Anusha Mandala

Anusha Mandala
Personal information
Date of birth (2008-06-04) 4 June 2008 (age 18)
Place of birth Atmakur, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kemp
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kemp
2024–2025 Tungabhadra
2025– Kemp
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Anusha Mandala (born 4 June 2008) is an Indian professional footballer from Andhra Pradesh who plays as a midfielder for the Indian Women's League 2 club Kemp.

Early life and career

Mandala is from Atmakur, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. She comes from a farming community. She joined Anantapur Sports Academy in 2018. She joined the Anantapur Sports Academy, a sport for development initiative of an Anantapur NGO, Rural Development Trust under Laliga Foundation in 2018. Laliga is India's first women's residential football academy in Andhra Pradesh.

Career

She made her Senior India debut on 2 January 2025, in the second of the two friendlies against the Maldives at Bengaluru . In October 2023, she was selected to play for the Andhra Pradesh state junior football team. After the first game, chief coach Joakim Alexandersson made six changes in the squad and including Mandala, who played the second match as a defender to make her India debut. In October 2024, she represented Andhra Pradesh senior team in the 29th Senior Women's National Football Championship for the Rajmata Jijabai Trophy.

References

  1. 1 2 Sportstar, Team (1 January 2025). "Indian women's football team coach Joakim Alexandersson makes six changes for second Maldives friendly". Sportstar. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Alexandersson makes six changes in squad for second Maldives FIFA friendly". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Anusha Mandala's inspiring journey from rural fields to national football arenas". thebridge.in. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  4. ↑ Ash, Sauradeep (20 October 2023). "Anusha Mandala: Andhra girl's incredible wings for glory - from Rural fields to National Football". www.mykhel.com. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "From Rural Fields to National Arenas: Anusha-'s Inspirational Journey in Football | From Rural Fields to National Arenas: Anusha\'s Inspirational Journey in Football". www.deccanchronicle.com. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Alexandersson makes six changes in squad for second Maldives FIFA friendly". ANI News. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Railways qualify for final rounds of Sr Women's NFC for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 7 March 2025.