Sandhiya Ranganathan
Sandhiya Ranganathan (born 20 May 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the India women's national football team and Gokulam Kerala in the Indian Women's League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sandhiya Ranganathan | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Panruti, Tamil Nadu | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gokulam Kerala | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Jeppiaar Institute | 5 | (3) |
| 2018-2019 | Sethu FC | 7 | (7) |
| 2019-2020 | Sethu FC | 7 | (13) |
| 2020-2021 | Sethu FC | 11 | (7) |
| 2022-2023 | Gokulam Kerala FC | 8 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2018– | India | 34 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
She scored her first goal in 2018 in the COTIF Women's Football Tournament. Then she scored her second goal against Sri Lanka in the 2019 SAFF Women's Championship on 17 March 2019.[1] In 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Round 2 she scored another important goal for the national team against Nepal on 6 April 2019.[2]
International goals
- Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 March 2019 | Sahid Rangasala, Biratnagar, Nepal |  Maldives | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2019 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 2. | 17 March 2019 |  Sri Lanka | 2–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 3. | 6 April 2019 | Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar |  Nepal | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 4. | 9 April 2019 | Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar |  Myanmar | 1–0 | 3–3 | |
| 5. | 2 September 2019 | Yakkasary Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |  Uzbekistan | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 6. | 5 December 2019 | Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara, Nepal | Sri Lanka | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2019 South Asian Games |
| 7. | 4–0 | |||||
| 8. | 7 April 2023 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |  Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 9. | 3–0 | |||||
Honours
India
- SAFF Women's Championship: 2019
- South Asian Games Gold medal: 2019
Sethu
Tamil Nadu
- National Games Bronze medal: 2022[3]
Individual
- Indian Women's League Most Valuable Player: 2018–19
References
- "INDIAN WOMEN CHARGE INTO SAFF SEMIS WITH 5–0 WIN OVER SRI LANKA". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- "INDIAN WOMEN CLINCH CRUCIAL WIN AGAINST NEPAL IN 2020 OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS ROUND 2". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
- "National Games 2022, October 10 HIGHLIGHTS: Manipur wins women's football gold; Tamil Nadu tops Group A in men's volleyball". Sportstar. 10 October 2022.
External links
- Sandhiya Ranganathan at All India Football Federation
- Sandhiya Ranganathan at Global Sports Archive
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