Ratanbala Devi Nongmaithem


Ratanbala Devi Nongmaithem is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur, who plays for as a midfielder for the Indian Women's League club Sribhumi and India women's national football team. She played her debut international match in the AFC Cup Qualifiers 2018.

Career

Ratanbala was called up for the national team during the [2018 Asian Football Confederation|AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification|2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers], where she scored her first goal against Hong Kong on 11 April 2017. She then became a regular member of the India women's national football team. Her second goal was against Myanmar in the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifiers Round 1 on 13 November 2018. The 3rd was in a friendly against Hong Kong on 21 January 2019, the 4th at another friendly against Indonesia on 27 January 2019 where she scored her first hattrick for the national team. In the 2019 Gold Cup she scored another goal against Nepal on 11 February 2019. In 2019 SAFF Women's Championship she scored 2 goals, 1 against Maldives on 13 March and another against Sri Lanka on 17 March. In the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 she scored 1 goal in a 3-3 draw against Myanmar on 9 April 2019. However, India didn't qualify for the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifiers Round 3 because of a lower goal ratio.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 April 2017Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea2–02–02018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers
2.13 November 2018Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar1–11–22020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifiers
3.21 January 2019Hong Kong5–25–2Friendly
4.27 January 2019Benteng Taruna Stadium, Tangerang, Indonesia1–03–0Friendly
5.27 January 2019Benteng Taruna Stadium, Tangerang, Indonesia2–03–0Friendly
6.27 January 2019Benteng Taruna Stadium, Tangerang, Indonesia3–03–0Friendly
7.11 February 2019Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India1–21–22019 Women's Gold Cup
8.13 March 2019Sahid Rangasala, Biratnagar, Nepal5–06–02019 SAFF Women's Championship
9.17 March 2019Sahid Rangasala, Biratnagar, Nepal5–05–02019 SAFF Women's Championship
10.9 April 2019Mandalarthiri Stadium, Mandalay, Myanmar3–23–32020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifiers
11.5 December 2019Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara, Nepal3–06–02019 South Asian Games
12.5 December 2019Pokhara Rangasala, Pokhara, Nepal5–06–02019 South Asian Games
13.2 July 2025700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand5–05–02026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

Honours

India
Sethu
Gokulam Kerala
KRYPHSA
Manipur
Individual
  • Indian Women's League Most Valuable Player: 2019–20
  • Indian Women's League Emerging Player: 2018–19