Academy, Madrid, Spain.

Career

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  • 2018: Kajol's first big tournament was the 64th Nationals organised by School Games Federation of India and she scored nine goals for Maharashtra, which won bronze.[3]
  • 2019: 65th Nationals organised by School Games Federation of India; La Liga football schools to Spain scholarship;[4]
  • 2020: Played for Pune, which won the Inter-district championship at Jalgaon.[3]
  • 2021: Played for La Liga Schools, Pune and Parikrama Club in the IWL;[5]
  • 2022: Tour of Italy for the 6th Torneo Female Football tournament and Tour of Norway for the Open Nordic U-16 Tournament;
  • 2022: Debut for Junior India. Played in the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup; (Played group games against United States,[6] Morocco and Brazil;
  • 2023: AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers in Vietnam;

References

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  1. ^ "IWL 2023: Sethu FC Humble Churchill, Kajol D'Souza Scores Four Goals | The Fan Garage (TFG)". thefangarage.com. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. ^ Writer, Guest (18 October 2022). "Kajol D'Souza fights off the struggle to exist and then survive!". Arunava about Football. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b Dolare, Rahul (17 October 2022). "Pune-born India Junior World Cup Footballer Kajol D'Souza Shows That Determination Pays Off". Punekar News. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  4. ^ Arés, Ruby (26 October 2022). "Kajol, la futbolista con 'ADN LaLiga' que ha jugado el Mundial Sub-17 femenino". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  5. ^ "With Kajol D'Souza's career on the rise, Pune sees interest in women's football grow". thebridge.in. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  6. ^ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: LaLiga Football Schools student Kajol Dsouza living the dream". Hindustan Times. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
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