Karishma Shirvoikar Explained
| Karishma Shirvoikar |
| Fullname: | Karishma Purushottam Shirvoikar |
| Birth Date: | 4 August 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Odxel, Goa, India |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Kickstart |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Panjim Footballers |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | PVC Parra |
| Years3: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Gokulam Kerala |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Mumbai Knights |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Kickstart |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | India U17 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam2: | India |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 12 July 2024 |
Karishma Purushottam Shirvoikar (born 4 August 2001) is an Indian professional footballer from Goa, who plays as a forward for Kickstart in the Indian Women's League and represents the India women's national football team.
Early life
Karishma hails from a small sea-side village named Odxel, on the outskirts of Panaji, Goa. Her mother, Anjani, sells vegetables for a living as her father, Purushottam, is sick and stays at home.[1] She studied at Our Lady of the Rosary Higher Secondary school, Dona Paula. She lives in Panaji. In the school, she learnt her basics from coach Carol Fernandes Gomes.[2]
Career
- 2011: She started playing football on the beaches of Goa with boys.
- 2014: She played in the Times Girls Soccer League for her school.[3]
- 2017: Joined Panjim Footballers and helped the club win the Goa Football League for two years.[4]
- 2017: Represented Goa in the Junior Nationals.
- 2018: Under-17 Brics Cup in South Africa.[5]
- 2019: Plays for PVC Parra in the Goan's Women's League;[6] Plays for Panjim Footballers in the Indian Women's League;[7]
- 2019: She was selected by Palamos CF to train in Spain with CD Fontsanta Fatjo, a third division team.
- 2020 to 2021: Played for Gokulam FC;[8] [9] [10]
- 2021: In September, she was dropped from the Indian team to play friendlies against UAE and Bahrain.[11]
- 2023: In February, she was part of the Indian team that played two friendlies against Nepal.[12]
- 2023: In March, she played two friendly matches against Jordan at the Petra Stadium in Amman, Jordan as preparation for Olympic Qualifier.[13]
- 2023: She played in the AFC Women's Olympic Qualifier Round 1 to be played in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic in April.[14] [15]
Career statistics
International
| International caps and goals |
|---|
| Year | Caps | Goals |
|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
|---|
Honours
Panjim Footballers
2017, 2018
Gokulam Kerala
2019–20, 2021–22
Kickstart
2023–24
References
- News: 2019-08-19 . Goan girl earns football training stint, trial in Spain . The Times of India . 2023-09-16 . 0971-8257.
- News: 2015-09-21 . Sporting missionaries who do us proud . The Times of India . 2023-09-16 . 0971-8257.
- News: 2014-12-09 . GFDC Dona Paula in semis . The Times of India . 2023-09-16 . 0971-8257.
- News: 2020-02-16 . Goan trio taste success with Kerala . The Times of India . 2023-09-16 . 0971-8257.
- News: 2018-07-16 . From battling with boys to Indian team, no stopping Karishma . The Times of India . 2023-09-16 . 0971-8257.
- Web site: 2019-12-10 . Goa Women's League 2019: Ansiva Finishes as Top Scorer, Bidesh XI SC Beat PVC Parra in Final Game . 2023-09-16 . News18 . en.
- Web site: 2019-12-18 . Gokulam Kerala FC Looking to Sign Goa's Karishma Shirvoikar for Indian Women's League . 2023-09-16 . News18 . en.
- Web site: 2021-08-16 . Gokulam Kerala FC Renew Goan Karishma Shirvoikar's Contract Ahead of New Season . 2023-09-16 . News18 . en.
- Web site: 2020-01-28 . IWL 2020: Sabitra Bhandari Scores 5, Karishma Shirvoikar Bags Hat-trick as Gokulam Kerala FC Smash Kenkre FC . 2023-09-16 . News18 . en.
- Web site: Biswas . Joseph . Gokulam Kerala hand contract extension to forward Karishma Shirvoikar . 2023-09-16 . Khel Now . English.
- Web site: Peter . Naveen . 2021-09-28 . Karishma Shirvoikar dropped from Indian football women's squad for international friendlies . 2023-09-17 . www.olympics.com.
- News: 2023-02-19 . Chances missed as Nepal hold Indian girls . The Times of India . 2023-09-16 . 0971-8257.
- Web site: ANI . 2023-03-19 . Indian women's football team suffers 1-2 defeat against Jordan . 2023-09-16 . www.dtnext.in . en.
- News: 2023-03-29 . Thomas Dennerby names 22-member India squad for Olympic Qualifier . The Times of India . 2023-09-16 . 0971-8257.
- News: 2023-04-04 . India pump in five past Kyrgyz Republic in AFC Women's Olympic qualifier . The Times of India . 2023-09-16 . 0971-8257.
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