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{{Short description|Indian footballer and coach (born 1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Amoolya Kamal
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Amoolya Kamal
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|7|11|df=y}}<ref name="aiff" />
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], India
| height =
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub =
| years1 =
| clubs1 = [[FC Bengaluru United|Bengaluru United]]
| years2 =
| clubs2 = Karnataka
| nationalyears1 = 2007–2014
| nationalteam1 = [[India women's national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| manageryears1 = 2023
| managerclubs1 = [[Karnataka women's football team|Karnataka women]]
}}
{{Indian name|Amoolya|Kamal}}
'''Amoolya Kamal''' (born 11 July 1984) is an Indian football coach and former [[women's association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://stats.the-afc.com/player/29506 |title=Amoolya Kamal |website=AFC |accessdate=2 April 2022 |archive-date=1 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401215047/https://stats.the-afc.com/player/29506 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="aiff" >{{cite web |title=Amoolya Kamal |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/67022?type=club |website=AIFF |access-date=2 April 2022 |archive-date=1 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401215042/https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/67022?type=club |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Early life==
Amoolya was born in [[Bangalore]] to parents Kamal and [[Chitra Gangadharan]]. Her father Kamal was a state-level footballer, while her mother Chitra played for Karnataka and also represented [[India women's national football team]].<ref name="hnd" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Mother, daughter team up to bring football glory |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/mother-daughter-team-up-to-bring-football-glory/story-qqW3DxCnoFfEVqdNCknTBN.html |website=The Hindustan TImes |date=24 August 2014 |access-date=1 April 2022 |archive-date=1 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401215029/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/mother-daughter-team-up-to-bring-football-glory/story-qqW3DxCnoFfEVqdNCknTBN.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Playing career==
Amoolya represented India at the [[2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification]] and the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's Asian Qualifiers#Group B|2012 Olympics Qualifiers]]. She was also a part of the national winning squads which played in the [[2010 SAFF Women's Championship]] and [[Football at the 2010 South Asian Games – Women's tournament|2010 South Asian Games]].<ref name="hnd" >{{cite web |title=Mamma's girl |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/Mammas-girl/article16464284.ece |website=The Hindu |date=3 March 2010 |access-date=1 April 2022 |archive-date=1 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401215023/https://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/Mammas-girl/article16464284.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> She was part of the team at the [[2014 Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Supermom of Indian football who won a gold for India - Amoolya |url=https://thebridge.in/iwl/watch-supermom-indian-football-gold-india-amoolya-20155 |website=The Bridge |date=17 March 2021 |access-date=19 March 2021 |archive-date=20 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320100053/https://thebridge.in/iwl/watch-supermom-indian-football-gold-india-amoolya-20155 |url-status=live }}</ref>

She won in 2010 the [[Ekalavya Award]], an award by the Government of Karnataka for the outstanding performance in sports.{{fact|date=September 2022}}

==Coaching career==
Amoolya was appointed the head coach of the [[Karnataka women's football team|Karnataka]] women's team for the [[2022–23 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy|2022–23 Senior Women's National Football Championship]] season.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/sports/football/in-her-parents-footsteps-all-eyes-on-the-coach/articleshow/99158862.cms |title=In her parents' footsteps: All eyes on the coach |website=Bangalore Mirror |date=1 April 2023 }}</ref>

==International goals==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 13 December 2010 || [[Cox's Bazar Stadium]], [[Cox's Bazar]], [[Bangladesh]] || {{fbw|BHU}} || align=center| 18–0 || [[2010 SAFF Women's Championship]]
|-
| 2. || 20 December 2010 || [[Cox's Bazar Stadium]], [[Cox's Bazar]], [[Bangladesh]] || {{fbw|PAK}} || align=center| 8–0 || [[2010 SAFF Women's Championship]]
|}

==Honours==

'''India'''
* [[SAFF Championship]]: [[2010 SAFF Women's Championship|2010]]
* [[Football at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] Gold medal: [[Football at the 2010 South Asian Games – Women's tournament|2010]]

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/67022?type=club Amoolya Kamal] at All India Football Federation
* {{GSA player|amoolya-kamal/379273}}
* [https://www.eurosport.com/football/kamal-amoolya_prs403717/person.shtml Amoolya Kamal] at Eurosport

[[Category:1984 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Bengaluru]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Karnataka]]
[[Category:Indian women's footballers]]
[[Category:India women's international footballers]]
[[Category:Asian Games footballers for India]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Women's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in football]]
[[Category:Indian football coaches]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]

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MellissaFortier at 06:09, 19 October 2025