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Lako Phuti Bhutia (born 20 October 1994) is an Indian former footballer who played for the India women's national football team.[1]
Career
Bhutia who hails from Sribadam, a remote place in West Sikkim is a product of the Mangalbari Women's Football Academy. The defender horned her skills under coach Palden Bhutia.[2]
She also played for Maldivian club New Radiant S.C. in 2014. Then she joined Gokulam Kerala FC for 2017–18 Indian Women's League season.
Bhutia also played for Sunrise WFC in Bhutan Women's National Championship in 2018.[3]
International
In 2012, she was called up to the Under-19 National Team for the 2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification in Malaysia. She became the 4th Girl from the state to represent the National Team after Pushpa Chetri, Anuradha Chetri and Nima Lhamu Bhutia. She attended a one-month coaching camp at Gandhinagar, Gujarat with the U-19 squad before leaving for Malaysia.[2]
She along with her sister Nima Lhamu Bhutia was selected for the Senior Women's National Football Coaching Camp, which was held from 1 April 2013. This Camp was held for the selection of the Senior National Team for the Asian Cup qualifying round. Her sister could not attend the camp for personal reasons. Lako has represented the National Team 8 times and has 1 goal to her credit.[2]
Honours
India
New Radiant WSC
Sunrise FC
- Women's National League runner-up: 2018[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Lako Phuti Bhutia.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Oinam Bembem Devi's & Lako Phuti Bhutia' s Foreign Stint Signals A Bright Future For Indian Women Football, Sarbajna, Boudhayan. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ↑ Sunrise Women's FC draw 1–1 against BFF Academy to top the league. kuenselonline.com. KUENSEL News Bhutan(23 July 2018). Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ↑ Indian women's squad announced for SAFF Championship, Shukla, Abhishek. India Footy.
- ↑ Bhutan (Women) 2018. RSSSF. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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