Shreya Hooda Explained

Shreya Hooda
Birth Date:	25 May 1999
Birth Place:	Sonipat, Haryana, India
Position:	Goalkeeper
Currentclub:	Odisha
Clubnumber:	1
Clubs1:	Hans Capital FC
Clubs2:	PIFA Sports
Clubs3:	Kolhapur City
Years4:	2021–2022
Clubs4:	Gokulam Kerala
Years5:	2022–
Clubs5:	Odisha
Nationalyears1:	2014
Nationalteam1:	India U16
Nationalyears2:	2023–
Nationalteam2:	India
Nationalcaps2:	12
Nationalgoals2:	0
Nationalteam-Update:	4 June 2024

Shreya Hooda (born 25 May 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Odisha in the Indian Women's League and the India women's national football team.^[1] She is a member of the Indian squad at the 2022 Asian Games, that went on to compete in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China, in September 2023.^[2]

Early life

She was born in Sonipat, Haryana. At the young age of 13, she began playing football and played for India in the Under-14 and Under-16 tournaments as a goalkeeper.^[3]

Domestic career

Starting with the Haryana State team, Shreya represented Gokulam Kerala FC, Football Club Kolhapur City, PIFA Sports (Colaba) FC, Himachal Pradesh FA (Women's) Club, Himachal Pradesh Santosh Trophy team 2017 and Hans Capital Football Club in domestic tournaments. She represented the winning Haryana team at the Khelo India games. She also won the Indian Women's League with Gokulam Kerala FC.^[4] She was part of the Gokulam Kerala team that played in the AFC Women's Club Championship.

International career

She made her senior India debut in 2021. In March 2023, she was in the Indian Senior team that played a goalless draw against Jordan at the Petra Stadium in Amman.^[5] In July 2023, she was named in the 34-member Senior India probable list for the AFC Olympics Qualifiers Round 2, to be played in October.^[6] Shreya played as a full time goalkeeper against Chinese Taipei in the first match of the Asian Games which India lost 2–1.