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{{Short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}}
{{Western name order|Thounaojam Kritina Devi}}
{{Meitei name|Thounaojam|Kritina|Devi}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kritina Devi
| image =
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| caption =
| fullname = Kritina Devi Thounaojam
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|02|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Haokha Mamang, [[Thoubal district|Thoubal]], [[Manipur]], India
| height =
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub = [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]]
| clubnumber = 2
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Indian Arrows
| years1 =
| clubs1 = The Young Welfare Club
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2021–22
| clubs2 = [[Indian Arrows|Indian Arrows Women]]
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2022–
| clubs3 = [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]]
| caps3 = 42
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = [[India women's national under-17 football team|India U17]]
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 9 January 2026
| nationalteam-update = 9 February 2024
}}
'''Kritina Devi Thounaojam''' ({{langx|mni|Thounaojam Kritina Devi}}, born 10 February 2003) is an Indian professional [[Association football|footballer]] from [[Manipur]], who plays as a defender for the [[Indian Women's League]] club [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thounaojam Kritina Devi |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/75579 |access-date=15 September 2023 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref> She has also represented [[India women's national football team|India]] at the youth level.

== Early life ==
Kritina hails from Haokha Mamang village in Thoubal district, Manipur.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 September 2020 |title=Manipur's Kritina eyes women's FIFA U-17 WC glory after cousins' appearance in men's event |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/manipurs-kritina-eyes-womens-fifa-u-17-wc-glory-after-cousins-appearance-in-mens-event/articleshow/78165646.cms |access-date=15 September 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Her father, Thounaojam Rajen Singh, is a farmer while her mother is a home maker. Initially, her father was reluctant to send his only daughter to play football but Devi's uncle Deben Singh persuaded him that it would be good for the girl. Deben Singh's son, [[Amarjit Singh Kiyam|Kiyam Amarjit Singh]] (former Under-17 India captain) and another cousin [[Jeakson Singh|Thounaojam Jeakson Singh]], both played for India team in the Under-17 World Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |title=All in the family: Manipur's Kritina eyes women's FIFA U-17 WC glory after cousins' appearance in men's event |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/football/all-in-the-family-manipurs-kritina-eyes-womens-fifa-u-17-wc-glory-after-cousins-appearance-in-mens-event-888851.html |access-date=15 September 2023 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref> All three families stay close by in the same colony.

== Career ==

* While Kritina was in Class 6, she took part in a grassroots talent hunt in 2014 and she got hooked to the game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=17 September 2020 |title=Kritina eyes women's FIFA U-17 WC glory after cousins' appearance in men's event |url=https://thebridge.in/football/kritina-eyes-womens-fifa-u-17-wc-glory-cousins-appearance-mens-event/ |access-date=15 September 2023 |website=thebridge.in |language=en}}</ref>
* In 2019 she played a key role in the three-nation tournament with Thailand and Sweden.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 September 2020 |title=Manipur's Thounaojam Kritina Devi all set to be part of the FIFA U-17 World Cup - Sentinelassam |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/manipur/manipurs-thounaojam-kritina-devi-all-set-to-be-part-of-the-fifa-u-17-world-cup-502016 |access-date=15 September 2023 |website=www.sentinelassam.com |language=en}}</ref>
* In July 2020, she was named in the probables for the Under-17 World Cup.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 July 2020 |title=Two Goans among probables for U-17 Women's World Cup |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/goas-daisy-lisa-crasto-and-karen-estrocio-among-probables-for-u-17-womens-world-cup/articleshow/76914586.cms |access-date=15 September 2023 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
* In February 2021, she was one of the six players from Manipur selected for the Indian team for the international friendly matches in Alanya, Turkey.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eight women players from Manipur feature in Indian squad for international friendlies in Turkey |url=https://www.ifp.co.in/5612/eight-women-players-from-manipur-feature-in-indian-squad-for-international-friendlies-in-turkey |access-date=15 September 2023 |website=Imphal Free Press |language=en}}</ref>
* In November 2021, she was called for the U-19 National camp in preparation for the SAFF Women's Championship 2021 to be held in Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AIFF calls up seven State girls for U-19 Natl coaching camp |url=https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2021/11/10/IMPHAL-Nov-9The-All-India-Football-Federation-has-called-up-seven-U-19-girls-from-Manipur-for-the.amp.html |access-date=15 September 2023 |website=www.thesangaiexpress.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Manipur'''
* [[Rajmata Jijabai Trophy]]: [[2023–24 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy|2023–24]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Manipur champions for the 22nd time in Sr Women's NFC for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/manipur-champions-for-the-22nd-time-in-sr-womens-nfc-for-rajmata-jijabai-trophy |website=AIFF |date=15 May 2024 }}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/75579 Thounaojam Kritina Devi] at All India Football Federation

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kritina Devi, Thounaojam}}
[[Category:2003 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian women's footballers]]
[[Category:People from Thoubal district]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Manipur]]
[[Category:Footballers from Manipur]]
[[Category:India women's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Women's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Indian Women's League players]]
[[Category:Indian Arrows players]]
[[Category:Gokulam Kerala FC Women players]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]

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James at 17:00, 9 January 2026