Jyoti Chouhan

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|7|6|df=y}}

| birth_place = Madhya Pradesh, India

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| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Gokulam Kerala

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| clubs1 = DFA Dhar

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| clubs2 = Kenkre

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| clubs3 = MUM- Footie First

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| years4 = 2021–2022

| clubs4 = Gokulam Kerala

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| years5 = 2022–2024

| clubs5 = Dinamo Zagreb

| caps5 = 25

| goals5 = 18

| years6 = 2024–

| clubs6 = Gokulam Kerala

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| nationalyears1 = 2023–

| nationalteam1 = India

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Jyoti Chouhan (born 6 July 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Indian Women's League club Gokulam Kerala and the India national football team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.24sata.hr/sport/indijke-u-dinamu-uh-kako-su-vase-djevojke-visoke-htjele-bismo-zaigrati-i-za-hrvatsku-911734|title=Jyoti Chouhan - 24sata article|access-date=2023-07-24|archive-date=2023-07-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724024005/https://www.24sata.hr/sport/indijke-u-dinamu-uh-kako-su-vase-djevojke-visoke-htjele-bismo-zaigrati-i-za-hrvatsku-911734|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://semafor.hns.family/igraci/1178855/jyoti-jyoti/|title=Jyoti Chouhan Statistics|website=Croatian Football Federation|access-date=2023-11-24}}

Personal life

Chouhan's father died when she was twelve years old.{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/1052633/football-meet-jyoti-chauhan-the-indian-striker-who-made-a-mark-in-the-croatian-top-flight-league|title=Meet Jyoti Chouhan|publisher=scroll.in|access-date=2023-07-24|archive-date=2023-07-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721212011/https://scroll.in/field/1052633/football-meet-jyoti-chauhan-the-indian-striker-who-made-a-mark-in-the-croatian-top-flight-league|url-status=live}} Chouhan has four sisters.{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/jyoti-chouhan-croatia-football-hat-trick-dinamo-zagreb-first-indian-woman-football/article66901387.ece|title=Jyoti Chouhan charts new territories for Indian football in Europe|publisher=thehindu.com|access-date=2023-07-24|archive-date=2023-07-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724024002/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/jyoti-chouhan-croatia-football-hat-trick-dinamo-zagreb-first-indian-woman-football/article66901387.ece|url-status=live}} She is a native of Sardarpur, India.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/football/jyoti-chauhan-scripts-history-becomes-first-indian-footballer-to-score-a-hattrick-in-europe/cid/1939178|title=Jyoti Chauhan scripts history|publisher=telegraphindia.com|access-date=2023-07-24|archive-date=2023-07-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724024006/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/football/jyoti-chauhan-scripts-history-becomes-first-indian-footballer-to-score-a-hattrick-in-europe/cid/1939178|url-status=live}}

Club career

In 2022, Chouhan signed for Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb after doing well in the trials.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/after-kol-camp-2-girls-picked-up-for-croatian-football-club-trials/articleshow/92864655.cms|title=After Kolkata camp, 2 girls picked up for Croatian football club trials|date=15 July 2022|access-date=5 November 2023|location=Kolkata|first1=Dipawali|last1=Mitra|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=The Times of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721211316/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/after-kol-camp-2-girls-picked-up-for-croatian-football-club-trials/articleshow/92864655.cms|archive-date=21 July 2022}} She then helped the club winning the domestic league.{{Cite web|url=https://sportske.jutarnji.hr/sn/nogomet/nogomet-mix/indijke-briljiraju-u-dinamu-dosle-smo-u-najveci-klub-o-vama-nismo-znale-nista-sad-znamo-jednu-stvar-15341090|title='Došle smo u najveći klub. O vama nismo znale ništa, sad znamo jednu stvar'|publisher=jutarnji.hr|access-date=2023-07-24|archive-date=2023-07-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724024002/https://sportske.jutarnji.hr/sn/nogomet/nogomet-mix/indijke-briljiraju-u-dinamu-dosle-smo-u-najveci-klub-o-vama-nismo-znale-nista-sad-znamo-jednu-stvar-15341090|url-status=live}} She scored a hat-trick against Croatian side ZNK Agram, becoming the first Indian professional player to score a hat-trick for a European club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/in/other-sports/news/who-jyoti-chouhan-first-indian-footballer-score-european-final/l7oj5kdjco6kt5mtrm60nyv3|title=Who is Jyoti Chouhan?|publisher=sportingnews.com|access-date=2023-07-24|archive-date=2023-07-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724024004/https://www.sportingnews.com/in/other-sports/news/who-jyoti-chouhan-first-indian-footballer-score-european-final/l7oj5kdjco6kt5mtrm60nyv3|url-status=live}} Previously, she played for Indian sides Kenkre and Gokulam Kerala, where she was regarded as one of the club's most important players.{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/from-dhar-to-dinamo-zagreb-jyoti-chauhan-paves-the-way-for-girls-in-madhya-pradesh|title=Jyoti Chouhan paves the way for girls in Madhya Pradesh|access-date=2023-07-24|archive-date=2023-05-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528172122/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/from-dhar-to-dinamo-zagreb-jyoti-chauhan-paves-the-way-for-girls-in-madhya-pradesh|url-status=live}}

International career

Chouhan was called up to India women's national football team training camps in 2016 and 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/talking-point/jyoti-chouhan-football-dinamo-zagreb-croatia-111687865344056.html|title=The irresistible European success of footballer Jyoti Chouhan|publisher=livemint.com|access-date=2023-07-24|archive-date=2023-07-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724024001/https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/talking-point/jyoti-chouhan-football-dinamo-zagreb-croatia-111687865344056.html|url-status=live}} She made her national team debut against Chinese Taipei at the 2022 Asian Games.{{Cite web|url=https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/resAG2022-/pdf/AG2022-/FBL/AG2022-_FBL_C73_FBLWTEAM11------------GPB-000100--.pdf|title=Match Report TPE vs IND|publisher=info.hangzhou2022.cn|access-date=2023-09-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928223222/https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/resAG2022-/pdf/AG2022-/FBL/AG2022-_FBL_C73_FBLWTEAM11------------GPB-000100--.pdf|archive-date=2023-09-28}}

Career statistics

=International=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan="3" \|International caps and goals
Year !Caps	Goals
2023 \|1 \|0
2024 \|6 \|1
Total !7 !1

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! colspan="3" |International caps and goals

Year

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2023

2024

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=International goals=

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
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1.	17 October 2024	Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal	{{fbw\|PAK}}	align=center\|5–2	align=center\| 5–2	2024 SAFF Women's Championship

Honours

Gokulam Kerala

Indian Women's League: 2021–22

Dinamo Zagreb

Croatian Women's Football Cup: 2023–24;{{cite web|url=https://semafor.hns.family/utakmice/88802734/znk-osijek-znk-dinamo-1-1/|title=HNKŽ 23/24, Finale|website=semafor.hns|access-date=13 July 2024}} runner-up: 2022–23