Nirmala Devi Phanjoubam

The native form of this personal name is Phanjoubam Nirmala Devi. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

In this Meitei name, the family name is Phanjoubam and the given name is Nirmala. "Devi" is a name suffix.

Nirmala Devi Phanjoubam (Meitei: Phanjoubam Nirmala Devi, 2 March 2003)^[1] is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur who plays as a defender for the Indian Women's League club Sethu and the India national football team.^[2] She has also represented the clubs Eastern Sporting Union and Kickstart at the domestic level.

Nirmala Devi

Personal information
Full name	Nirmala Devi Phanjoubam
Date of birth	(2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Manipur, India
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Sethu
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Andro Mahilla Mandal Assn.
2021–2022	Kickstart
	United Pukhao Sports Assn.
2022–2023	Eastern Sporting Union
2023–	Sethu
International career‡
	India U20
2025–	India	7	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 July 2025

Early life and career

Devi is from Manipur. She is selected by Indian chief coach Crispin Chettri for the National camp at Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, in preparation for the Pink Ladies Cup, to be held at Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, from 20 to 26 February 2025.^[3] On 17 February 2025, she was named in the final squad.^[4][5] She made her senior India debut against Jordan at the Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium, Sharjah on 20 February 2025.^[6]

In July 2020, she was in the probables list selected by All India Football Federation for the Under–17 Women’s World Cup 2021.^[7]

Career statistics

International

As of 5 July 2025

National team	Year	Caps	Goals
India	2025	7	1
Total		7	1

Scores and results list India's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Nirmala Devi Phanjoubam

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 July 2025	700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand	Iraq	4–0	5–0	2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification