Michel Castanha
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | December 23, 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Curtorim, Goa | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gokulam Kerala FC | ||
Michel Margaret Castanha (born 23 December 1992)[1] is an Indian women's professional footballer from Goa. She plays as a defender for Gokulam Kerala FC in the Indian Women's League and represents the India women's national football team.
Early life
Goa's Michel Castanha is from Curtorim and began her career at the age of eight playing for a Bodyline Club from Maharashtra. Her father, a former football player, reluctantly agreed to her taking up the game when coach Maria Rebelo convinced him.
Football career
- Michel Castanha made her debut in the Under-17 Nationals at the age of 12 in Chandigarh in 2005. Then, there were only two junior age group Nationals, U-17 and U-19 before the Senior cap.
- She represented India at the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers 2018 in South Korea.
- She joined the Pune City team in I-League.
- At the Vedanta Women's Football League 2017, Michel was selected for the Panjim Dolphins team.he was part of the Indian team which withdrew from the 2022 AFC Asian Cup[2] as 12 players contracted COVID 9.
- July 2023: She was selected for the Senior India camp to be held at Bhubaneshwar from July 30 for the AFC Olympic Qualifiers[3] Round II to be held at Tashkent from October 26 to November 1.
References
- ^ "Michel Castanha". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ "Women's national team to start first camp since COVID-19 lockdown on December 1". The Times of India. 2020-11-21. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ IANS (2023-07-26). "Indian Women's Football Team; 34 players selected for training camp in Bhubaneswar". www.thestatesman.com. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
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