Kajol D'Souza explained
| Kajol D'Souza |
| Birth Date: | 28 April 2006 |
| Birth Place: | Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Sethu |
| Clubnumber: | 15 |
| Youthclubs1: | LaLiga Football Schools |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Parikrama Club |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Clubs2: | Sethu |
| Nationalteam1: | India U17 |
| Nationalteam2: | India U20 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 24 September 2023 |
Kajol D’Souza (born 28 April 2006) is an Indian professional footballer from Maharashtra, who plays as a midfielder for Sethu FC[1] in the Indian Women's League. She has also represented India at the youth level.
Early life
Encouraged by her mother Gratia, Kajol took up football in 2014 and started playing in her community with boys along with her brother Kian.[2] Her mother, a sprinter, is from Mangalore and her father is from Pune. She studied at The Bishop's School, and joined the Arsenal School programme. She is currently training at the LaLiga Academy, Madrid, Spain.
Career
- 2018: Kajol's first big tournament was the 64th Nationals organised by School Games Federation of India and she scored nine goals for Maharashtra, which won bronze.[3]
- 2019: 65th Nationals organised by School Games Federation of India; La Liga football schools to Spain scholarship;[4]
- 2020: Played for Pune, which won the Inter-district championship at Jalgaon.
- 2021: Played for La Liga Schools, Pune and Parikrama Club in the IWL;[5]
- 2022: Tour of Italy for the 6th Torneo Female Football tournament and Tour of Norway for the Open Nordic U-16 Tournament;
- 2022: Debut for Junior India. Played in the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup; (Played group games against United States,[6] Morocco and Brazil;
- 2023: AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers in Vietnam;
References
- Web site: 2023-04-28 . IWL 2023: Sethu FC Humble Churchill, Kajol D'Souza Scores Four Goals The Fan Garage (TFG) . 2023-09-16 . thefangarage.com.
- Web site: Writer . Guest . 2022-10-18 . Kajol D’Souza fights off the struggle to exist and then survive! . 2023-09-16 . Arunava about Football . en-GB.
- Web site: Dolare . Rahul . 2022-10-17 . Pune-born India Junior World Cup Footballer Kajol D’Souza Shows That Determination Pays Off . 2023-09-16 . Punekar News . en-US.
- Web site: Arés . Ruby . 2022-10-26 . Kajol, la futbolista con ‘ADN LaLiga’ que ha jugado el Mundial Sub-17 femenino . 2023-09-16 . Diario AS . es.
- Web site: Desk . The Bridge . 2023-05-02 . With Kajol D'Souza's career on the rise, Pune sees interest in women's football grow . 2023-09-16 . thebridge.in . en.
- Web site: 2022-10-13 . FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: LaLiga Football Schools student Kajol Dsouza living the dream . 2023-09-16 . Hindustan Times . en.
