Kaviya Pakkirisamy (born 23 December 2002) is an Indian professional footballer from Tamil Nadu, who plays as a forward for Sethu in the Indian Women's League and the India women's national football team. She has also played for the club Kickstart.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Tamil Nadu, India | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sethu | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2023 | Kickstart | ||
| 2023– | Sethu | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2023 | |||
Career
In 2022, Kaviya played for Kickstart and was the top scorer of the Karnataka Women's League with 22 goals.[2] She played for Kickstart in the 2021–22 Indian Women's League which finished third in the regular season.[3] In the 2023 season, she played for Kickstart FC in the Indian Women's League.[4] Kaviya scored her first IWL hattrick and received the Hero of the match award in the regular season match against Churchill Brothers.[5] She represented Tamil Nadu in the 2022–23 Senior Women's National Football Championship.[6]