Elangbam Panthoi Chanu

Panthoi Chanu
Personal information
Full name	Elangbam Panthoi Chanu
Date of birth	1 February 1996 (age 28)
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
2012–2019	Eastern Sporting Union
2019–2022	Manipur Police
2022–2024	Eastern Sporting Union
2024	Metro United
2024–	East Bengal
International career‡
2010–2011	India U16
2012–2015	India U19
2014–	India
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024

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.

Career

She started her career at the Women Football Academy Kakching before moving to Eastern Sporting Union in 2012. She represented Eastern Sporting Union and Manipur Police in the Indian Women's League and the regional Manipur Women's League.^[1]^[2]

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.^[3]

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 professionally in Australia.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Career statistics

International

As of 27 October 2024

International caps and goals
Year	Caps	Goals
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
Total	18	0

Honours

India

SAFF Women's Championship: 2014,^[7] 2016
South Asian Games Gold medal: 2016,^[8] 2019

Eastern Sporting Union

Indian Women's League: 2016–17

Manipur

Senior Women's National Football Championship: 2019–20

Individual

Indian Women's League Best Goalkeeper: 2017–18^[9]

References

^ "2 Odisha girls in National football team". Orissa Diary. 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ "India keeper Panthoi moves to Australia with an eye on A-League". indiatimes.com. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
^ "Indian goalkeeper Panthoi Chanu joins Australian club Metro United WFC". The Bridge. 26 March 2024.
^ "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.
^ Shukla, Abhishek. "Indian women's squad announced for SAFF Championship". India Footy. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
^ "20 selected in Indian squad for 12th South Asian Games". AIFF. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
^ "RISING STUDENT CLUB CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF HERO IWL". 14 April 2018.

External links

Elangbam Panthoi Chanu at All India Football Federation
Elangbam Panthoi Chanu at Global Sports Archive

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[1] "2 Odisha girls in National football team". Orissa Diary. 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.

[2] "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.

[3] 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.

[4] "India keeper Panthoi moves to Australia with an eye on A-League". indiatimes.com. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.

[5] "Indian goalkeeper Panthoi Chanu joins Australian club Metro United WFC". The Bridge. 26 March 2024.

[6] "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.

[7] Shukla, Abhishek. "Indian women's squad announced for SAFF Championship". India Footy. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.

[8] "20 selected in Indian squad for 12th South Asian Games". AIFF. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

[the-aiff.com-9] "RISING STUDENT CLUB CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF HERO IWL". 14 April 2018.

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