Karishma Shirvoikar

Karishma Shirvoikar
Personal information
Full name Karishma Purushottam Shirvoikar
Date of birth (2001-08-04) 4 August 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Odxel, Goa, India
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Kickstart
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Panjim Footballers
2019 PVC Parra
2020–2022 Gokulam Kerala
2022–2023 Mumbai Knights
2023– Kickstart
International career‡
2018 India U17
2021– India 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024

Karishma Purushottam Shirvoikar (born 4 August 2001) is an Indian professional footballer from Goa, who plays as a forward for Kickstart in the Indian Women's League and represents the India women's national football team.

Early life

Karishma hails from a small sea-side village named Odxel, on the outskirts of Panaji, Goa. Her mother, Anjani, sells vegetables for a living as her father, Purushottam, is sick and stays at home.[1] She studied at Our Lady of the Rosary Higher Secondary school, Dona Paula. She lives in Panaji. In the school, she learnt her basics from coach Carol Fernandes Gomes.[2]

Career

  • 2011: She started playing football on the beaches of Goa with boys.
  • 2014: She played in the Times Girls Soccer League for her school.[3]
  • 2017: Joined Panjim Footballers and helped the club win the Goa Football League for two years.[4]
  • 2017: Represented Goa in the Junior Nationals.
  • 2018: Under-17 Brics Cup in South Africa.[5]
  • 2019: Plays for PVC Parra in the Goan's Women's League;[6] Plays for Panjim Footballers in the Indian Women's League;[7]
  • 2019: She was selected by Palamos CF to train in Spain with CD Fontsanta Fatjo, a third division team.[1]
  • 2020 to 2021: Played for Gokulam FC;[8][9][10]
  • 2021: In September, she was dropped from the Indian team to play friendlies against UAE and Bahrain.[11]
  • 2023: In February, she was part of the Indian team that played two friendlies against Nepal.[12]
  • 2023: In March, she played two friendly matches against Jordan at the Petra Stadium in Amman, Jordan as preparation for Olympic Qualifier.[13]
  • 2023: She played in the AFC Women's Olympic Qualifier Round 1 to be played in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic in April.[14][15]

Career statistics

International

As of 27 October 2024
International caps and goals
Year Caps Goals
2021 2 0
2022 0 0
2023 5 0
2024 3 0
Total 10 0

Honours

Panjim Footballers

Gokulam Kerala

Kickstart

References

  1. ^ a b "Goan girl earns football training stint, trial in Spain". The Times of India. 19 August 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Sporting missionaries who do us proud". The Times of India. 21 September 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  3. ^ "GFDC Dona Paula in semis". The Times of India. 9 December 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Goan trio taste success with Kerala". The Times of India. 16 February 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  5. ^ "From battling with boys to Indian team, no stopping Karishma". The Times of India. 16 July 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Goa Women's League 2019: Ansiva Finishes as Top Scorer, Bidesh XI SC Beat PVC Parra in Final Game". News18. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Gokulam Kerala FC Looking to Sign Goa's Karishma Shirvoikar for Indian Women's League". News18. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Gokulam Kerala FC Renew Goan Karishma Shirvoikar's Contract Ahead of New Season". News18. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  9. ^ "IWL 2020: Sabitra Bhandari Scores 5, Karishma Shirvoikar Bags Hat-trick as Gokulam Kerala FC Smash Kenkre FC". News18. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  10. ^ Biswas, Joseph. "Gokulam Kerala hand contract extension to forward Karishma Shirvoikar". Khel Now. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  11. ^ Peter, Naveen (28 September 2021). "Karishma Shirvoikar dropped from Indian football women's squad for international friendlies". www.olympics.com. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Chances missed as Nepal hold Indian girls". The Times of India. 19 February 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  13. ^ ANI (19 March 2023). "Indian women's football team suffers 1-2 defeat against Jordan". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Thomas Dennerby names 22-member India squad for Olympic Qualifier". The Times of India. 29 March 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  15. ^ "India pump in five past Kyrgyz Republic in AFC Women's Olympic qualifier". The Times of India. 4 April 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 September 2023.