Babina Devi Lisham
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Babina Devi Lisham | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Haokha Maning Leikai, Thoubal, Manipur, India | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sethu | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| The Young Welfare Club | |||
| –2024 | Kickstart | ||
| 2024– | Sethu | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | India U17 | ||
| 2025– | India | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2025 | |||
Babina Devi Lisham (1 February 2005)[1] is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur who plays as a midfielder for the Indian Women's League club Sethu and the India women's national football team.[2]
Early life
[edit]Lisham is from Haokha Maning Leikai in Thoubal district, Manipur. She is the daughter of Lisham Kunjo, a mason. Lisham used to play with nobab, a ball shaped citrus fruit, when she was spotted by Mutum Surmala Chanu, a police woman and former assistant coach of India’s senior women football team. She initially trained under Surmala at the local football ground of Young Welfare Club.[3]
Career
[edit]Lisham was selected by Indian chief coach Crispin Chettri for the National camp at Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, in preparation for the Pink Ladies Cup, at Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, from 20 to 26 February 2025. On 17 February 2025, she was named in the final squad.[4][5] She made her senior India debut against Jordan at the Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium, Sharjah on 20 February 2025.[6]
She represented the Indian under-15 team in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) women’s championships held in Bhutan in 2021.[7]
Before joining Sethu FC, Lisham played for the Young Welfare Club and Kickstart FC, Karnataka.
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of 30 May 2025
| International caps and goals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Caps | Goals |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "AIFF - Under 20 National Team - 6 Lisham Babina Devi". The AIFF. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Babina Devi Lisham Updates, Scores, Fixtures and Standings". Khel Now. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Why Manipur dominates women's football in India". Hindustan Times. 18 October 2022. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "Crispin Chettri names 23-member squad for Pink Ladies Cup in UAE". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (17 February 2025). "India women's head coach Crispin Chettri names 23-member squad for Pink Ladies Cup in UAE". Sportstar. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
- ^ "Senior India women produce a dominant display to tame Jordan in Sharjah opener". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "Manipur's Linda Chanu And Babina Devi All Set To Make A Mark". www.hercircle.in. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- Living people
- 2005 births
- Indian women's footballers
- India women's international footballers
- India women's youth international footballers
- Footballers from Manipur
- Sportswomen from Manipur
- People from Thoubal district
- Women's association football midfielders
- Indian Women's League players
- Kickstart FC players
- Sethu FC players