Sumithra Kamaraj
{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Indian name|Sumithra|Kamaraj}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|7|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = Puliyankudi, Tamil Nadu, India
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| position = Midfielder
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| years1 = 2016–2017
| clubs1 = Jeppiaar Institute
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| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs2 = Indira Gandhi AS&E
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| years3 = 2018–2022
| clubs3 = Sethu
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| years4 = 2022–2023
| clubs4 = Lord FA Kochi
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| years5 = 2023–2024
| clubs5 = Liberty Ladies FC
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| years6 = 2024–2025
| clubs6 = Pudhuvai Unicorns FC
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| nationalyears1 = 2016–2022
| nationalteam1 = India
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 2
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| manageryears1 = 2024–2025
| managerclubs1 = Pudhuvai Unicorns (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2025–
| managerclubs2 = Liberty Ladies FC
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Sumithra Kamaraj (born 5 July 1994) is an Indian professional footballer and football coach from Tamil Nadu, who plays as a midfielder. She also serves as the head coach of the Liberty Ladies FC which plays in the Indian Women's League 2. She has also represented Sethu in the Indian Women's League and represented the India women's national football team for the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament.{{Cite web |title=MAYMOL ROCKY CALLS UP 30 GIRLS FOR SENIOR WOMEN'S TEAM CAMP IN NEW DELHI |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/maymol-rocky-calls-up-30-girls-for-senior-womens-team-camp-in-new-delhi |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}{{Cite web |date=2021-04-11 |title=Midfielder for the Indian National Women's Team: Sumithra Kamaraj |url=https://footballexpress.in/iwl-midfielder-for-the-indian-national-womens-team-sumithra-kamaraj/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Football Express India |language=en-US}}
Early life
Sumithra along with her friend Sandhiya Ranganathan grew up in an orphanage in Tamil Nadu where she fell in love with football.{{Cite web |title=Tamil Nadu girls’ journey from orphanage to national football team colours |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/good-news/2019/dec/20/tamil-nadu-girls-journey-from-orphanage-to-national-football-team-colours-2078487.html |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=The New Indian Express}} She did her studies at St. Joseph's College of Arts and Sciences, Cuddalore. Later, both played for India. She lives in Cuddalore.{{Cite web |last=Modak |first=Susmita |date=2021-11-24 |title=Women Footballers Are Appealing From State And Central Government For More Job Opportunities |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/sports/women-footballers-are-appealing-from-state-and-central-government-for-more-job-opportunities-716763 |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}
Football career
In her Class 8, she was selected for the Indian Under-14 team. In 2016–17, Sumithra played for the Jeppier Institute of Technology FC in the inaugural IWL. In 2018, she Joined Sethu FC. In 2019, she played the South Asian Games at Kathmandu where India bagged the gold medal. In April 2022, she toured Jordan as part of the Indian team to play two matches against Egypt and Jordan.{{Cite web |title=Blue Tigresses to play two friendlies in Jordan |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/blue-tigresses-to-play-two-friendlies-in-jordan |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}
International goals
:Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
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| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 21 January 2019 | Hong Kong | {{fbw|HKG}} | align=center|4–2 | align=center| 5–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 1 March 2019 | Alanya, Turkey | {{fbw|TKM}} | align=center|8–0 | align=center| 10–0 | 2019 Turkish Women's Cup |
Honours
References
External links
- [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/57693?type=club K Sumithra] at AIFF
- [https://www.the-aiff.com/coaches/profile/2022JUL20137 Sumithra Kamaraj] at AIFF
- {{GSA player|k-sumithra/312859}}
Category:Indian women's footballers
Category:India women's international footballers
Category:Footballers from Tamil Nadu
Category:Sportswomen from Tamil Nadu
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:Indian Women's League players
Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India