Ranjana Chanu Sorokhaibam
Indian footballer
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Ranjana Chanu Sorokhaibam (Meitei: Sorokhaibam Ranjana Chanu, born 10 March 1999)[1] is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur. She plays as a defender for the India women's national football team[2] and for Kickstart in the Indian Women's League.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ranjana Chanu Sorokhaibam | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Manipur, India | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kickstart | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Kryphsa | ||
| 2019–2022 | Gokulam Kerala | ||
| 2022 | Assam Rifles | ||
| 2023–2024 | Gokulam Kerala | 9 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Assam Rifles | ||
| 2025– | Kickstart | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2016 | India U20 | ||
| 2019– | India | 48 | (4) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 May 2026 | |||
Early life
Her father was a rickshaw puller. She started playing football at school and made her junior national debut as a 15 year old. Her brother is also a football player. She started at her village club in 2009 and later shifted to Kryphsa FC, before getting selected for Assam Riffles.[3]
Career
Chanu made her junior national debut in 2015.[4] Within three years, she made her senior national debut against Turkmenistan. In November 2021, she played for Gokulam Kerala FC which made its debut in the AFC Women's Club Championship. She has also participated at the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.[3] In December 2024, she played the friendlies against Maldives in Bengaluru.
International career
Chanu made her Junior India debut in the 2015 AFC Under 19 Women's Championship qualifiers, at the age of 15 years.[1][4] She scored her first goal on debut in the 10-0 win against Turkmenistan in the Turkish Women's Cup in 2018. She played for India again on 6 November 2019 against Vietnam in a friendly match in Hanoi where she scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.[5]
Career statistics
International
- As of 25 May 2026
| National team | Year | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2019 | 15 | 3 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 48 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 March 2019 | Alanya, Turkey |  Turkmenistan | 6–0 | 10–0 | 2019 Turkish Women's Cup |
| 2. | 7–0 | |||||
| 3. | 6 November 2019 | Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre, Hanoi, Vietnam |  Vietnam | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 30 December 2024 | Padukone – Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, Bengaluru, India |  Maldives | 11–0 | 14–0 | |
Honours
India
- SAFF Women's Championship: 2019, 2026
- South Asian Games Gold medal: 2019
Gokulam Kerala
- Indian Women's League: 2021–22, 2022–23
- AFC Women's Club Championship: third place 2021
KRYPHSA
- Indian Women's League runner-up: 2019–20[6]
