Malati Munda
Malati Munda (born 15 February 2004)[1] is an Indian football player from Odisha. She plays for the India women’s national football team as a defender. She plays for Odisha Football Club and is registered with the Football Association of Odisha for the domestic tournaments.[1] She also plays for Odisha Police in the departmental events.
Early life
[edit]Munda is from Keonjhar, Odisha. She learnt her basics at the Sports Hostel, Bhubaneswar. One of her first coaches was Geetanjali Khuntia. She is employed with Odisha Police.[2]
Career
[edit]International
[edit]Munda made her Senior India debut in the one of the two FIFA Women's International Friendlies against Uzbekistan played at Bengaluru in May and June 2025.[3][4][5]
She also played for the Odisha FC in the AFC Women’s Champions League 2024-25 against Ho Chi Minh City in the Group C matches.[6]
Domestic
[edit]Munda started as a sub-junior player for Odisha which finished second in the sub-junior Girls National Championship played at Cuttack in July 2018.[2] In January 2020, she was part of the Odisha under 17 football team that won the silver medal at the third Khelo India Youth Games at Guwahati. One of her first medals with senior Odisha women came when they won the silver medal in the 36th National Games at Ahmedabad on 10 October 2022.[2] From then onwards, she played the 27th, 28th and 29th Senior Women National Football Championship for Odisha.[7] In February 2025, She was part of the Odisha team that won the silver medal in the 38th National Games at Haldwani, Uttarakhand.[2]
In March 2024, she was part of the Odisha Football Club that won the Indian Women’s League for the first time at Bhubaneswar.[2][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "All India Football Federation - Malati Munda". The AIFF. 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Orisports.com". www.orisports.com. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ PTI (8 May 2025). "Indian women's football team to play Uzbekistan in two international friendlies". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ Pitts, Andre (20 May 2025). "India vs Uzbekistan football, FIFA international women's friendlies 2025". Olympics. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Indian Women's Football Team To Play Uzbekistan In Two International Friendlies | Football News". NDTV Sports. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "AFC Women's Champions League 2024-25: Odisha FC lose 3-1 to Ho Chi Minh City". Olympics. 9 October 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "SPORTS ODISHA : sportsodisha.com". www.sportsodisha.com. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
- ^ "AIFF - IWL 2023-24". The AIFF. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2025.