Grace Dangmei
Grace Dangmei (born 5 February 1996) is an Indian footballer, who plays as a forward for the India Women's National Football Team.[1] She was part of the team at the 2014 Asian Games[2] and at the 2016 South Asian Games where she scored two goals against Sri Lanka.[3][4] During the 2016 SAFF Women's Championship, she scored a goal in the first half of the final, helping India clinch its fourth consecutive title at the tournament.[5][6] During the 2018 Indian Women's League she was awarded as Emerging Player Award.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 5 February 1996||
Place of birth | Manipur | ||
Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Sethu FC | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016-18 | KRYPHSA | 9 | (8) |
2019 | Sethu FC | 7 | (8) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | India U19 | 3 | (1) |
2013– | India | 39 | (13) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 April 2019 After Myanmar match of 2020 Olympic Qualifiers |
Early life
Grace Dangmei was born to Simon Dangmei and Rita Dangmei and belongs to Rongmei Tribe from Dimdailong Village, Kangvai Sub-Division, Churachandpur District, Manipur.
Career
International career
Grace played her debut international match in AFC Qualifiers on 2013.Then she becomes regular members of women's national team.
Club career
Dangmei played the inaugural edition of Indian Women's League with Kryphsa F.C. and also 2nd edition. She joined Sethu FC in 2019 for 3rd edition of IWL. She scored a brace in her first match with Sethu FC against Manipur Police Sports Club on 6 May 2019.
Career statistics
- As of 10 April 2019
International caps and goals | ||
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Years | Caps | Goals |
2013 | 2 | 0 |
2014 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | 2 | 0 |
2016 | 7 | 3 |
2017 | 7 | 1 |
2018 | 3 | 0 |
2019 | 18 | 9 |
Total | 39 | 13 |
References
- "Dangmei Grace profile". AIFF. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- "Dangmei Grace felicitated". The Sangai Express. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- "South Asian Games 2016: Full squad for India Men and Women football team". Archived from the original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- "Sri Lankan men and women fastest in South Asia". The Telegraph. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- "Indian women win 4th consecutive SAAF Women's Championship". ESPN. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- "Football: India march to fourth SAFF Women's Championship title with 3-1 win against Bangladesh". Scroll.in. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.