Sanju Yadav
Personal information
Full name Sanju Yadav
Date of birth (1997-09-12) 12 September 1997
Place of birth Alakhpura, Haryana, India
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Odisha
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Alakhpura FC 10 (15)
2017–2018 Rising Student's Club 8 (3)
2019–2021 Gokulam Kerala FC
2022 Sethu
2023– Odisha
International career‡
2014–2015 India U19 3 (0)
2016– India 47 (11)
Medal record
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2016 IndiaTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 November 2023

Sanju Yadav (born 12 September 1997) is an Indian women's professional footballer who plays as a forward for Odisha FC in the Indian Women's League and represents the India women's national football team.

Early life

Born in the village of Alakhpura, Yadav began playing football at the age of ten in order to gain scholarships and money for her family.[1] She mainly trains with her village players and the India national team.[2]

Domestic career

In October 2016, Sanju was part of the Alakhpura side that took part in the preliminary round of the Indian Women's League. On 17 October 2016, she scored a hattrick for the club against Bodyline. This helped her side win 4–0.[3] She emerged the top scorer at the league's preliminary round, netting 11 goals and thus helping her team qualify for the tournament's final round. At the final round of the women's league she helped her team qualify in the semi finale by scoring three goals.

On 21 December 2016, after her performances for both her club and country, Yadav was named the AIFF Emerging Player of the Year.[4]

She then joined Rising Student's Club for the 2017-18 Indian Women's League and scored 2 goals for the club in the Final Round. In 2019 she joined Gokulam Kerala FC.

International career

In February 2016, Yadav was selected as a member of the 20-woman India squad that would participate in the 2016 South Asian Games.[5] She made her debut and scored her first goal internationally on 13 February 2016 against Bangladesh. Her goal in the 74th minute was the fourth as India won 5–1 and moved into the gold medal match.[6] Two days later she came on as a substitute in the 69th minute as India won the tournament, defeating Nepal 4–0 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong.[7]

International goals

Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 February 2016Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong, India Bangladesh4–15–12016 South Asian Games
2.27 December 2016Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India Afghanistan5–15–12016 SAFF Women's Championship
3.11 November 2018Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar Bangladesh6–07–12020 Olympic Qualifiers
4.21 January 2019Hong Kong Hong Kong3–15–2Friendly
5.30 January 2019Benteng Taruna Stadium, Tangerang, Indonesia Indonesia1–02–0Friendly
6.1 March 2019Alanya, Turkey Turkmenistan2–010–02019 Turkish Women's Cup
7.3–0
8.7–0
9.13 March 2019Sahid Rangasala, Biratnagar, Nepal Maldives4–06–02019 South Asian Games
10.6–0
11.9 April 2019Mandalar Thiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar Myanmar2–23–32020 Olympic Qualifiers

Goals Year

  • As of 9 April 2019
Year Caps Goals
2016 2 2
2017 5 0
2018 3 1
2019 18 8
Total 28 11

Honours

India

Rising Students Club

Individual

  • AIFF Women's Emerging Player of the Year: 2016

References

  1. ↑ Sural, Ajay (27 December 2016). "Alakhpura village labourer's daughter to play for Indian women's soccer team today". Times of India. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  2. ↑ Sural, Ajay (18 September 2016). "These footballers get a kick by beating odds". Times of India. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "India Women's League Preliminary Round Kicks-off in Odisha". The All India Football Federation. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jeje Lalpekhlua is 2016 AIFF Player of the Year". The All India Football Federation. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "20 selected in Indian squad for 12th South Asian Games". The All India Football Federation. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "'Hardships made me a better Player'". The All India Football Federation. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Indian Women win Gold in South Asian Games". The All India Football Federation. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.


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