Lynda Kom
{{Short description|Indian woman football player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lynda Kom
| image =
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| caption =
| fullname = Lynda Kom Serto
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|2|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Khoirentak Khunou, Manipur, India
| height =
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Odisha
| clubnumber = 9
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2022
| clubs1 = The Young Welfare Club
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2022–
| clubs2 = Odisha
| caps2 = 18
| goals2 = 10
| nationalyears1 = 2017–2019
| nationalteam1 = India U17
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalyears2 = 2022
| nationalteam2 = India U20
| nationalcaps2 = 12
| nationalgoals2 = 8
| nationalyears3 = 2024–
| nationalteam3 = India
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 4
| club-update =
| nationalteam-update = 26 February 2025
}}
Lynda Kom Serto (born 28 February 2005) is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur, who plays as a forward for Odisha in the Indian Women's League{{Cite web |title=S LYNDA KOM |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/81568 |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}{{Cite web |author=Scroll Staff |date=2023-12-21 |title=IWL 2023-24: Pyari Xaxa, Lynda Kom score as Odisha FC beat Gokulam Kerala |url=https://scroll.in/field/1060908/iwl-2023-24-pyari-xaxa-lynda-kom-score-as-odisha-fc-beat-gokulam-kerala |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}} and the India national football team.{{Cite news |date=2022-03-30 |title=Young MVP Lynda Kom eyeing more glory for Indian women's football |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/young-mvp-lynda-kom-eyeing-more-glory-for-indian-womens-football/articleshow/90549005.cms |access-date=2024-03-04 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}
Early life and education
Lynda hails from Khoirentak Khunou village in Manipur. Her father is a farmer, and her mother runs a stationery shop. She is the youngest of four children.{{Cite web |title=Orisports.com |url=https://www.orisports.com/PersonDetails.aspx?pId=NjUyOA== |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=www.orisports.com}} She always used to play with the boys who used to play in the ground, which is close to her house. Despite her father's hesitation, she continued to play with the boys and got selected for the Sports Authority of India Training Centre hostel at Imphal. Her nickname is Biju, after the Manipuri actress Biju Ningombam.{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2022-03-28 |title=Striker Lynda Kom looks forward to FIFA U-17 World Cup preparations |url=https://theprint.in/sport/striker-lynda-kom-looks-forward-to-fifa-u-17-world-cup-preparations/891790/ |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}
Career
Lynda made her debut for India in 2017, at the SAFF U-15 Women's Championship in Bangladesh.{{Cite web |last=Dey |first=Aneesh |date=2022-10-07 |title=Lynda Kom, Clara Luvanga, and more: Stars to watch out for at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/fifa-u-17-womens-world-cup-football-stars-to-watch-out-for-lynda-kom-clara-luvanga-carla-camacho/article65955261.ece |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=Sportstar |language=en}} She also played in the U-16 AFC Championship Qualifiers. She performed well for Manipur at the 2019 Junior Nationals at Kolhapur that paved the way for her selection to the 2019 Under-17 World Cup. In that tournament, she scored six goals and was awarded the golden boot.
She scored five goals{{Cite web |date=2022-03-26 |title=Indian team clinches SAFF U-18 Women's Championship title |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/indian-team-clinches-saff-u-18-womens-championship-title-10490071.html |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}} in the SAFF U-18 Women's Championship in Jamshedpur, where India beat Bangladesh on better goal difference and Lynda was declared as the Most Valuable Player{{Cite web |title=India's 'Most Valuable Player' Lynda Kom Serto from Manipur eyes more goals at FIFA U-17 World Cup |url=https://www.ifp.co.in/manipur/indias-most-valuable-player-lynda-kom-serto-from-manipur-eyes-more-goals-at-fifa-u-17-world-cup |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=Imphal Free Press |language=en}} after bagging the golden boot for being the top goal scorer.
Career statistics
=International=
{{Updated|26 February 2025}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="3" |International caps and goals | |
| Year
!Caps | Goals |
|---|---|
| 2024
|1 |4 | |
| 2025
|3 |0 | |
| Total
!4 !4 |
:Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| +List of international goals scored by Lynda Kom
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | rowspan=4| 30 December 2024 | rowspan=4| Padukone – Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, Bengaluru, India | rowspan=4| {{fbw|MDV}} | align=center|3–0 | rowspan=4 align=center| 14–0 | rowspan=4| Friendly |
| 2. | align=center|6–0 | |||||
| 3. | align=center|7–0 | |||||
| 4. | align=center|10–0 |
Honours
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/81568 Lynda Kom] at All India Football Federation
- {{GSA player|lynda-kom/278301}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kom, Lynda}}
Category:Indian women's footballers
Category:India women's international footballers
Category:India women's youth international footballers
Category:Footballers from Manipur
Category:Sportswomen from Manipur
Category:People from Churachandpur district