Ribansi Jamu
Ribansi Jamu (born 2006) is an Indian football player from Meghalaya. She plays for the India women's national football team as a goalkeeper. She is a product of Baichung Bhutia Football Schools programme and plays for Garhwal United Football Club.
Early life and career
[edit]Jamu is from Shillong, Meghalaya.
She played in the Shillong Sports Association Women’s Football League, the top league in Shillong, Meghalaya, for Laitkor Rngi Sports Club women’s team. Later, she joined the Baichung Bhutia Football Schools Residential Academy at Nashik, Maharashtra.[1] In May 2024, she played for Football Delhi in the 28th Senior Women's National Football Championship.[2] In 2022, playing for Sati Raja Memorial SS of Ri-Bhoi, she was declared as the best goalkeeper in the under 17 girls division of the state level Subroto Cup.[1]
International career
[edit]She was selected in the 23-player Indian squad by Indian coach Joakim Alexandersson and she played the second FIFA international friendlies against Maldives on January 2 at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru.[3][4][5] In that match, she made her senior India debut as a substitute coming off the bench to replace Nandini.[6][7][8]
She represented the Indian under 20 football team in the Pink Ladies International Youth Cup at Turkey.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Room, The Sports (7 August 2023). "Another Laitkor women's player heads to BBFS academy in Nashik | The Sports Room". Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "28th Senior Women's National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy 2023-24". www.the-aiff.com. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "India women's football team coach Alexandersson announced 23-member squad for Maldives friendly". Sportstar. 29 December 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "India complete a Maldives massacre in FIFA Women's Friendly". ANI News. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "9 from NE in 23-member Women's India Football Squad". Northeast Live. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
- ^ "International Friendly: Indian Women's NT demolish Malidves 14-0". The Away End. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
- ^ "Debutant Lhingdeikim Lights Up The Show With Four Goals As India Maul Maldives 11-1 | Football News". News18. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Alexandersson makes six changes in squad for second Maldives FIFA friendly". The Week. Retrieved 25 March 2025.