Lhingdeikim Kipgen
Lhingdeikim Kipgen (23 January 2008)[1] is an Indian football player from Manipur. She plays for the India women's national football team as a forward. She is registered with the Garhwal United Football Club in the domestic tournaments.
Early life and career
[edit]Kipgen is from Aizalon village, Churachandpur, Manipur, India. She started with the local club, Pehlum Lamhil Lawm. Later, she honed her skills at Baichung Bhutia Football Schools programme.[2] She also played for Misaka United FC, Garhwal United Football Club, HOPS Football Club, Eastern Sporting Union, United Pukhao Sports Association, Slamzers Football Club Belgaum, and Football Club Kolhapur City.
She made her senior India debut in the FIFA friendlies against Maldives at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence in December and January 2025. She made her debut in the second friendly and scored her first four career goals for the country on 2 January 2025. She scored twice in each half (12’, 16’, 56’, 59’). She is selected by the Indian chief coach Crispin Chettri for the National camp at Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, ahead of the 2025 Pink Ladies Cup, to be held at Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, from 20 to 26 February 2025. On 17 February 2025, she was named in the final squad.[3][4]
Reference
[edit]- ^ "AIFF - Lhingdeikim Kipgen". The AIFF. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "India women's head coach Crispin Chettri names 23-member squad for Pink Ladies Cup in UAE". Sportstar. 17 February 2025. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ "Crispin Chettri names 23-member squad for Pink Ladies Cup in UAE". The AIFF. Retrieved 18 February 2025.