Sasmita Mallik
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 April 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Goudapatana, Aul, Orissa, India | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Odisha | |||
| 2016–2017 | Rising Students | 11 | (9) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | India U19 | ||
| 2007–2017 | India | 42 | (36) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sasmita Mallik (born 10 April 1989) is an Indian former footballer who played as a left winger for India women's national football team.[1] With 36 goals in 42 matches, she is the second highest all-time goal-scorer for the Indian women's national team after Bala Devi.
Career
Mallik was born in the village Goudapatana near Aali in the Kendrapara district in Odisha. She was scouted and encouraged to pursue football by Devendra Sharma, the then MLA of Aul. She used to play a lot of local tournaments in Bhubaneswar. Later, she joined the Bhubaneswar Sports Hostel which laid the platform for her to join the National Side. Her first break came in 2004 when glimpses of her exceptional talent impressed all; Team India was then touring China.[2]
She has been playing for the Senior National Team since 2007 and was part of the 2010 South Asian Games and back to back SAFF Women's Championship winning squads.[3] She has also captained India women's national football team several times.
Career statistics
International stats
| International caps and goals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Caps | Goals |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 10 | 19 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 2 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 |
| Total | 42 | 36 |
International goals
Honours
India
- SAFF Women's Championship: 2010, 2012, 2016
- South Asian Games Gold medal: 2010, 2016[4]
Orissa
- Rajmata Jijabai Trophy: 2010–11,[5] runner-up: 2007–08, 2009–10[1]
- National Games Gold medal: 2011[1]
Railways
Individual
- AIFF Women's Player of the Year: 2016
References
- 1 2 3 "Sasmita Mallik". Orisports. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ↑ "Orissa girl Sasmita Mallick appointed captain of Indian Women Football Team". Orissa Diary. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ "Sasmita Malik". THE AIFF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ↑ "20 selected in Indian squad for 12th South Asian Games". AIFF. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ↑ "Orissa win maiden title in Senior Women NFC". Orisports. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- Living people
- 1989 births
- Indian women's footballers
- India women's international footballers
- India women's youth international footballers
- Sportswomen from Odisha
- Footballers from Odisha
- People from Kendrapara district
- Rising Students Club players
- Indian Women's League players
- Women's association football wingers
- Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian Games footballers for India
- South Asian Games gold medalists for India
- South Asian Games medalists in football
- 21st-century Indian sportswomen
- Indian women's football biography stubs
- Indian football midfielder stubs