Jabamani Tudu

Jabamani Tudu (born 10 April 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Indian Women's League club Nita FA and the India women's national football team.

Jabamani Tudu

Personal information
Full name	Jabamani Tudu
Date of birth	(2000-04-10) 10 April 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Mayardar, Mayurbhanj, Odisha
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Nita FA
Number	2
Youth career
	Odisha Sports Hostel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Odisha Sports Hostel
2016–2019	Rising Student's Club	17	(8)
2019	FC Kolhapur City
2020–2021	Sethu
2022	Odisha Police
2022	Sports Odisha	8	(1)
2022–2023	East Coast Railway
2023–2024	Kickstart
2024–	Nita FA
International career
2014	India U16
2018	India U17	4	(1)
2018	India U19	3	(1)
2017–	India	26	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Born in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, Tudu was a part of the Odisha Sports Hostel. She has played in youth and senior football tournaments.^[1] She has also played for Odisha in national competitions, both youth and senior.^[2]

International career

Tudu represented India at the under-16 level during the 2015 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers.^[3] In December 2016 Tudu was selected into the Indian senior side for the 2016 SAFF Women's Championship.^[4] She made her debut for the side on 2 January 2017 in their semi-final match against Nepal. She came on as a substitute for Dalima Chhibber as India won 3–1.^[5] She made her debut as a 15-year-old.^[6]

International goals

Scores and results list India's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	3 December 2019	Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara, Nepal	Maldives	5–0	5–0	2019 South Asian Games

Honours

India

• SAFF Women's Championship: 2016, 2019
• South Asian Games Gold medal: 2019

Rising Students Club

• Indian Women's League: 2017–18

Odisha

• National Games Silver medal: 2022^[7]

Individual

• Indian Women's League Emerging Player: 2016–17^[8]