M. K. Kashmina
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-03) 3 March 1999
Place of birth Manipur, India
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dinamo Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Eastern Sporting Union
Kolhapur City
2020– Gokulam Kerala
2023– Dinamo Zagreb 3 (0)
International career‡
2017 India U20
2017– India 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2023

M. K. Kashmina (born 3 March 1999) is an Indian women's professional footballer from Manipur. She plays as a midfielder for Prva HNŽ club Dinamo Zagreb and represents the India women's national football team.

Early life

Her father, Mohammed Kashim Ali, was a University-level football player and encouraged young Kashmina to play the game.[1] Her younger brother also played football as a goalkeeper.[2]

Domestic career

In 2012, her first big tournament was the Subroto Cup in Delhi representing Manipur.[3] In 2017, she played for Eastern Sporting Union which defeated Rising Students to win the inaugural Indian Women's League on February 14. Later in 2022, she was selected to represent Manipur in the 36th National Games to be held in Gujarat from October 1 to 11.[4] In 2023, she played for Gokulam Kerala in the IWL.[5]

On 8 November 2023, it was officially announced that Kashmina along with Kiran Pisda joined Croatian Women's League club ŽNK Dinamo Zagreb on a one-year deal.[6]

International career

  • 2017: AFC U19 Championship 2017 Qualifiers;
  • 2018: She made her Senior India debut in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers against Uzbekistan;[7]
  • 2023: In March, she played two friendly matches in Jordan ahead of the Women's Olympic Football Tournament 2024 Asian Qualifiers Round 1 to be held in the Kyrgyz Republic.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Release, Press (2020-02-12). "From 2017 to 2020, Kashmina aims to come full circle in the IWL!". Arunava about Football. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  2. ↑ Sportstar, Team (2020-02-12). "Gokulam Kerala's Kashmina Devi bids for second IWL title". sportstar.thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  3. ↑ "Gokulam Kerala FC's Kashmina Devi Eyes Her Second Indian Women's League Trophy". News18. 2020-02-12. Archived from the original on 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  4. ↑ "Women's football team for National games announced : 06th sep22 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Archived from the original on 2022-09-06. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  5. ↑ "IWL: Gokulam Kerala declare 27-member squad". Khel Now. Archived from the original on 2023-08-16. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  6. ↑ Mathew, Alen Philip (8 November 2023). "Kashmina, Kiran Pisda sign for Croatian club ŽNK Dinamo Zagreb". khelnow.com. Archived from the original on 8 November 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "From 2017 to 2020, Kashmina aims to come full circle in the Hero IWL". the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  8. ↑ "Indian women held to a stalemate by Jordan". the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
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