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{{short description|Indian professional footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Meitei name|Loitongbam|Ashalata|Devi}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Loitongbam Ashalata Devi
| image =
| image_size =
| fullname = Loitongbam Ashalata Devi
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1993|7|3}}
| birth_place = [[Imphal]], [[Manipur]]
| currentclub = [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]]
| clubnumber = 4
| height =
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| clubs1 = [[Railways women's football team|Railways]]
| years1 =
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| clubs2 = [[New Radiant W.S.C.|New Radiant]]
| years2 = 2015
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| clubs3 = [[Rising Student Club]]
| years3 = 2016–2017
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2017–2018
| clubs4 = [[KRYPHSA FC|KRYPHSA]]
| caps4 =
| goals4 =
| years5 = 2018–2022
| clubs5 = [[Sethu FC|Sethu]]
| caps5 = 10
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2022–
| clubs6 = [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]]
| caps6 = 20
| goals6 = 4
| nationalyears1 = 2008
| nationalteam1 = [[India women's national under-17 football team|India U17]]
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2012–
| nationalteam2 = [[India women's national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps2 = 83
| nationalgoals2 = 4
| club-update = 21 May 2023
| nationalteam-update = 24 September 2023
}}

'''Loitongbam Ashalata Devi''' (born 3 July 1993), known as '''Ashalata Devi''', is an Indian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for the [[Indian Women's League]] club [[Gokulam Kerala FC (women)|Gokulam Kerala]] and [[Captain (association football)|captains]] the [[India women's national football team|India women's national team]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 November 2019|title=Indian Women's Football Team Captain Ashalata Devi Has Been Nominated For AFC 'Player Of The Year' Award|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/sports/indian-women-s-football-team-captain-ashalata-devi-has-been-nominated-for-afc-player-of-the-year-award-500613.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118052237/https://www.indiatimes.com/sports/indian-women-s-football-team-captain-ashalata-devi-has-been-nominated-for-afc-player-of-the-year-award-500613.html|archive-date=18 January 2021|access-date=4 December 2020|website=www.indiatimes.com}}</ref> Devi is considered one of the finest defenders from Asia.<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 September 2020|title=Beacons who lit the way for women's football in India|url=https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/indian-female-football-team-players-best-national-women/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205135343/https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/features/detail/indian-female-football-team-players-best-national-women/|archive-date=5 December 2020|access-date=4 December 2020|website=www.olympicchannel.com}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Devi was born in [[Imphal]], [[Manipur]] on 3 July 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=Ashalata Devi Loitongbam – Eurosport|url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/ashalata-devi-loitongbam_prs403711/person.shtml|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909000418/http://www.eurosport.com/football/ashalata-devi-loitongbam_prs403711/person.shtml|archive-date=9 September 2017|access-date=4 December 2020|website=www.eurosport.com}}</ref> She started playing football at the age of 13.<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 May 2019|title=ASHALATA DEVI: "I TRY TO BE A BETTER PLAYER THAN WHAT I WAS YESTERDAY"|url=https://www.fistosports.com/ashalata-devi-try-better-player-yesterday-hero-iwl-sethu-fc|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125202253/https://www.fistosports.com/ashalata-devi-try-better-player-yesterday-hero-iwl-sethu-fc|archive-date=25 November 2020|access-date=4 December 2020|website=www.fistosports.com}}</ref>

== Club career ==

=== New Radiant ===
In 2015, Devi signed for the [[Dhivehi Premier League|Dhivehi Women's Premier League]] franchise [[New Radiant W.S.C.|New Radiant W.S.C]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 May 2015|title=Bembem, Bala and Ashalata Devi invited to play in Maldivian League|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/bembem-bala-and-ashalata-devi-invited-to-play-in-maldivian-league|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023115511/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/bembem-bala-and-ashalata-devi-invited-to-play-in-maldivian-league|archive-date=23 October 2020|access-date=5 December 2020|website=All India Football Federation}}</ref> She thus became the second Indian to play for a club outside India after [[Oinam Bembem Devi|Bembem Devi]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 March 2020|title=The glorious saga of Indian women football team – Ashalata Devi section|url=https://sportslibro.com/football/news/indian-women-football-team/5251#Loitongbam_Ashalata_Devi:|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819104743/https://sportslibro.com/football/soccer-news/indian-women-football-team/5251#Loitongbam_Ashalata_Devi:|archive-date=19 August 2022|access-date=5 December 2020|website=Sports Libro}}</ref> She won the league with the club in that particular season.<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=Loitongbam Ashalata Devi signed for New Radiant|url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-new-indian-express/20170921/282205126067797|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819104747/https://www.pressreader.com/india/the-new-indian-express/20170921/282205126067797|archive-date=19 August 2022|access-date=5 December 2020|via=PressReader}}</ref>

=== Rising Student Club ===
In 2016, Devi signed for the newly formed [[Rising Student's Club|Rising Student Club]] to feature in the first edition of the [[Indian Women's League]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=29 October 2020|title=Ashalata Devi: My family initially felt that football is not for girls|url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/indian-womens-football-ashalata-devi/v0ur69mc0yo1sxrk0zx19uus|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819104814/https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/indian-womens-football-ashalata-devi/v0ur69mc0yo1sxrk0zx19uus|archive-date=19 August 2022|access-date=5 December 2020|website=www.goal.com}}</ref>

=== KRYPHSA FC ===
In 2017, Devi joined the Indian Women's League club [[KRYPHSA F.C.]] for the [[2017–18 Indian Women's League season|2017–18 Indian Women's League]] season.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nayak|first=Nicolai|title=Relishing challenges and leading by example: Meet Indian women's football team captain Ashalata Devi|url=https://scroll.in/field/931258/relishing-challenges-and-leading-by-example-meet-indian-womens-football-team-captain-ashalata-devi|access-date=2021-01-29|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|archive-date=7 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107235814/https://scroll.in/field/931258/relishing-challenges-and-leading-by-example-meet-indian-womens-football-team-captain-ashalata-devi|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Sethu FC ===
In 2018, Devi transferred to [[Tamil Nadu]] based club [[Sethu FC]] which participates in the Indian Women's League.<ref>{{Cite web|date=13 March 2020|title=The glorious saga of Indian women football team|url=https://sportslibro.com/football/news/indian-women-football-team/5251|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819104743/https://sportslibro.com/football/soccer-news/indian-women-football-team/5251|archive-date=19 August 2022|access-date=5 December 2020|website=Sports Libro}}</ref> In the [[2018–19 Indian Women's League season]], [[Sethu FC|Sethu]] won the tournament by defeating [[Manipur Police Sports Club|Manipur Police SC]] 1–3 in the finals, where Devi won her maiden Indian Women's League trophy.<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 May 2019|title=Hero Indian Women's League 2018–19 , Final {{!}} Manipur Police Sports Club 1–3 Sethu|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/5200|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928164118/https://www.the-aiff.com/match-center/cms/5200|archive-date=28 September 2020|access-date=5 December 2020|website=All India Football Federation}}</ref>

== International career ==
In 2008 at the age of 15, Devi was called-up for [[India women's national under-17 football team|India U17]]. Devi was called-up for the senior team and debuted in the year 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ASHALATA DEVI: "I AM AFRAID OF NO ONE ON THE PITCH"|url=https://sethufc.com/ashalata-devi-i-am-afraid-of-no-one-on-the-pitch.php|access-date=4 December 2020|website=Sethu FC Official Website}}</ref> She is the current captain of the India women's national football team. Devi played a pivotal role in India's success in qualifying for the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2021 Olympics]] (supposed to be held in 2020) which is going to be held in [[Tokyo]]. Devi has several achievements with the national team. Devi was a part of the Indian tea that won two [[South Asian Games]] gold medals in [[2016 South Asian Games|2016]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 February 2016|title=Indian Women win Gold in South Asian Games|url=http://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-women-win-gold-in-south-asian-games|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708162159/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-women-win-gold-in-south-asian-games|archive-date=8 July 2020|access-date=5 December 2020|website=All India Football Federation}}</ref> and [[2019 South Asian Games|2019]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 December 2019|title=Bala Devi brace powers Indian women's team to 3rd straight SAG Gold|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/bala-devi-brace-powers-indian-womens-team-to-3rd-straight-sag-gold|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621201235/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/bala-devi-brace-powers-indian-womens-team-to-3rd-straight-sag-gold|archive-date=21 June 2021|access-date=5 December 2020|website=All India Football Federation}}</ref> and was also part of the team that won the [[SAFF Women's Championship]] four times consecutively, in [[2012 SAFF Women's Championship|2012]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=INDIA DEFEND TITLE IN STYLE|url=http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php?N_Id=3296|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105004205/http://www.the-aiff.com/pages/news/index.php|archive-date=5 January 2013|access-date=5 December 2020|website=All India Football Federation}}</ref> [[2014 SAFF Women's Championship|2014]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=21 November 2014|title=Six star India retain SAFF Women's Championship|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/six-star-india-retain-saff-womens-championship|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819104743/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/six-star-india-retain-saff-womens-championship|archive-date=19 August 2022|access-date=5 December 2020|website=All India Football Federation}}</ref> [[2016 SAFF Women's Championship|2016]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 January 2017|title=India Defeat Bangladesh To Clinch The SAFF Cup 2016|url=https://feminisminindia.com/2017/01/06/south-asian-football-federation-cup-india-wins-2016/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107082601/https://feminisminindia.com/2017/01/06/south-asian-football-federation-cup-india-wins-2016/|archive-date=7 January 2021|access-date=5 December 2020|website=feminismindia.com}}</ref> and finally in [[2019 SAFF Women's Championship|2019]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 March 2019|title=INDIAN WOMEN CLINCH FIFTH STRAIGHT SAFF TITLE AFTER 3–1 WIN OVER NEPAL|url=http://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-women-clinch-fifth-straight-saff-title-after-3-1-win-over-nepal|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915034537/http://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-women-clinch-fifth-straight-saff-title-after-3-1-win-over-nepal|archive-date=15 September 2020|access-date=5 December 2020|website=All India Football Federation}}</ref> She was nominated by [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] for the women's player of the year in 2019<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 November 2019|title=India's Ashalata Devi nominated for AFC 'Player of the Year' award|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/indias-ashalata-devi-nominated-for-afc-player-of-the-year-award/articleshow/72092425.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117084305/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/indias-ashalata-devi-nominated-for-afc-player-of-the-year-award/articleshow/72092425.cms|archive-date=17 November 2019|access-date=5 December 2019|website=The Times of India}}</ref> and was selected as the [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] women's player of the year for her performance in the 2018–19 campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 July 2019|title=PRAFUL PATEL ANNOUNCES 2018–19 AIFF AWARDS|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/praful-patel-announces-2018-19-aiff-awards#:~:text=Among%20the%20women%2C%20Ashalata%20Devi,of%20the%20Year%202018%2D19.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819104743/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/praful-patel-announces-2018-19-aiff-awards#:~:text=Among%20the%20women%2C%20Ashalata%20Devi,of%20the%20Year%202018%2D19.|archive-date=19 August 2022|access-date=5 December 2020|website=All India Football Federation}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===International===
{{Updated|24 September 2023}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="3" |International caps and goals
|-
!Year
!Caps!!Goals
|-
|2012
|5
|0
|-
|2013
|5
|0
|-
|2014
|8
|1
|-
|2015
|2
|1
|-
|2016
|7
|1
|-
|2017
|7
|0
|-
|2018
|3
|0
|-
|2019
|26
|1
|-
|2021
|8
|0
|-
|2022
|6
|0
|-
|2023
|6
|0
|-
!Total
!83
!4
|}

:''Scores and results list India's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+List of international goals scored by Loitongbam Ashalata Devi
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 14 September 2014 || [[Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field]], [[Incheon]], [[South Korea]] || {{fbw|MDV}} || align=center|'''10'''–0 || align=center| 15–0 || [[Football at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Asian Games]]
|-
| 2. || 13 March 2015 || [[Mandalar Thiri Stadium]], [[Mandalay]], [[Myanmar]] || {{fbw|SRI}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 4–0 || [[2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament|2016 Olympic Qualifiers]]
|-
| 3. || 15 February 2016 || [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Shillong)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Shillong]], [[India]] || {{fbw|NEP}} || align=center|'''4'''–0 || align=center| 4–0 || [[2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament|2016 Olympic Qualifiers]]
|-
| 4. || 6 April 2019 || [[Mandalar Thiri Stadium]], [[Mandalay]], [[Myanmar]] || {{fbw|NEP}} || align=center|'''3'''–1 || align=center| 3–1 || [[2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament|2020 Olympic Qualifiers]]
|}

==Honours==

'''India'''
*[[SAFF Women's Championship]]: [[2012 SAFF Women's Championship|2012]], [[2014 SAFF Women's Championship|2014]], [[2016 SAFF Women's Championship|2016]], [[2019 SAFF Women's Championship|2019]]
*[[Football at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] Gold medal: [[2016 South Asian Games|2016]], [[2019 South Asian Games|2019]]

'''Sethu FC'''
*[[Indian Women's League]]: [[2018–19 Indian Women's League season|2018–19]]

'''Gokulam Kerala'''
*[[Indian Women's League]]: [[2021–22 Indian Women's League season|2021–22]], [[2022–23 Indian Women's League season|2022–23]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Gokulam Kerala steamroll Kickstart to complete hat-trick of Hero IWL titles|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/gokulam-kerala-steamroll-kickstart-to-complete-hat-trick-of-hero-iwl-titles|access-date=21 May 2023 |website=the-aiff.com|publisher=All India Football Federation|date=21 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522160849/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/gokulam-kerala-steamroll-kickstart-to-complete-hat-trick-of-hero-iwl-titles|archive-date=22 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Indian Women's League 2023: Gokulam Kerala thrash Kickstart FC 5–0 to win third consecutive title|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/gokulam-kerala-wins-indian-womens-league-gkfc-5-0-kickstart-fc-sabitra-bhandari-top-scorer-iwl-records-milestones-stats/article66878249.ece|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|publisher=[[Sportstar]]|date=21 May 2023|access-date=22 May 2023|location=Chennai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522151217/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/gokulam-kerala-wins-indian-womens-league-gkfc-5-0-kickstart-fc-sabitra-bhandari-top-scorer-iwl-records-milestones-stats/article66878249.ece|archive-date=22 May 2023}}</ref>

'''Railways'''
* [[Senior Women's National Football Championship]]: [[2015–16 Senior Women's National Football Championship|2015–16]]

'''New Radiant'''
*[[FAM Women's Football Championship]]: [[2015 FAM Women's Football Championship|2015]]

'''Individual'''
* Indian Women's League Best Defender: [[2021–22 Indian Women's League season|2021–22]]
* AIFF women's player of the year: [[AIFF Player of the Year|2018–19]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sportstar|first=Team|title=Sunil Chhetri and Ashalata Devi bag top honours at AIFF Awards|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football-aiff-awards-sunil-chhetri-ashalata-devi-dangmei-grace-sahad-abdul-samad-jammu-and-kashmir-football/article28332935.ece|date=9 July 2019|access-date=25 March 2022|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|publisher=[[Sportstar]]|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027045433/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football-aiff-awards-sunil-chhetri-ashalata-devi-dangmei-grace-sahad-abdul-samad-jammu-and-kashmir-football/article28332935.ece|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] women's player of the year 2019: Nominee

==See also==
*[[List of Indian football players in foreign leagues]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/62505 Loitongbam Ashalata Devi] at All India Football Federation
* {{GSA player|ashalata-devi/51329}}
* [http://www.eurosport.com/football/ashalata-devi-loitongbam_prs403711/person.shtml Loitongbam Ashalata Devi] at Eurosport

{{India squad 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup}}

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[[Category:Indian women's footballers]]
[[Category:1993 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Manipur]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Imphal]]
[[Category:India women's international footballers]]
[[Category:India women's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Indian expatriate women's footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate women's footballers in the Maldives]]
[[Category:Women's association football central defenders]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Manipur]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]]
[[Category:KRYPHSA FC players]]
[[Category:Sethu FC players]]
[[Category:Gokulam Kerala FC Women players]]
[[Category:Indian Women's League players]]
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]
[[Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:South Asian Games medalists in football]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games]]

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