Kowsalya S. Explained

Kowsalya S.
Fullname:Kowsalya Sivasami
Birth Date:19 August 2001
Birth Place:Namakkal, Tamilnadu, India
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Sethu
Clubnumber:13
Clubs1:Sethu
Years2:2022–2023
Clubs2:Lords FA
Years3:2023–
Clubs3:Sethu
Nationalteam1:India U17
Nationalteam-Update:24 September 2023

Kowsalya Sivasami (born 19 August 2001) is an Indian professional footballer from Tamil Nadu, who plays as a defender for Sethu in the Indian Women's League.[1] Earlier, she has played for Tamil Nadu Football Association Junior Women’ team and the Madurai district team.[2]

Early life

Kowsalya is from Namakkal in Tamil Nadu. She started playing football at the age of 12 at Loyola Higher Secondary School, Namakkal. He was encouraged by her brother Balamurugan and her family to play football.[3]

Club career

Kowsalya started playing football at the age of 12 years in her school with the senior team. She was part of the Junior India team that took part in the Under-18 AFC tournament. Playing for Sethu FC, she made her debut in the Chennai League at the age of 17 in 2019. Sethu FC defeated Manipur in the final to win the Indian Women's League in 2019. It was Kowsalya's first big success. She also represented Tamil Nadu in the 2023 Hero Senior Women's Football Championship at Punjab held in June.[4]

International career

She has represented the India U17 at the youth level.[2]

Honours

Sethu

2018–19

Tamil Nadu

References

  1. Web site: Kowsalya Sivasami . 2023-09-15 . www.the-aiff.com.
  2. News: 2019-11-09 . A bigil moment for this Tamil Nadu all-girls football club . The Times of India . 2023-09-12 . 0971-8257.
  3. Web site: 2019-06-12 . Kowsalya Sivasami: . 2023-09-12 . www.fistosports.com . en.
  4. Web site: Senior Women’s Football Championship 2023 Final Round: Squads . 2023-09-14 . Chase Your Sport . en.
  5. Web site: Comeback queens Tamil Nadu regain National supremacy . AIFF . 28 June 2023 .

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