Karishma Purushottam Shirvoikar (born 4 August 2001) is an Indian professional footballer from Goa, who plays as a forward for Kickstart in the Indian Women's League and represents the India women's national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karishma Purushottam Shirvoikar | ||
| Date of birth | 4 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Odxel, Goa, India | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kickstart | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Panjim Footballers | ||
| 2019 | PVC Parra | ||
| 2020–2022 | Gokulam Kerala | ||
| 2022–2023 | Mumbai Knights | ||
| 2023– | Kickstart | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | India U17 | ||
| 2021– | India | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024 | |||
Early life
editKarishma hails from a small sea-side village named Odxel, on the outskirts of Panaji, Goa. Her mother, Anjani, sells vegetables for a living as her father, Purushottam, is sick and stays at home.[1] She studied at Our Lady of the Rosary Higher Secondary school, Dona Paula. She lives in Panaji. In the school, she learnt her basics from coach Carol Fernandes Gomes.[2]
Career
edit- 2011: She started playing football on the beaches of Goa with boys.
- 2014: She played in the Times Girls Soccer League for her school.[3]
- 2017: Joined Panjim Footballers and helped the club win the Goa Football League for two years.[4]
- 2017: Represented Goa in the Junior Nationals.
- 2018: Under-17 Brics Cup in South Africa.[5]
- 2019: Plays for PVC Parra in the Goan's Women's League;[6] Plays for Panjim Footballers in the Indian Women's League;[7]
- 2019: She was selected by Palamos CF to train in Spain with CD Fontsanta Fatjo, a third division team.[1]
- 2020 to 2021: Played for Gokulam FC;[8][9][10]
- 2021: In September, she was dropped from the Indian team to play friendlies against UAE and Bahrain.[11]
- 2023: In February, she was part of the Indian team that played two friendlies against Nepal.[12]
- 2023: In March, she played two friendly matches against Jordan at the Petra Stadium in Amman, Jordan as preparation for Olympic Qualifier.[13]
- 2023: She played in the AFC Women's Olympic Qualifier Round 1 to be played in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic in April.[14][15]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of 27 October 2024
| International caps and goals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Caps | Goals |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 |
Honours
editPanjim Footballers
- Goa Women's League: 2017, 2018
Gokulam Kerala
Kickstart
- Karnataka Women's League: 2023–24
References
edit- ^ a b "Goan girl earns football training stint, trial in Spain". The Times of India. 19 August 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Sporting missionaries who do us proud". The Times of India. 21 September 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "GFDC Dona Paula in semis". The Times of India. 9 December 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Goan trio taste success with Kerala". The Times of India. 16 February 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "From battling with boys to Indian team, no stopping Karishma". The Times of India. 16 July 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Goa Women's League 2019: Ansiva Finishes as Top Scorer, Bidesh XI SC Beat PVC Parra in Final Game". News18. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Gokulam Kerala FC Looking to Sign Goa's Karishma Shirvoikar for Indian Women's League". News18. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Gokulam Kerala FC Renew Goan Karishma Shirvoikar's Contract Ahead of New Season". News18. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "IWL 2020: Sabitra Bhandari Scores 5, Karishma Shirvoikar Bags Hat-trick as Gokulam Kerala FC Smash Kenkre FC". News18. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ Biswas, Joseph. "Gokulam Kerala hand contract extension to forward Karishma Shirvoikar". Khel Now. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ Peter, Naveen (28 September 2021). "Karishma Shirvoikar dropped from Indian football women's squad for international friendlies". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Chances missed as Nepal hold Indian girls". The Times of India. 19 February 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ ANI (19 March 2023). "Indian women's football team suffers 1-2 defeat against Jordan". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "Thomas Dennerby names 22-member India squad for Olympic Qualifier". The Times of India. 29 March 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "India pump in five past Kyrgyz Republic in AFC Women's Olympic qualifier". The Times of India. 4 April 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
External links
edit- Karishma Shirvoikar at All India Football Federation
- Karishma Shirvoikar at Global Sports Archive
- Karishma Shirvoikar on Instagram