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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian female football player}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}<br />
{{Infobox football biography<br />
| name = Aruna Bag<br />
| image = <br />
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| caption = <br />
| fullname = Aruna Bag<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|4|27|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Kalna City|Kalna]], [[West Bengal]], India<br />
| height = <br />
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]<br />
| currentclub = [[Kickstart FC (women)|Kickstart]]<br />
| clubnumber = 17<br />
| years1 = –<br />
| clubs1 = Behala Aikya Sammilani<br />
| caps1 = <br />
| goals1 = <br />
| years2 = –<br />
| clubs2 = West Bengal Police SC<br />
| caps2 = <br />
| goals2 = <br />
| years3 = 2020–2022<br />
| clubs3 = [[Sribhumi FC|Sribhumi]]<br />
| caps3 = <br />
| goals3 = <br />
| years4 = 2022–<br />
| clubs4 = [[Kickstart FC (women)|Kickstart]]<br />
| caps4 = <br />
| goals4 = <br />
| nationalyears1 = 2024–<br />
| nationalteam1 = [[India women's national football team|India]]<br />
| nationalcaps1 = 9<br />
| nationalgoals1 = 0<br />
| club-update = <br />
| nationalteam-update = 26 February 2025<br />
}}<br />
'''Aruna Bag''' (born 27 April 2003) is an Indian professional footballer from [[West Bengal]] who plays as a defender for the [[Indian Women's League]] club [[Kickstart FC (women)|Kickstart]] and the [[India women's national football team|India national football team]].<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Aruna Bag |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/128440?type=club |access-date=6 February 2025 |website=The AIFF}}</ref> She has also represented West Bengal and Karnataka in the [[Rajmata Jijabai Trophy]].<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Bag is from [[Kalna I|Kalna]], Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal. Her father runs a cycle repair shop and her mother is a home maker. Till the age of 18, she used to play many games including cricket, football and kabaddi. But she chose football, when her teacher asked her to decide between kabaddi and football for the School National Games. She used to practice at the Asansol football ground, a five hour journey from Kalna, on week-ends. Within three years, she made her debut in the Senior Indian team.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Aruna Bag: A ride incredible to the international arena |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/aruna-bag-a-ride-incredible-to-the-international-arena |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref><br />
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== Career ==<br />
She played for [[Sreebhumi FC|Sreebhumi Football Club]], West Bengal Police Sports Club and Behala Aikya Sammilani before joining Kickstart. After two seasons at Kickstart, she was selected for the India women's national football team. In June 2024, she made her debut during the [[Uzbekistan]] tour. She played the Senior National women's football championship in 2022-23 and also played the Indian Women's League in the same year.<ref name=":0" /> On 29 December 2024, she was selected in the 23-member squad for the FIFA International friendlies against [[Maldives]] on December 30 and January 2 at the [[Padukone - Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence|Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence]] in Bengaluru.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2024-12-29 |title=India women's football team coach Alexandersson announced 23-member squad for Maldives friendly |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/india-womens-football-team-23-member-squad-maldives-friendly-full-team-venue-time/article69039441.ece |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nalwala |first=Ali Asgar |date=29 December 2024 |title=India's squad for FIFA women's international 2024-25 football friendlies vs Maldives |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/india-vs-maldives-women-football-2024-25-friendlies-schedule-live-streaming |access-date=6 February 2025 |website=Olympics.com}}</ref> She is also named among the 32 probables for camp ahead of the Pink Ladies Cup to be played in [[Dubai]] from 20 to 26 February 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-02 |title=Aruna Bag Archives |url=https://eastbengaltherealpower.com/tag/aruna-bag/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=East Bengal Club {{!}} Official Website of EAST BENGAL the REAL POWER Fans {{!}} EBRP |language=en-CA}}</ref><br />
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==Career statistics==<br />
===International===<br />
{{Updated|26 February 2025}}<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"<br />
!National team!!Year!!Caps!!Goals<br />
|-<br />
| rowspan=2|[[India women's national football team|India]]<br />
|2024<br />
|7<br />
|0<br />
|-<br />
|2025<br />
|2<br />
|0<br />
|-<br />
! colspan=2|Total<br />
!9<br />
!0<br />
|}<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/128440?type=club Aruna Bag] at All India Football Federation<br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:2003 births]]<br />
[[Category:Indian women's footballers]]<br />
[[Category:Footballers from West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Sportswomen from West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:People from Purba Bardhaman district]]<br />
[[Category:India women's international footballers]]<br />
[[Category:Women's association football defenders]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Women's League players]]<br />
[[Category:Sribhumi FC players]]<br />
[[Category:Kickstart FC players]]<br />
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