| Pyari Xaxa | |
| Birth Date: | 18 May 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Jhartarang, Sundergarh, Odisha, India |
| Currentclub: | Odisha FC |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthclubs1: | Kunwarmunda |
| Years1: | 2016– |
| Clubs1: | Rising Student Club |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 14 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | Odisha Police |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | Sports Odisha |
| Caps3: | 10 |
| Goals3: | 12 |
| Years4: | 2022– |
| Clubs4: | Odisha FC |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | India U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015– |
| Nationalteam2: | India |
| Nationalcaps2: | 28 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 10 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 12 July 2024 |
Pyari Xaxa (born 18 May 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Indian Women's League club Odisha FC and the India national team.
Xaxa began her football career with the club Kunwarmunda based in her home State of Odisha.[1] In 2016, she was signed by Rising Student to play in the inaugural season of the Indian Women's League. She finished the season with 14 goals, with ten in the preliminary and four in the final round. Her team lost to Eastern Sporting Union in the final.[2]
Xaxa made her senior international debut in 2015 after playing in the India U19 team.[3] She was awarded the AIFF Emerging Woman Footballer of the Year for the year.[4] She was a part of the team that won gold medal at the 2016 South Asian Games in Shillong.[1]
| International caps and goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Caps | Goals | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | |
| Total | 28 | 10 | |
Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
| +List of international goals scored by Pyari Xaxa | No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 31 July 2017 | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |||
| 2. | 2–0 | ||||||
| 3. | 23 January 2019 | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||
| 4. | 23 February 2021 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2021 Turkish Women's Cup | |||
| 5. | 2 October 2021 | 2–0 | 4–1 | Friendly | |||
| 6. | 10 October 2021 | 2–0 | 5–0 | ||||
| 7. | 4–0 | ||||||
| 8. | 21 February 2024 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 2024 Turkish Women's Cup | |||
| 9. | 9 July 2024 | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly | |||
| 10. | 12 July 2024 | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||||
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