Kajol D'Souza
Kajol Hubert D’Souza is an Indian professional footballer from Maharashtra, who plays as a midfielder for the Saudi Women's First Division League club Al-Amal and the India national football team. She has also played for the clubs Sethu and Odisha.
Early life
Encouraged by her mother Gratia, she took up football in 2014 and started playing in her community with boys along with her brother Kian. Her mother, a sprinter, is from Mangalore and her father is from Pune. She studied at The Bishop's School, and joined the Arsenal School programme. She trained at the LaLiga Academy, Madrid, and studied there from September 2023 to June 2024.Career
- 2018: Kajol's first big tournament was the 64th Nationals organised by School Games Federation of India and she scored nine goals for Maharashtra, which won bronze.
- 2019: 65th Nationals organised by School Games Federation of India; La Liga football schools to Spain scholarship;
- 2020: Played for Pune, which won the Inter-district championship at Jalgaon.
- 2021: Played for La Liga Schools, Pune and Parikrama Club in the IWL;
- 2022: Tour of Italy for the 6th Torneo Female Football tournament and Tour of Norway for the Open Nordic U-16 Tournament;
- 2022: Debut for Junior India. Played in the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup; (Played group games against United States, Morocco and Brazil;
- 2023: AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers in Vietnam;
Career statistics
International
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 30 December 2024 | Padukone – Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, Bengaluru, India | 12–0 | 14–0 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 30 December 2024 | Padukone – Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, Bengaluru, India | 14–0 | 14–0 | Friendly | |
| 3. | 2 January 2025 | Padukone – Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, Bengaluru, India | 2–0 | 11–1 | Friendly |