Sanfida Nongrum

Sanfida Nongrum
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-04-25) 25 April 2005
Place of birth Shillong, Meghalaya, India
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Garhwal United
Number 10
Youth career
Kick Start FCC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Royal Wahingdoh
2020–2021 Bangalore United FC
2021–2022 Sirvodem SC
2022–2023 Sports Odisha
2023– Garhwal United
2025–2026 → Misaka United FC (loan)
International career‡
2026– India 7 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2026

Sanfida Nongrum (born 25 April 2005) is an Indian professional footballer from Meghalaya,[2][3] who plays as a midfielder for the Indian Women's League club Garhwal United and the India women's national football team.

Early life

Nongrum hails from Shillong.[4]

Career

She was the captain of the Garhwal United which won the Indian Women's League 2 in the 2024–25 season. She is also the captain of the Garhwal United in 2025. In 2024, she led the Laitkor club clinch the Women's Football League title in Meghalaya.[5] She also played for Bangalore United, Sports Odisha and Sirvodem SC, and has also played for the Meghalaya sub-junior girls' team. In the Senior Women's National Football Championship, she represented Delhi.[6]

In the 2025–26 season of the Karnataka Women's League, she was named Player of the Tournament being the top scorer with 15 goals.[5]

International

She made her senior India debut in the AFC Women's Asia Cup at Perth, Australia on 4 March 2026 and scored a goal in the debut match against Vietnam in the first match of Group C.[7] Thus, she became the first player from Meghalaya to earn a senior India cap.[8][9]

Career statistics

International

As of 6 June 2026
National teamYearCapsGoals
India 2026 7 3
Total 7 3
Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Sanfida Nongrum
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 March 2026Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth, Australia Vietnam1–11–22026 AFC Women's Asian Cup
2.3 June 2026Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Margao, India Bhutan1–01–02026 SAFF Women's Championship
3.6 June 2026 Bangladesh2–13–1

Honours

India

References

  1. ↑ "2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Women's Asian Cup: Sanfida scores on India debut but team lose to Vietnam | Highland Post". 4 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "All India Football Federation". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Ka Sanfida Nongrum, sha ka Bangalore United FC". Rupang. 16 January 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Who is Sanfida Nongrum, who scored for India in AFC Women;s Asian Cup match vs Vietnam?". Sportstar. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "Sanfida Nongrum Named in India Squad for AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 - Shillong Today News". 23 February 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  7. ↑ Sagar, Sunaadh (4 March 2026). "AFC Women's Asian Cup: Vietnam hand India late pain, but hope springs anew". ESPN. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "Blue Tigresses suffer injury-time defeat against Vietnam in opening AFC Women's Asian Cup match". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "Sanfida scores on dream Indian debut but team lose to Vietnam in Women's Asian Cup | The Sports Room". 4 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
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