Indian footballer (born 1992)
Aditi Chauhan (born 20 November 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Indian Women's League club Sreebhumi and the Indian national football team .[ 2]
Early life
Born into a Rajput family, Aditi with her family moved to Delhi when she was nine years old. She did her schooling from Amity International School.[ 3] As a child she participated in karate and basketball , even being selected for the youth state basketball team.[ 3] [ 4] She was convinced by her coach to attend trials for the football team as a goalkeeper.[ 3] Chauhan was successful and eventually, appeared on the team for the Delhi women's football team U19 squad.
Club career
She attended Loughborough University , completing an MSc in Sports Management[ 5] and represented their football team.[ 4] In August 2015, Chauhan joined West Ham United Ladies .[ 6] [ 7] She made her debut on 16 August 2015 in a 0–5 defeat by Coventry Ladies and in doing so became the first player from the India national women's team to play competitively in England[ 8] and the first Indian woman to play in English league football .[ 9] She spent two seasons with the club before returning to India in early 2018.[ 10] She went on to join India Rush.[ 11] For the 2019–20 Indian Women's League , she joined Gokulam Kerala FC .[ 12]
International career
Chauhan was selected for trials with the India U19 side at age 17.[ 3] She was a part of the India senior team that won the 2012 SAFF Women's Championship in Sri Lanka .[ 13]
Career statistics
International
As of 15 February 2023
International caps and goals
Year
Caps
Goals
2011
1
0
2012
5
0
2013
0
0
2014
3
0
2015
0
0
2016
7
0
2017
2
0
2018
3
0
2019
22
0
2021
8
0
2022
5
0
2023
1
0
Total
57
0
Honours
India
Gokulam Kerala
Individual
See also
References
^ "Graduate becomes first Asian Woman Footballer of the year in England" . lboro.ac.uk (Loughborough University) . 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2021 .
^ "Aditi Chauhan" . Eurosport. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015 .
^ a b c d "My Football journey in India" . Women's Soccer United . 24 February 2015. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015 .
^ a b Kohli, Gauri (29 May 2015). "Meet Aditi Chauhan, goalkeeper of Indian women's national football team" . Hindustan Times . Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015 .
^ "Graduate becomes first Asian Woman Footballer of the year in England" . Loughborough University. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015 .
^ "EPL club West Ham United Ladies signs Indian women's team goalkeeper Aditi Chauhan" . India Today . Archived from the original on 18 August 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2015 .
^ "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 .
^ Sudhakaran, Sumil (18 August 2015). "Meet Aditi Chauhan, 1st Indian woman footballer to play in UK" . Hindustan Times . Archived from the original on 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015 .
^ Thomas-Mason, Lee (21 August 2015). "Exclusive: How West Ham's record breaking goalkeeper Aditi Chauhan became an international role model" . Metro.co.uk . Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015 .
^ "Goalkeeper Aditi eyes return to Indian team for Asian Games" . The Times of India . 7 January 2018. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018 .
^ Haji, Irfan (25 March 2018). "Aditi Chauhan eyes Indian team comeback with Rush Soccer" . The Asian Age . Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018 .
^ "Aditi Chauhan profile" . footballexpress.in . 20 December 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021 .
^ Deep Singh, Kunwar (2 January 2013). "Indian Football: Exclusive Interview : Aditi Chauhan – "A Lot Can Still Be Done If The Media Pays A Little More Attention" " . The Hard Tackle . Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015 .
^ "Aditi Chauhan creates history, becomes first Asian Woman Footballer of the year in England" . Deccan Chronicle . 21 November 2015. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018 .
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