| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ashalata Devi Loitongbam | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-07-03)3 July 1993 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Imphal,Manipur, India | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| KRYPHSA | |||
| 2015 | New Radiant | ||
| 2016–2017 | Rising Student | ||
| 2017–2018 | KRYPHSA | ||
| 2018–2020 | Sethu | 13 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Gokulam Kerala | 32 | (4) |
| 2024– | East Bengal | 14 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | India U17 | ||
| 2011– | India | 100 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 October 2024 | |||
Ashalata Devi Loitongbam (Meitei:Loitongbam Ashalata Devi, born 3 July 1993) is an Indian professionalfootballer who plays as adefender for theIndian Women's League clubEast Bengal and theIndia women's national team.[1] Devi is considered one of the finest defenders from Asia and is the first women's footballer to play 100 matches for the Indian national team.[2][3]
Devi was born inImphal,Manipur.[4] She started playing football at the age of 13.[5]
In 2015, Devi signed for theDhivehi Women's Premier League franchiseNew Radiant W.S.C.[6] She thus became the second Indian to play for a club outside India afterBembem Devi.[7] She won the league with the club in that particular season.[8]
In 2016, Devi signed for the newly formedRising Student Club to feature in the first edition of theIndian Women's League.[9]
In 2017, Devi joined the Indian Women's League clubKRYPHSA F.C. for the2017–18 Indian Women's League season.[10]
In 2018, Devi transferred toTamil Nadu based clubSethu FC which participates in the Indian Women's League.[11] In the2018–19 Indian Women's League season,Sethu won the tournament by defeatingManipur Police SC 1–3 in the finals, where Devi won her maiden Indian Women's League trophy.[12]
In 2008 at the age of 15, Devi was called-up forIndia U17. Devi was called-up for the senior team and debuted in the year 2011.[13] She is the current captain of the India women's national football team. Devi played a pivotal role in India's success in qualifying for the2021 Olympics (supposed to be held in 2020) which is going to be held inTokyo. Devi has several achievements with the national team. Devi was a part of the Indian tea that won twoSouth Asian Games gold medals in2016[14] and2019[15] and was also part of the team that won theSAFF Women's Championship four times consecutively, in2012,[16]2014,[17]2016[18] and finally in2019.[19] She was nominated byAFC for the women's player of the year in 2019[20] and was selected as theAIFF women's player of the year for her performance in the 2018–19 campaign.[21]
| National team | Year | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 100 | 4 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 September 2014 | Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field,Incheon,South Korea |  Maldives | 10–0 | 15–0 | 2014 Asian Games |
| 2 | 13 March 2015 | Mandalar Thiri Stadium,Mandalay,Myanmar |  Sri Lanka | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2016 Olympic Qualifiers |
| 3 | 15 February 2016 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium,Shillong,India |  Nepal | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2016 Olympic Qualifiers |
| 4 | 6 April 2019 | Mandalar Thiri Stadium,Mandalay,Myanmar | Nepal | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2020 Olympic Qualifiers |
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