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Kajol D’Souza (born 28 April 2006) is an Indian women's professional 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.

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.

Career

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.[1]

2020: Played for Pune, which won the Inter-district championship at Jalgaon.[1]

2021: Played for La Liga Schools, Pune and Parikrama Club in the IWL;[2]

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, Morocco and Brazil;

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

References

  1. ^ a b Dolare, Rahul (2022-10-17). "Pune-born India Junior World Cup Footballer Kajol D'Souza Shows That Determination Pays Off". Punekar News. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  2. ^ Desk, The Bridge (2023-05-02). "With Kajol D'Souza's career on the rise, Pune sees interest in women's football grow". thebridge.in. Retrieved 2023-09-16. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)