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Who became the first Indian woman to play in the UEFA Women's Champions League?

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Answer: Option A — Manisha Kalyan

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In August 2022, Manisha Kalyan, a forward from Punjab, became the first Indian woman to play in the UEFA Women's Champions League. She played for Apollon Ladies FC of Cyprus in the qualifying round of the competition.

More about Manisha Kalyan:

  • She was born in 2001 in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.
  • In 2021, she became the first Indian woman to score a goal against Brazil, in an international friendly in Manaus.
  • She has won AIFF awards as the Women's Emerging Footballer and the Women's Footballer of the Year.
  • She has played for Gokulam Kerala FC, which won the Indian Women's League.

About the UEFA Women's Champions League:

  • It is the top club competition for women's football in Europe, organised by UEFA (Union of European Football Associations).
  • It started in 2001 as the UEFA Women's Cup and was renamed the Women's Champions League in 2009.
  • Olympique Lyonnais of France has been the most successful club.

Other pioneering Indian women footballers:

Ngangom Bala Devi from Manipur became the first Indian woman to sign a professional contract with a foreign club, Rangers FC of Scotland, in 2020. She was also the first Indian woman to score in a top-tier European league.

Aditi Chauhan, a goalkeeper, became the first Indian woman to play professional football in England, for West Ham United Ladies (2015).

Dangmei Grace and Sanju Yadav have also played for clubs abroad.

Women's football in India:

  • The Indian Women's League (IWL) was started by the AIFF in 2016.
  • India hosted the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in 2022 and the AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2022.

Why not the other options?

  • ✗Bala Devi was the first Indian woman to sign a professional contract with a European club (Rangers, 2020), but she did not play in the Champions League.
  • ✗Aditi Chauhan was the first Indian woman to play professionally in England.
  • ✗Dangmei Grace is an Indian forward who has played abroad, but she was not the first in the Champions League.

Quick tip

Remember: Manisha Kalyan = first Indian woman in the UEFA Women's Champions League (Apollon Ladies, Cyprus, 2022); Bala Devi = first with a European pro contract (Rangers, 2020).

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