Sasmita Mallik
{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sasmita Mallik
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|4|10}}
| birth_place = Aul, Kendrapara, Odisha
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| position = Left winger
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| clubs1 = Odisha
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| years2 = 2016–2017
| clubs2 = Rising Students
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 9
| nationalyears1 = 2006
| nationalteam1 = India U19
| nationalyears2 = 2007–2017
| nationalteam2 = India
| nationalcaps2 = 42
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Sasmita Mallik (born 10 April 1989) is an Indian former footballer who played as a left winger for India women's national football team.{{cite web|title=Sasmita Mallik |url=http://www.orisports.com/PersonDetails.aspx?pId=Mjcy |website=Orisports |access-date=16 February 2022 }} With 40 goals in 38 matches, she is the second highest all-time goalscorer for the Indian women's national team after Bala Devi.
Career
Mallik was born in a small village called Aali in the Kendrapara district in Odisha. She was discovered and encouraged to pursue football by Shri Devendra Sharma, the present 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.{{cite web|title=Orissa girl Sasmita Mallick appointed captain of Indian Women Football Team|url=http://www.orissadiary.com/ShowOriyaOrbit.asp?id=29066|work=Orissa Diary}}
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.{{cite web|title=Sasmita Malik|url=http://www.the-aiff.com/player-profile-details.htm?id=170|work=THE AIFF}} She has also captained India women's national football team several times.
Career statistics
=International stats=
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="3" |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
| class="wikitable" | ||||||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | rowspan=7| 13 December 2010 | rowspan=14| Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | rowspan=7| {{fbw|BHU}} | align=center|?–0 | rowspan=7 align=center| 18–0 | rowspan=14| 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 2. | align=center|?–0 | |||||
| 3. | align=center|?–0 | |||||
| 4. | align=center|?–0 | |||||
| 5. | align=center|?–0 | |||||
| 6. | align=center|?–0 | |||||
| 7. | align=center|?–0 | |||||
| 8. | rowspan=3| 15 December 2010 | rowspan=3| {{fbw|SRI}} | align=center|2–0 | rowspan=3 align=center| 7–0 | ||
| 9. | align=center|3–0 | |||||
| 10. | align=center|4–0 | |||||
| 11. | rowspan=2| 17 December 2010 | rowspan=2| {{fbw|BAN}} | align=center|?–0 | rowspan=2 align=center| 6–0 | ||
| 12. | align=center|?–0 | |||||
| 13. | 20 December 2010 | {{fbw|PAK}} | align=center|?–0 | align=center| 8–0 | ||
| 14. | 23 December 2010 | {{fbw|NEP}} | align=center|1–0 | align=center| 1–0 | ||
| 15. | 11 September 2012 | rowspan=3| CR & FC Grounds, Colombo, Sri Lanka | {{fbw|BHU}} | align=center|4–0 | align=center| 11–0 | rowspan=3| 2012 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 16. | rowspan=2| 14 September 2012 | rowspan=2| {{fbw|AFG}} | align=center|4–0 | rowspan=2 align=center| 11–0 | ||
| 17. | align=center|9–0 | |||||
| 18. | 23 May 2013 | rowspan="2"| Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, Palestine | {{fbw|TPE}} | align=center|1–1 | align=center| 1–2 | rowspan="2"| 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
| 19. | 25 May 2013 | {{fbw|PLE}} | align=center|1–0 | align=center| 1–1 | ||
| 20. | rowspan=5| 14 September 2014 | rowspan=5| Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon, South Korea | rowspan=5| {{fbw|MDV}} | align=center|1–0 | rowspan=5 align=center| 15–0 | rowspan=5| 2014 Asian Games |
| 21. | align=center|4–0 | |||||
| 22. | align=center|6–0 | |||||
| 23. | align=center|14–0 | |||||
| 24. | align=center|15–0 | |||||
| 25. | 9 February 2016 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong, India | {{fbw|SRI}} | align=center|5–0 | align=center| 5–0 | 2016 South Asian Games |
| 26. | 27 December 2016 | rowspan=3| Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India | {{fbw|AFG}} | align=center|2–0 | align=center| 5–1 | rowspan=3| 2016 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 27. | 2 January 2017 | {{fbw|NEP}} | align=center|3–1 | align=center| 3–1 | ||
| 28. | 4 January 2017 | {{fbw|BAN}} | align=center|2–1 | align=center| 3–1 | ||
| 29. | 11 April 2017 | Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea | {{fbw|HKG}} | align=center|1–0 | align=center| 2–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
Honours
India
- SAFF Women's Championship: 2010, 2012, 2016
- South Asian Games Gold medal: 2010, 2016{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/20-selected-in-indian-squad-for-12th-south-asian-games|title=20 selected in Indian squad for 12th South Asian Games|website=AIFF|date=1 February 2016|access-date=10 December 2023}}
Orissa
- Senior Women's National Football Championship: 2010–11,{{cite web |title=Orissa win maiden title in Senior Women NFC |url=http://orisports.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nId=MjcyOQ== |website=Orisports |date=18 May 2011 |access-date=22 November 2022 }} runner-up: 2007–08, 2009–10
- National Games Gold medal: 2011
Railways
Individual
- AIFF Women's Player of the Year: 2016
References
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Category:Indian women's footballers
Category:India women's international footballers
Category:India women's youth international footballers
Category:Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
Category:Sportswomen from Odisha
Category:People from Kendrapara district
Category:21st-century Indian women
Category:21st-century Indian people
Category:Footballers from Odisha
Category:Indian Women's League players
Category:Women's association football wingers
Category:Asian Games competitors for India
Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India
Category:South Asian Games medalists in football
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