Hemam Shilky Devi Explained

Shilky Devi
Fullname:Hemam Shilky Devi
Birth Date:23 November 2005
Birth Place:Moirang, Manipur, India
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Gokulam Kerala
Clubnumber:66
Youthclubs1:SAI Academy Imphal
Years1:–2022
Clubs1:Gokulam Kerala
Years2:2022–2023
Clubs2:The Young Welfare Club
Years3:2023–
Clubs3:Gokulam Kerala
Caps3:21
Goals3:3
Nationalyears1:2019
Nationalteam1:India U17
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:3
Nationalyears2:2021–2023
Nationalteam2:India U20
Nationalcaps2:17
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:2022–
Nationalteam3:India
Nationalcaps3:16
Nationalgoals3:1
Club-Update:12 July 2024
Nationalteam-Update:4 June 2024

Hemam Shilky Devi (born 23 November 2005) is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur,[1] who plays as a midfielder for Gokulam Kerala in the Indian Women's League and the India women's national football team. In 2022, she was the youngest player of the AFC Women's Asia Cup aged 16 years and two months.

Early life

Hemam Shilky was born in Moirang, into a poor family. Her father was a cook and he used to encourage Hemam to play football. Her mother, also a cook, reluctantly accepted later. Hemam was then sent to the SAI Academy, Imphal for training.

Career

Hemam made her Junior India debut at the age of 12 years in 2018 when she captained India to victory at the SAFF under-15 Women's Championship in Bhutan and became the joint top-scorer. The other tournaments she has played in are AFC U-16 Qualifiers in Mongolia[2] in 2019 before she made here Senior India debut in 2022 against Brazil[3] where India lost 1–5. In the other matches, they lost to Chile 0-3 on 29 November and to Venezuela 1-2 on 2 December 2021.

In the FIFA U-17 World Cup, she was part of the Indian team that played three matches in October 2022 against USA (lost 0-8),[4] Morocco (lost 0-3) and Brazil (lost 0-5).[5] In 2022, she also played the Asian Women's Cup in 2022 and was part of the India Under-17 team at the Women's World Cup where she was the captain.[6]

In March 2023, she also represented India U-20 women's team in Group F matches at the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 1 at Viet Tri City, Indonesia.[7]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gokulam Kerala2022–23Indian Women's League1030000103
2023–249000003090
Gokulam Kerala total193000030223
Career total193000030223

International

International caps and goals
YearCapsGoals
202120
202200
202371
202470
Total 161

Scores and results list India's goal tally first.

+List of international goals scored by Hemam Shilky DeviNo. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 April 2023 4–0 5–0 2024 Olympic Qualifiers

Honours

Gokulam Kerala

2022–23[8] [9]

Manipur

Individual

References

  1. Web site: Hemam Shilky Devi . 2023-09-15 . www.the-aiff.com.
  2. Web site: 14-year-old Shilky Devi aspires to dream big and fulfil world cup ambition . 2023-09-11 . www.the-aiff.com.
  3. Web site: Tandon . Avishka . Who Is Shilky Devi? Youngest Football Player In Asia Women's Cup 2022 . 2023-09-11 . www.shethepeople.tv . en.
  4. Web site: Score . AI . 2023-09-12 . Hemam Shilky Devi . 2023-09-12 . www.aiscore.com.
  5. Web site: India - S. Hemam - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway . 2023-09-11 . int.soccerway.com.
  6. Web site: 2022-01-15 . Youngest in Asia, Shilky Devi looking to take learnings into the future . 2023-09-11 . Hindustan Times . en.
  7. Web site: India . Press Trust . 2023-03-09 . AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers: India Blank Indonesia With Six Goals To Maintain Perfect Record . 2023-12-20 . www.outlookindia.com.
  8. News: Indian Women's League 2023: Gokulam Kerala thrash Kickstart FC 5–0 to win third consecutive title. sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. 21 May 2023. 22 May 2023. Chennai. https://web.archive.org/web/20230522151217/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/gokulam-kerala-wins-indian-womens-league-gkfc-5-0-kickstart-fc-sabitra-bhandari-top-scorer-iwl-records-milestones-stats/article66878249.ece. 22 May 2023.
  9. News: Gokulam Kerala steamroll Kickstart to complete hat-trick of Hero IWL titles. 21 May 2023 . the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 21 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230522160849/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/gokulam-kerala-steamroll-kickstart-to-complete-hat-trick-of-hero-iwl-titles. 22 May 2023.
  10. Web site: Manipur champions for the 22nd time in Sr Women's NFC for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy . AIFF . 15 May 2024 .

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