Kajol D'Souza

Kajol D’Souza (born 28 April 2006) is an Indian professional footballer from Maharashtra, who plays as a midfielder for Sethu FC[1] in the Indian Women's League. She has also represented India at the youth level.

Kajol D'Souza
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-04-28) 28 April 2006 (age 18)
Place of birthPune, Maharashtra, India
Position(s)Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sethu
Number15
Youth career
LaLiga Football Schools
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022Parikrama Club
2022–Sethu
International career
India U17
India U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2023

Early life

Encouraged by her mother Gratia, Kajol took up football in 2014 and started playing in her community with boys along with her brother Kian.[2] Her mother, a sprinter, is from Mangalore and her father is from Pune. She studied at The Bishop's School, and joined the Arsenal School programme. She is currently training at the LaLiga Academy, Madrid, Spain.

Career

  • 2018: Kajol's first big tournament was the 64th Nationals organised by School Games Federation of India and she scored nine goals for Maharashtra, which won bronze.[3]
  • 2019: 65th Nationals organised by School Games Federation of India; La Liga football schools to Spain scholarship;[4]
  • 2020: Played for Pune, which won the Inter-district championship at Jalgaon.[3]
  • 2021: Played for La Liga Schools, Pune and Parikrama Club in the IWL;[5]
  • 2022: Tour of Italy for the 6th Torneo Female Football tournament and Tour of Norway for the Open Nordic U-16 Tournament;
  • 2022: Debut for Junior India. Played in the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup; (Played group games against United States,[6] Morocco and Brazil;
  • 2023: AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers in Vietnam;

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