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Indian footballer

In this Indian name, the name Shaji is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Shilji.
Shilji Shaji
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-03-13) 13 March 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth Kakkayam,Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team Gokulam Kerala
Number 49
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Gokulam Kerala
International career
2023– India U17 6 (16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shilji Shaji (born 13 March 2007) is an Indian women's international footballer who plays for Gokulam Kerala and the India U17. She won the 2022–23 AIFF Emerging Player of the Year award.

Early life

Shilji hails from Kakkayam, Kozhikode, Kerala and started playing football at Kallanode School. She said, "My father played football, and he sent me to play as well. Very few girls of my age used to play football. So I mostly played with senior girls".

Career

Gokulam Kerala

International career

She was called up to the India U17. Shilji scored her first goal for India U17 team in a friendly match against Jordan  on 6 February 2023, ultimately scoring four goals in this game. Shilji also scored another four goals in the next match against the same opponent on 9 February 2023. Shilji scored a hat trick as India beat Nepal    emphatically in the 2023 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship. Shilji got to her fourth hat trick for the U-17 team against  Bhutan in the 2023 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship. She was called for 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification Team, Later AIFF announced Nishima Kumari of Jharkhand as replacement for attacking midfielder Shilji Shaji, Who diagnosed with viral pneumonia.

Honours

Individual

References

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  7. "AFC U17 Women's Asia Cup: Indian squad named for qualifiers". 19 April 2023.
  8. "India U-17 women outplay hosts Jordan in friendly match - View19". 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  9. "Football: Shilji Shaji nets four as India U-17 women's team hammers Jordan 6-0". The Statesman. 10 February 2023. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  10. "Shilji Shaji strikes hat-trick as India down Nepal in SAFF U-17 Women's Championship opener". 20 March 2023. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  11. "SAFF U17 Womens' Championship: India vs Bhutan report". Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  12. "PV Priya names U-17 Women's squad for U-17 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers in Bishkek".


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