Oinam Bembem Devi
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Oinam Bembem Devi is an India
n woman footballer born in Imphal
in Manipur
. Bembem Devi is known for her excellent ball dribbling and footwork. She started her career at the age of 13 playing for School teams in Manipur, later on she got a call up from the Manipur Women's team to play in the National Football Championships in 1993. At the age of 15 Bembem made her International Debut against Guam in the Asian Women's Championships.
The year 1996 was the turning point of her career when she showed brilliant performance for the Indian women's National team in the Asian Games held at Bangkok. Since then she is now known as a prolific goalscorer and has scored more than 50 international goals so far.
She is a regular member of the Manipur State football team for Women and has been representing the team since the year 1993. She was the captain of the Manipur team in the 16th National Football team where Manipur team emerged as the Champions.
She is very hopeful about future of women football in India especially with the Women's National team currently placed 50th in the FIFA rankings.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n woman footballer born in Imphal
Imphal
Imphal is the capital of the Indian state of Manipur.In the heart of the town and surrounded by a moat, are ruins of the old Palace of Kangla. Kangla Fort used to be the home of the Assam Rifles, a paramilitary force and on November 2004 it was handed over to state of Manipur by Prime minister Dr....
in Manipur
Manipur
Manipur is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. Manipur is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west; it also borders Burma to the east. It covers an area of...
. Bembem Devi is known for her excellent ball dribbling and footwork. She started her career at the age of 13 playing for School teams in Manipur, later on she got a call up from the Manipur Women's team to play in the National Football Championships in 1993. At the age of 15 Bembem made her International Debut against Guam in the Asian Women's Championships.
The year 1996 was the turning point of her career when she showed brilliant performance for the Indian women's National team in the Asian Games held at Bangkok. Since then she is now known as a prolific goalscorer and has scored more than 50 international goals so far.
She is a regular member of the Manipur State football team for Women and has been representing the team since the year 1993. She was the captain of the Manipur team in the 16th National Football team where Manipur team emerged as the Champions.
She is very hopeful about future of women football in India especially with the Women's National team currently placed 50th in the FIFA rankings.