Sasmita Mallik

Sasmita Mallik
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-04-10) 10 April 1989 (age 37)
Place of birth Goudapatana, Aul, Orissa, India
Position Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Odisha
2016–2017 Rising Students 11 (9)
International career
2006 India U19
2007–2017 India 42 (36)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sasmita Mallik (born 10 April 1989) is an Indian former footballer who played as a left winger for India women's national football team. With 36 goals in 42 matches, she is the second highest all-time goal-scorer for the Indian women's national team after Bala Devi.

Career

Mallik was born in the village Goudapatana near Aali in the Kendrapara district in Odisha. She was scouted and encouraged to pursue football by Devendra Sharma, the then MLA of Aul. She used to play a lot of local tournaments in Bhubaneswar. Later, she joined the Bhubaneswar Sports Hostel which laid the platform for her to join the National Side. Her first break came in 2004 when glimpses of her exceptional talent impressed all; Team India was then touring China.

She has been playing for the Senior National Team since 2007 and was part of the 2010 South Asian Games and back to back SAFF Women's Championship winning squads. She has also captained India women's national football team several times.

Career statistics

International stats

International caps and goals
Year CapsGoals
2007 2 0
2010 10 19
2011 2 2
2012 5 3
2013 5 2
2014 3 5
2015 2 0
2016 7 2
2017 6 3
Total 42 36

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 January 2010Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Sri Lanka?–08–12010 South Asian Games
2.31 January 2010 Pakistan1–06–02010 South Asian Games
3.5–0
4.4 February 2010 Nepal?–05–02010 South Asian Games
5.?–0
6.13 December 2010Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh Bhutan?–018–02010 SAFF Women's Championship
7.?–0
8.?–0
9.?–0
10.?–0
11.?–0
12.?–0
13.15 December 2010 Sri Lanka2–07–0
14.3–0
15.4–0
16.17 December 2010 Bangladesh?–06–0
17.?–0
18.20 December 2010 Pakistan?–08–0
19.23 December 2010 Nepal1–01–0
20.17 September 2011Al Ahli Stadium, Manama, Bahrain Bahrain?–02–1Friendly
21.?–0
22.11 September 2012CR & FC Grounds, Colombo, Sri Lanka Bhutan4–011–02012 SAFF Women's Championship
23.14 September 2012 Afghanistan4–011–0
24.9–0
25.23 May 2013Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, Palestine Chinese Taipei1–11–22014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
26.25 May 2013 Palestine1–01–1
27.14 September 2014Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon, South Korea Maldives1–015–02014 Asian Games
28.4–0
29.6–0
30.14–0
31.15–0
32.9 February 2016Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong, India Sri Lanka5–05–02016 South Asian Games
33.27 December 2016Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India Afghanistan2–05–12016 SAFF Women's Championship
34.2 January 2017 Nepal3–13–1
35.4 January 2017 Bangladesh2–13–1
36.11 April 2017Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea Hong Kong1–02–02018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

Honours

India

Orissa

Railways

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sasmita Mallik". Orisports. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Orissa girl Sasmita Mallick appointed captain of Indian Women Football Team". Orissa Diary. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Sasmita Malik". THE AIFF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "20 selected in Indian squad for 12th South Asian Games". AIFF. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Orissa win maiden title in Senior Women NFC". Orisports. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2022.