Pyari Xaxa

Pyari Xaxa (born 18 May 1997) is an Indian women's international footballer who plays as a forward for the club Rising Student and the India national team.

Pyari Xaxa

Personal information
Date of birth	18 May 1997
Place of birth	Odisha, India
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Rising Student Club
Youth career
	Kunwarmunda
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–	Rising Student Club	11	(14)
National team^‡
2014	India U19	3	(2)
2015–	India	9	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 February 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 May 2019

Career

Xaxa made her senior international debut in 2015 after playing in the India U19 team.[1] She was awarded the AIFF Emerging Woman Footballer of the Year for the year.[2] She was a part of the team that won gold medal at the 2016 South Asian Games in Shillong.

Club career

Xaxa began her football career with the club Kunwarmunda based in her home State of Odisha.[3] In 2016, she was signed by Rising Student to play in the inaugural season of the Indian Women's League. She finished the season with 14 goals, with ten in the preliminary and four in the final round. Her team lost to Eastern Sporting Union in the final.[4]

Honours

International

• South Asian Games (1): 2016

Individual

• AIFF Emerging Woman Footballer of the Year: 2015[2]

References

1. "A youthful breeze flows in the Indian Women's National Team". All India Football Federation. February 6, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
2. "Eugenson Lyngdoh voted '2015 AIFF Player of the Year'". All India Football Federation. December 20, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
3. "Pyari Xaxa profile". orisports.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
4. "Eastern Sporting Union win inaugural Indian Women's League". ESPN. espn.in. February 14, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.