Shilky Devi Hemam
Indian footballer (born 2005)
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Shilky Devi Hemam (Meitei: Hemam Shilky Devi, born 23 November 2005) is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur,[2] who plays as a midfielder or defender for East Bengal in the Indian Women's League and the India women's national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shilky Devi Hemam | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Moirang, Manipur, India | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SAI Academy Imphal | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2022 | Gokulam Kerala | ||
| 2022–2023 | The Young Welfare Club | ||
| 2023–2025 | Gokulam Kerala | 35 | (5) |
| 2025– | East Bengal | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | India U17 | 4 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | India U20 | 17 | (1) |
| 2022– | India | 34 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2026 | |||
Early life
Shilky was born in Moirang, into a poor family. Her father, Suresh Hemam, was a cook and he used to encourage Hemam to play football but her mother, also a cook, was reluctant to let her play football elsewhere. Later, she accepted and Shilky was then sent to the SAI Academy, Imphal for training. Her brother Bijoyo used to play for a local club, AMOFA in Manipur. Bijoyo runs a small hotel which sells rice in Moirang.[3]
Career
Hemam made her Junior India debut at the age of 12 years in 2018 when she captained India to victory at the SAFF under-15 Women's Championship in Bhutan and became the joint top-scorer. The other tournaments she has played in are AFC U-16 Qualifiers in Mongolia[4] in 2019 before she made here Senior India debut in 2022 against Brazil[5] where India lost 1–5. In the other matches, they lost to Chile 0-3 on 29 November and to Venezuela 1-2 on 2 December 2021.
In the FIFA U-17 World Cup, she was part of the Indian team that played three matches in October 2022 against USA (lost 0-8),[6] Morocco (lost 0-3)[6] and Brazil (lost 0-5).[7] In 2022, she also played the Asian Women's Cup in 2022 and was part of the India Under-17 team at the Women's World Cup where she was the captain.[8]
In 2022, she was the youngest player of the AFC Women's Asia Cup aged 16 years and two months.[9]
In March 2023, she also represented India U-20 women's team in Group F matches at the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 1 at Viet Tri City, Indonesia.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 April 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gokulam Kerala | 2022–23 | Indian Women's League | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Gokulam Kerala total | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 5 | ||
- Appearance(s) in 2023 AFC Women's Club Championship
International
- As of 6 June 2026
| National team | Year | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4 April 2023 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |  Kyrgyzstan | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2024 Olympic Qualifiers |