Karishma Purushottam Shirvoikar (born 4 August 2001) is an Indian women's professional footballer from Goa. She plays as a forward for Gokulam FC in the Indian Women's League and represents the India women's national football team.
Early life
Karishma hails from a small sea-side village named Odxel, on the outskirts of Panaji, Goa. Her mother, Anjani, sells vegetables for a living as her father, Purushottam, is sick and stays at home.[1] She studied at Our Lady of the Rosary Higher Secondary school, Dona Paula. She lives in Panaji. In the school, she learnt her basics from coach Carol Fernandes Gomes.[2]
Career
- 2011: She started playing football on the beaches of Goa with boys.
- 2014: She played in the Times Girls Soccer League for her school.[3]
- 2017: Joined Panjim Footballers and helped the club win the Goa Football League for two years.[4]
- 2017: Represented Goa in the Junior Nationals.
- 2018: Under-17 Brics Cup in South Africa.[5]
- 2019: Plays for PVC Parra in the Goan's Women's League;[6] Plays for Panjim Footballers in the Indian Women's League;[7]
- 2019: She was selected by Palamos CF to train in Spain with CD Fontsanta Fatjo, a third division team.[1]
- 2020 to 2021: Played for Gokulam FC;[8][9][10]
- 2021: In September, she was dropped from the Indian team to play friendlies against UAE and Bahrain.[11]
- 2023: In February, she was part of the Indian team that played two friendlies against Nepal.[12]
- 2023: In March, she played two friendly matches against Jordan at the Petra Stadium in Amman, Jordan as preparation for Olympic Qualifier.[13]
- 2023: She played in the AFC Women's Olympic Qualifier Round 1 to be played in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic in April.[14][15]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Goan girl earns football training stint, trial in Spain. The Times of India(2019-08-19). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ Sporting missionaries who do us proud. The Times of India(2015-09-21). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ GFDC Dona Paula in semis. The Times of India(2014-12-09). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ Goan trio taste success with Kerala. The Times of India(2020-02-16). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ From battling with boys to Indian team, no stopping Karishma. The Times of India(2018-07-16). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ Goa Women's League 2019: Ansiva Finishes as Top Scorer, Bidesh XI SC Beat PVC Parra in Final Game. News18(2019-12-10). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ Gokulam Kerala FC Looking to Sign Goa's Karishma Shirvoikar for Indian Women's League. News18(2019-12-18). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ Gokulam Kerala FC Renew Goan Karishma Shirvoikar's Contract Ahead of New Season. News18(2021-08-16). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ IWL 2020: Sabitra Bhandari Scores 5, Karishma Shirvoikar Bags Hat-trick as Gokulam Kerala FC Smash Kenkre FC. News18(2020-01-28). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ Gokulam Kerala hand contract extension to forward Karishma Shirvoikar, Biswas, Joseph. Khel Now. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ Karishma Shirvoikar dropped from Indian football women’s squad for international friendlies, Peter, Naveen. www.olympics.com(2021-09-28). Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ↑ Chances missed as Nepal hold Indian girls. The Times of India(2023-02-19). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ Indian women's football team suffers 1-2 defeat against Jordan, ANI. www.dtnext.in(2023-03-19). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ Thomas Dennerby names 22-member India squad for Olympic Qualifier. The Times of India(2023-03-29). Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ↑ India pump in five past Kyrgyz Republic in AFC Women's Olympic qualifier. The Times of India(2023-04-04). Retrieved 2023-09-16.