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{{Short description|Indian footballer (born 2011)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Julan Nongmaithem
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2011|2|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Manipur]], India
| height = 1.66 m<ref name="AFC-squad-list">{{cite web |title=2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Squad Lists |url=https://assets.the-afc.com/2026_AFC_Womens_U17_Asian_Cup/Finals/Download/AFC-U17-Women's-Asian-Cup-China-2026---Squad-Lists.pdf |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |access-date=6 May 2026 }}</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = [[Indian Arrows|Indian Arrows women]]
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| youthyears1 = 2024
| youthclubs1 = Manipur
| years1 = 2024–2025
| clubs1 = [[Indian Arrows|Indian Arrows women]]
| caps1 = 8
| goals1 = 0
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| nationalyears1 = 2025–
| nationalteam1 = [[India women's national under-17 football team|India U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 5
| nationalyears2 = 2025–
| nationalteam2 = [[India women's national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| medaltemplates =
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| nationalteam-update = 27 October 2025
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'''Julan Nongmaithem''' (born 15 February 2011) is an Indian professional [[Women's association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for the [[Indian Women's League 2]] club [[Indian Arrows#Women|Indian Arrows women]], the [[India women's national under-17 football team|India women national U-17 team]] as well as the [[India women's national football team|India women national team]].

==Career==
===Youth career===
Nongmaithem represented [[Manipur]] at the [[Sub Junior Girls' National Football Championship]] and captained the side. Under her leadership, Manipur won the Tier-1 championship after defeating [[Jharkhand]] by 7–5 in the final. Nongmaithem scored 5 goals from 5 matches in the championship, which includes 2 goals in the final.<ref>{{cite web |title=Draws out for Sub-Junior Boys' NFC and Sub-Junior Girls' NFC Tier 1 and Tier 2 |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/draws-out-for-sub-junior-boys-nfc-and-sub-junior-girls-nfc-tier-1-and-tier-2 |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250425082314/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/draws-out-for-sub-junior-boys-nfc-and-sub-junior-girls-nfc-tier-1-and-tier-2 |archive-date=25 April 2025 |date=2 August 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Big wins for Tamil Nadu, Bihar in Sub-Jr Girls' NFC Tier 1 |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/big-win-for-tamil-nadu-bihar-in-sub-jr-girls-nfc-tier-1 |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250324055917/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/big-win-for-tamil-nadu-bihar-in-sub-jr-girls-nfc-tier-1 |archive-date=24 March 2025 |date=2 September 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Manipur, Bihar enter semi-finals of Sub-jr Girls' NFC Tier 1 |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/manipur-bihar-enter-semi-finals-of-sub-jr-girls-nfc-tier-1 |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251214202026/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/manipur-bihar-enter-semi-finals-of-sub-jr-girls-nfc-tier-1 |archive-date=14 December 2025 |date=6 September 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="sub jr title">{{cite web |title=Manipur bag Sub Jr Girls' NFC Tier 1 title in a high-scoring final |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/manipur-bag-sub-jr-girls-nfc-tier-1-title-in-a-high-scoring-final |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251214203411/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/manipur-bag-sub-jr-girls-nfc-tier-1-title-in-a-high-scoring-final |archive-date=14 December 2025 |date=11 September 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Club career===
In 2025, [[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF) decided to put it is developmental team [[Indian Arrows]] (women) in the [[Indian Women's League 2]] (IWL2), the second tier women's professional league of India. However, the team was predominantly the [[India women's national under-17 football team|India under-17 team]] under the guidance of [[Joakim Alexandersson]]. It was mainly to prepare the team for then upcoming [[2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship]], followed by the [[2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification]]. Following Nongmaithem's performance in the Sub Junior championship, she was selected in the Arrows team that would participate in the [[2024–25 Indian Women's League 2|2024–25]] season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Arrows Women Juniors battle-ready for IWL 2 |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-arrows-women-juniors-battle-ready-for-iwl-2 |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260217145457/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-arrows-women-juniors-battle-ready-for-iwl-2 |archive-date=17 February 2026 |date=2 April 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> Nongmaithem also captained the Arrows in the [[2024–25 Indian Women's League 2#Final round|final round]] of this season. She played a total of 8 matches in the group stage & final round and won 6 of them, thus became the runners-up of this season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Arrows Women Juniors begin IWL 2 campaign with a win |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-arrows-women-juniors-begin-iwl-2-campaign-with-a-win |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251205152015/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-arrows-women-juniors-begin-iwl-2-campaign-with-a-win |archive-date=5 December 2025 |date=2 April 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Match Summary: Roots FC vs Indian Arrows Women Jr |url=https://aiff-cms.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/cms/reports/50443_Match_Summary_V2_1746796454.pdf |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260217132748/https://aiff-cms.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/cms/reports/50443_Match_Summary_V2_1746796454.pdf |archive-date=17 February 2026 |date=9 May 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Match Summary: Indian Arrows Women Jr vs SESA FA |url=https://aiff-cms.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/cms/reports/50446_Match_Summary_V1_1746982661.pdf |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260217130131/https://aiff-cms.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/cms/reports/50446_Match_Summary_V1_1746982661.pdf |archive-date=17 February 2026 |date=11 May 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Match Summary: Garwahal United FC vs IndiaN Arrows Women Jr |url=https://aiff-cms.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/cms/reports/50447_Match_Summary_V1_1747141735.pdf |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260217133155/https://aiff-cms.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/cms/reports/50447_Match_Summary_V1_1747141735.pdf |archive-date=17 February 2026 |date=13 May 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Match Summary: Indian Arrows Women Jr vs Krida Prabodhini Pune |url=https://aiff-cms.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/cms/reports/50450_Match_Summary_V1_1747328005.pdf |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260217132011/https://aiff-cms.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/cms/reports/50450_Match_Summary_V1_1747328005.pdf |archive-date=17 February 2026 |date=15 May 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="IWL2 runnersup">{{cite web |title=Indian Arrows Women Juniors finish runners-up in IWL 2 after thrashing Krida Prabodhini Pune |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-arrows-women-juniors-finish-runners-up-in-iwl-2-after-thrashing-krida-prabodhini-pune |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251205143514/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-arrows-women-juniors-finish-runners-up-in-iwl-2-after-thrashing-krida-prabodhini-pune |archive-date=5 December 2025 |date=15 May 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==International career==
===India U-17 team===
Following the 2024–25 IWL2, Nongmaithem was also included in the final squad of U-17 national side. Alexendersson also made her the captain of the side.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joakim Alexandersson names 23-member squad for SAFF U17 Women's Championship |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/joakim-alexandersson-names-23-member-squad-for-saff-u17-womens-championship |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250826223549/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/joakim-alexandersson-names-23-member-squad-for-saff-u17-womens-championship |archive-date=26 August 2025 |date=17 August 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=India all set to begin SAFF U17 Women's Championship campaign in the Land of the Thunder Dragon |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-all-set-to-begin-saff-u17-womens-championship-campaign-in-the-land-of-the-thunder-dragon |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250822225941/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-all-set-to-begin-saff-u17-womens-championship-campaign-in-the-land-of-the-thunder-dragon |archive-date=22 August 2025 |date=19 August 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> She scored her maiden goal on her debut for the national side in a 7–0 victory against [[Nepal women's national under-17 football team|Nepal]] on 20 August 2025. She successfully led the team to become the 2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Champion, winning 5 out the 6 matches.<ref>{{cite web |title=India storm Nepal 7-0 in SAFF U17 Women's Championship opener |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-storm-nepal-7-0-in-saff-u17-womens-championship-opener |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250822110423/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-storm-nepal-7-0-in-saff-u17-womens-championship-opener |archive-date=22 August 2025 |date=20 August 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SAFFu17Champ">{{cite web |title=India crowned SAFF U17 Women's champions despite defeat against Bangladesh |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251003111808/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-crowned-saff-u17-womens-champions-despite-defeat-against-bangladesh |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-crowned-saff-u17-womens-champions-despite-defeat-against-bangladesh |archive-date=3 October 2025 |date=31 August 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship Results |url=https://saffederation.org/match-results/?jsf=epro-loop-builder&tax=match-results-year%3A58%3Bmatch-result-championship%3A93%3Bmatch-result-gender%3A100 |publisher=[[South Asian Football Federation]] |access-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260217162756/https://saffederation.org/match-results/?jsf=epro-loop-builder&tax=match-results-year%3A58%3Bmatch-result-championship%3A93%3Bmatch-result-gender%3A100 |archive-date=17 February 2026 |page=1 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship Results |url=https://saffederation.org/match-results/?jsf=epro-loop-builder&tax=match-results-year%3A58%3Bmatch-result-championship%3A93%3Bmatch-result-gender%3A100&e-page-ce9c601=2 |publisher=[[South Asian Football Federation]] |access-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260217165357/https://saffederation.org/match-results/?jsf=epro-loop-builder&tax=match-results-year%3A58%3Bmatch-result-championship%3A93%3Bmatch-result-gender%3A100&e-page-ce9c601=2 |archive-date=17 February 2026 |page=2 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On 6 October 2025, Alexandersson named the 23-member squad for [[2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification|2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualifiers]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Joakim Alexandersson names 23-member squad for AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/joakim-alexandersson-names-23-member-squad-for-afc-u17-womens-asian-cup-qualifiers |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251115120505/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/joakim-alexandersson-names-23-member-squad-for-afc-u17-womens-asian-cup-qualifiers |archive-date=15 November 2025 |date=6 October 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> Nongmaithem was again made the captain of the side. She again successfully lead the team to victory. She played important role in winning both the matches against [[Kyrgyzstan women's national under-17 football team|Kyrgyzstan]] and [[Uzbekistan women's national under-17 football team|Uzbekistan]], thus qualified for the [[2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup]]. She scored a goal against Kyrgyzstan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Julan's injury-time winner hands India three points against Kyrgyz Republic in AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/julans-injury-time-winner-hands-india-three-points-against-kyrgyz-republic-in-afc-u17-womens-asian-cup-qualifier |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251021153350/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/julans-injury-time-winner-hands-india-three-points-against-kyrgyz-republic-in-afc-u17-womens-asian-cup-qualifier |archive-date=21 October 2025 |date=13 October 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=India come from behind to seal maiden AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup qualification |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-come-from-behind-to-seal-maiden-afc-u17-womens-asian-cup-qualification |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251219062555/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-come-from-behind-to-seal-maiden-afc-u17-womens-asian-cup-qualification |archive-date=19 December 2025 |date=17 October 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Following the SAFF U-17 victory, AIFF decided that the U-17 team would participate in the [[2026 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship]] instedd of the [[India women's national under-20 football team|U-19 team]], as a preparation for the [[2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |title=23-member Indian squad leave for Pokhara to play SAFF U19 Women's C'ship |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/23-member-indian-squad-leave-for-pokhara-to-play-saff-u19-womens-cship |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=30 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260130072323/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/23-member-indian-squad-leave-for-pokhara-to-play-saff-u19-womens-cship |archive-date=30 January 2026 |date=29 January 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> Nongmaithem again lead the team to victory under the guidance of then new coach [[Pamela Conti]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mergulhao |first1=Marcus |title=Italian Pamela Conti set to take charge of India U-17 Women's team for AFC Asian Cup. |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/italian-pamela-conti-set-to-take-charge-of-india-u-17-womens-team-for-afc-asian-cup/articleshow/126660779.cms |access-date=22 January 2026 |work=[[The Times of India]] |agency=Times News Network}}</ref> They won this edition of SAFF U-19 by defeating [[Bangladesh women's national under-20 football team|Bangladesh U-19]] team by 4–0 in the final, where Nongmaithem scored the opening goal for India.<ref name="saffu19 champ">{{cite web |title=India U17 blank Bangladesh U19 to win SAFF U19 Women's title |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-u17-blank-bangladesh-u19-to-win-saff-u19-womens-title |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=7 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260207155005/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-u17-blank-bangladesh-u19-to-win-saff-u19-womens-title |archive-date=7 February 2026 |date=7 February 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Senior team===
On 26 October 2025, the then coach of [[India women's national football team|India women's national team]], [[Crispin Chettri]] announced the squad for friendlies against Nepal and Iran. Nongmaithem was included in the squad based on her performance at the SAFF U-17 and AFC U-17 qualifiers. This was her maiden call-up for the senior team.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blue Tigresses gear up to face Nepal in last Tri-Nation clash |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/blue-tigresses-gear-up-to-face-nepal-in-last-tri-nation-clash |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251230114958/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/blue-tigresses-gear-up-to-face-nepal-in-last-tri-nation-clash |archive-date=30 December 2025 |date=26 October 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> She made her debut in the 1–2 defeat against Nepal on 27 October 2025.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nepal ride Sabitra Bhandari's brace to beat Blue Tigresses |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/nepal-ride-sabitra-bhandaris-brace-to-beat-blue-tigresses |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=17 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251029062559/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/nepal-ride-sabitra-bhandaris-brace-to-beat-blue-tigresses |archive-date=29 October 2025 |date=27 October 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> She became the youngest footballer to play in a senior international match for India at the age of 14 years 300 days, surpassing the record of [[Bembem Devi Oinam]] who made her debut at the age of 15 years 206 days in 1995.<ref>{{cite web |title=Oldest and Youngest Players and Goal-scorers in International Football |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/oldest-youngest.html |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=12 April 2026 }}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|match played on 15 May 2025}}

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals
|-
| [[Indian Arrows]] Women
|[[2024–25 Indian Women's League 2|2024–25]]
| rowspan="1" |[[Indian Women's League 2]]
|8||0|| colspan="6" |—||8||0
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!8!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!8!!0
|}

===International===
{{Updated|27 October 2025}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
!National team!!Year!!Caps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan=1|[[India women's national football team|India]]
|2025
|1
|0
|-
! colspan=2|Total
!1
!0
|}

==Honours==
===Club===
;Manipur
*[[Sub Junior Girls' National Football Championship]]: '''Champion''' (2024–25<ref name="sub jr title"/>)
;Indian Arrows
*[[Indian Women's League 2]]: '''Runners-up''' ([[2024–25 Indian Women's League 2|2024–25]]<ref name="IWL2 runnersup"/>)

===National Team===
;India U-17
*[[SAFF U-17 Women's Championship]]: '''Champion''' ([[2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship|2025]]<ref name="SAFFu17Champ"/>)
*[[SAFF U-20 Women's Championship]]: '''Champion''' ([[2026 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship|2026]]<ref name="saffu19 champ"/>)

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Portal bar|India|Association football|Women's association football|Biography}}

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[[Category:India women's international footballers]]
[[Category:India women's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Manipur]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Manipur]]
[[Category:Women's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Indian Women's League 2 players]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]

Julan Nongmaithem - Revision history

Deepanboopathy at 06:20, 6 May 2026