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The native form of this personal name is Elangbam Panthoi Chanu. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
In this Meitei name, the family name is Elangbam and the given name is Panthoi. "Chanu" is a name suffix.

Panthoi Chanu
Personal information
Full name Panthoi Chanu Elangbam
Date of birth (1996-02-01) 1 February 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth Keirak, Thoubal, Manipur, India
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 East Bengal
Youth career
2008–2012 Kakching WFA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2019 Eastern Sporting Union
2019–2022 Manipur Police
2022–2024 Eastern Sporting Union
2024 Metro United 14 (0)
2024– East Bengal
International career‡
2010–2011 India U16 2 (0)
2012–2015 India U19 8 (0)
2014– India 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 July 2025

Panthoi Chanu Elangbam (Meitei: Elangbam Panthoi Chanu, born 1 February 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Indian Women's League club East Bengal and India women's football team. In March 2024, she played the South Australia Women's National Premier Leagues for Metro United WFC to become the first woman from India to play the Australian Football League.[1]

Early life

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Chanu is from Keirak village, Kakching district, Manipur.[2] She is the daughter of Elangbam Chinglenkhomba and Elangbam Ongbi Shanti Leima of Keirak Makha Leikai.[3]

She started playing football at the local club, Women Football Academy Kakching. In 2012, she moved to Eastern Sporting Union. She played for Union and Manipur Police in the Indian Women's League and the regional Manipur Women's League.[4][5] During her early days, she used to travel for 50 km everyday to the Imphal Academy to learn the game.[2]

Career

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Chanu first represented the Indian team in 2008 when she played for India under 13 team. Later, she played all age groups, representing India in the under 14, under 16 and under 19 teams.

In December 2022, she along with Bala Devi, moved to Spain where they underwent training cum trial stint at the Spanish Segunda Federación outfit Málaga.[6]

In 2024, she signed a contract with the second tier National Premier Leagues Women's club Metro United WFC in the South Australian league, becoming the first Indian footballer to play professional football in Australia.[7][8][9] She was spotted by head coach Paul Morris at the Women in Sports Elite Football Trials in October 2023 and later trained at the A-League club, Adelaide United FC.[2]

In 2025, she was part of the Indian team that participated in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifier 2026 at Chiang Mai, Thailand. After her return, she was felicitated at a function in her village Keirak.[3]

Domestic

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In the Hero Women’s National Football Championship, she played for Manipur Police and Manipur.[10]

Career statistics

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International

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As of 5 July 2025
National team Year Caps Goals
India 2014 1 0
2015 0 0
2016 0 0
2017 5 0
2018 0 0
2019 1 0
2021 0 0
2022 0 0
2023 4 0
2024 7 0
2025 6 0
Total 24 0

Honours

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India

East Bengal

Eastern Sporting Union

Manipur

Individual

Awards

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  • She bagged the Women's goalkeeper of the year award by AIFF for 2024 season. She played for East Bengal.[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Manipur footballer Elangbam Panthoi Chanu becomes 1st Indian to play in Australian Football League". Northeast Live. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Kini, Tanya (16 April 2024). "Football: Meet Panthoi Chanu Elangbam – the first Indian player to play for an Australian club". Scroll.in. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b Admin, IT Web (9 July 2025). "Goalkeeper Panthoi Chanu felicitated for AFC Cup qualifier achievement". News from Manipur - Imphal Times. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  4. ^ "2 Odisha girls in National football team". Orissa Diary. 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Indian Women's National team announced for SAFF Championship 2016". Khel Now. 22 December 2016. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  6. ^ Mergulhao, Marcus (4 January 2023). "Bala sets sights on Spain's top division". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Panaji: The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 3 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  7. ^ "India keeper Panthoi moves to Australia with an eye on A-League". indiatimes.com. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Indian goalkeeper Panthoi Chanu joins Australian club Metro United WFC". The Bridge. 26 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Panthoi Chanu, an heir to Aditi Chauhan in the Indian women's team, joins Australian club Metro United". sportstar.thehindu.com. 26 March 2024. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  10. ^ "AIFF Senior National Team - Elangbam Panthoi Chanu". AIFF. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  11. ^ Shukla, Abhishek. "Indian women's squad announced for SAFF Championship". India Footy. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  12. ^ "20 selected in Indian squad for 12th South Asian Games". AIFF. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  13. ^ "RISING STUDENT CLUB CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF HERO IWL". 14 April 2018.
  14. ^ "Mohun Bagan Star Subhasish Bose Named India's Best Footballer — Full AIFF Awards List Inside!". Sportstar. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
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