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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jyoti Burrett
| image =
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| caption =
| fullname = Jyoti Ann Burrett
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|9|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Dehradun]], India
| height = 5'3"
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = [[Kickstart FC]]
| clubnumber = 16
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2019
| clubs1 = Hans Football Club
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2020-
| clubs2 = Kickstart FC
| caps2 =
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'''Jyoti Ann Burrett''' (born 18 September 1989) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[football player]] who started her career with [[Delhi]] state team.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/field/829691/meet-the-indian-footballer-who-turned-her-back-on-the-big-bucks-to-undertake-a-himalayan-journey|title=Meet the Indian footballer who turned her back on the big bucks to undertake a Himalayan journey|last=Vasu|first=Anand|work=Scroll.in|access-date=2018-03-13|language=en-US}}</ref> She plays for [[Kickstart FC]] in [[Indian Women's League]].

== Early life ==
Born in Dehradun, she studied in [[Welham Girls' School]] in [[Dehradun]] and Delhi's [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi|St. Stephen's College]], and also has a master's degree in sports and health science from Exeter University, UK.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/slide-show-1-interview-jyoti-burnette-yearns-for-place-to-train-and-play-football-in-delhi-laxmi-negi/20130926.htm#5|title=Footballer Jyoti yearns for space to play in Delhi|work=Rediff|access-date=2018-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/society/bend-it-like-burrett/article19523668.ece|title=Bend it like Burrett: women's rights and football|last=Tarafdar|first=Swati Sanyal|date=2017-08-19|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-03-13|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Career ==
She started her football career by playing for Jaguar Eves, a Club in Delhi.<ref name=":0" /> Around the same time, Burrett was selected to be a part of the 23-member Squad for the AFC Women's Asian Cup (Qualifiers) in 2014 as a Forward.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/2014-afc-womens-asian-cup-qualifiers-india-womens-squad-announced|title=2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers: India Women's squad announced|date=2013-05-07|access-date=2018-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/interview-indias-womens-footballer-jyoti-ann-burrett-enormous-talent-in-the-villages/2|title=Interview: India's women's footballer Jyoti Ann Burrett - Enormous talent in the villages|date=2013-08-12|access-date=2018-03-13}}</ref> She also played for her University team while pursuing her Masters in [[University of Exeter]], UK.

Currently the India Women's Senior National Team striker, she also trained with Tottenham Hotspur during their pre-season camp in June to July in 2012.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/for-indias-jyoti-ann-burrett-its-football-over-high-paying-corporate-job/articleshow/21216303.cms|title=For India's Jyoti Ann Burrett, its football over high-paying corporate job|date=2013-07-21|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-03-13}}</ref> She was featured in the viral [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]'s Da-da-ding video released in 2016 to promote women athletes in India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/ad-day-wk-indias-first-nike-ad-celebrates-power-sport-womens-lives-172473/|title=Ad of the Day: W+K India's First Nike Ad Celebrates the Power of Sport in Women's Lives|access-date=2018-03-13|language=en-US}}</ref>

Burrett and a few other women players started and registered Delhi Women's Football Players Welfare Association in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://homegrown.co.in/article/801895/how-these-delhi-women-won-their-right-to-play-football|title=How These Delhi Women Fought For The Right To Play Football On A Public Field|last=Homegrown|website=homegrown.co.in|language=en|access-date=2018-03-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/living/football-for-these-indian-women-is-more-than-a-game-its-an-inspiring-social-movement-3977449.html|title=Football for these Indian women is more than a game; it's an inspiring social movement - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com|access-date=2018-03-13}}</ref> This initiative is being supported by Bharatiya Janata Party's National Spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi, and she has promised the team access a ground in Sarojini Nagar.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://scroll.in/magazine/852959/a-group-of-women-fought-for-the-right-to-play-football-will-delhi-finally-let-them-have-some-fun|title=A group of women fought for the right to play football. Will Delhi finally let them have some fun?|last=Dore|first=Bhavya|work=Scroll.in|access-date=2018-03-13|language=en-US}}</ref>

She joined [[Indian Women's League]] side Hans Football Club for the year 2019. She scored first goal against FC Alakhpura on 7 May 2019.

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.dwfpwa.com Delhi Women's Football Players Welfare Association]

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[[Category:1989 births]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Exeter]]
[[Category:India women's international footballers]]
[[Category:Indian women's footballers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Delhi]]
[[Category:Welham Girls' School alumni]]
[[Category:Women's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Indian people of British descent]]

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