Sasmita Mallik

Sasmita Mallik
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-04-10) 10 April 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Aul, Kendrapara, Odisha
Position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Odisha
2016–2017 Rising Students 11 (9)
International career
2006 India U19
2007–2017 India 38 (40)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sasmita Mallik (born 10 April 1989, in Aul, Kendrapara) is an Indian women's footballer who played as a left winger for India women's national football team.[1] 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.[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

As of 11 April 2017
Appearances and Goals by year
Year Apps Goals
2007
2010 10 16
2011
2012 5 3
2013 5 2
2014 3 5
2015 2 7
2016 7 4
2017 6 3
Total 38 40

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 December 2010 Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh  Bhutan ?–0 18–0 2010 SAFF Women's Championship
2. ?–0
3. ?–0
4. ?–0
5. ?–0
6. ?–0
7. ?–0
8. 15 December 2010  Sri Lanka 2–0 7–0
9. 3–0
10. 4–0
11. 17 December 2010  Bangladesh ?–0 6–0
12. ?–0
13. 20 December 2010  Pakistan ?–0 8–0
14. 23 December 2010  Nepal 1–0 1–0
15. 11 September 2012 CR & FC Grounds, Colombo, Sri Lanka  Bhutan 4–0 11–0 2012 SAFF Women's Championship
16. 14 September 2012  Afghanistan 4–0 11–0
17. 9–0
18. 23 May 2013 Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, Palestine  Chinese Taipei 1–1 1–2 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
19. 25 May 2013  Palestine 1–0 1–1
20. 14 September 2014 Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon, South Korea  Maldives 1–0 15–0 2014 Asian Games
21. 4–0
22. 6–0
23. 14–0
24. 15–0
25. 9 February 2016 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong, India  Sri Lanka 5–0 5–0 2016 South Asian Games
26. 27 December 2016 Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India  Afghanistan 2–0 5–1 2016 SAFF Women's Championship
27. 2 January 2017  Nepal 3–1 3–1
28. 4 January 2017  Bangladesh 2–1 3–1
29. 11 April 2017 Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea  Hong Kong 1–0 2–0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

Honours

India

Orissa

Railways

Individual

  • AIFF Women's Player of the Year: 2016

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sasmita Mallik". Orisports. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Orissa girl Sasmita Mallick appointed captain of Indian Women Football Team". Orissa Diary.
  3. ^ "Sasmita Malik". THE AIFF.
  4. ^ "20 selected in Indian squad for 12th South Asian Games". AIFF. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Orissa win maiden title in Senior Women NFC". Orisports. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2022.