Kajol D'Souza

Kajol Hubert D’Souza (born 28 April 2006) 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

In 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. In 2019, she played in the 65th Nationals organised by School Games Federation of India; La Liga football schools to Spain scholarship.

She played for Pune, which won the Inter-district championship at Jalgaon in 2020.

In 2022, she was selected for the Tour of Italy for the 6th Torneo Female Football tournament and Tour of Norway for the Open Nordic U-16 Tournament as part of the India national under-17 team. In 2022, she made her debut for Junior India and played in the FIFA Under-17 Women's World Cup, where she played in the group stage against United States, Morocco and Brazil. In 2023, she played in AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers in Vietnam.

Career statistics International

Scores and results list India's goal tally first. +List of international goals scored by Kajol D'Souza 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. 14–0 3. 2 January 2025 2–0 11–1