M. K. Kashmina Explained

M. K. Kashmina (born 3 March 1999) is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur, who plays as a midfielder for the Indian Women's League club Kickstart and represents the India women's national football team.

Early life

Her father, Mohammed Kashim Ali, was a University-level football player and encouraged young Kashmina to play the game.^[1] Her younger brother also played football as a goalkeeper.^[2]

Domestic career

In 2012, her first big tournament was the Subroto Cup in Delhi representing Manipur.^[3] In 2017, she played for Eastern Sporting Union which defeated Rising Students to win the inaugural Indian Women's League on February 14. Later in 2022, she was selected to represent Manipur in the 36th National Games to be held in Gujarat from October 1 to 11.^[4] In 2023, she played for Gokulam Kerala in the IWL.^[5]

On 8 November 2023, it was officially announced that Kashmina along with Kiran Pisda joined Croatian Women's League club ŽNK Dinamo Zagreb on a one-year deal.^[6]

International career

• 2017: AFC U19 Championship 2017 Qualifiers;
• 2018: She made her Senior India debut in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers against Uzbekistan;^[7]
• 2023: In March, she played two friendly matches in Jordan ahead of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament 2024 Asian Qualifiers Round 1 to be held in the Kyrgyz Republic.^[8]

International goals

Scores and results list India's goal tally first.

Honours

Dinamo Zagreb

• Croatian Women's Football Cup

2023–24^[9]

External links

• M. K. Kashmina at All India Football Federation

Notes and References

1. Web site: Release . Press . 2020-02-12 . From 2017 to 2020, Kashmina aims to come full circle in the IWL! . 2023-09-17 . Arunava about Football . en-GB . 2021-01-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210121041935/https://www.arunfoot.com/from-2017-to-2020-kashmina-aims-to-come-full-circle-in-the-iwl/ . live .
2. Web site: Sportstar . Team . 2020-02-12 . Gokulam Kerala's Kashmina Devi bids for second IWL title . 2023-09-17 . sportstar.thehindu.com . en . 2023-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230425212156/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/kashmina-devi-bids-for-second-indian-womens-league-title-gokulam-kerala-vs-kryhpsa-iwl-final/article30800742.ece . live .
3. Web site: 2020-02-12 . Gokulam Kerala FC's Kashmina Devi Eyes Her Second Indian Women's League Trophy . 2023-09-17 . News18 . en . 2023-11-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231108164603/https://www.news18.com/news/football/gokulam-kerala-fcs-kashmina-devi-eyes-her-second-indian-womens-league-trophy-2498905.html . live .
4. Web site: Women's football team for National games announced : 06th sep22 ~ E-Pao! Headlines . 2023-09-17 . e-pao.net . 2022-09-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220906022831/http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=Sport12..060922.sep22 . live .
5. Web site: IWL: Gokulam Kerala declare 27-member squad . 2023-09-17 . Khel Now . English . 2023-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230816072256/https://khelnow.com/football/2023-04-iwl-gokulam-kerala-squad . live .
6. Web site: Kashmina, Kiran Pisda sign for Croatian club ŽNK Dinamo Zagreb. khelnow.com. 8 November 2023. 8 November 2023. Alen Philip. Mathew. https://web.archive.org/web/20231108141518/https://khelnow.com/football/2023-11-indian-football-kashmina-kiran-pisda-sign-for-znk-dinamo-zagreb. 8 November 2023.
7. Web site: From 2017 to 2020, Kashmina aims to come full circle in the Hero IWL . 2023-09-17 . the-aiff.com . 2020-08-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200808200158/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/from-2017-to-2020-kashmina-aims-to-come-full-circle-in-the-hero-iwl . live .
8. Web site: Indian women held to a stalemate by Jordan . 2023-09-17 . the-aiff.com . 2023-06-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230605013317/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-women-held-to-a-stalemate-by-jordan . live .
9. Web site: HNKŽ 23/24, Finale. semafor.hns. 13 July 2024.