Sibani Devi

Sibani Devi Nongmeikapam (, born 13 January 2007) is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur, who plays as a forward for the Indian Women's League club Sribhumi and the India women's national football team.

Early life Devi is from Manipur. She is the daughter of Itocha Singh Nongmeikapam, who formerly played for Mohun Bagan and Dempo and currently a football coach. Her brother Sridarth Nongmeikapam has also represented the India national under-17 football team.

Career She was selected in the 23-player Indian squad by Indian coach Joakim Alexandersson and she played the second of the two FIFA international friendlies at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence in Bengaluru. Thus, she made her Senior India debut in the friendlies against the Maldives at Bengaluru on 2 January 2025. She also represented the Indian team and scored the winner in the AFC Under-17 Women's Asia Cup qualifiers at Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic on 26 April 2023. They defeated Kyrgyz Republic 1-0. Later, she was part of the National camp ahead of the AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 2 in September 2023. She was also part of the Indian team which won the SAFF Under 19 Football Championship at Dhaka in February 2024.

She played for East Bengal in the Indian Women's League in 2023–2024. On 24 December 2023, she scored the equaliser against Sethu FC, but East Bengal lost the match 2–4 in Kolkata. On 10 December 2023, she also scored against in East Bengal's 2–0 win over Odisha FC at Bhubaneswar.

Career statistics International

Scores and results list India's goal tally first. +List of international goals scored by Sibani Devi No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 2 January 2025 Padukone – Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence, Bengaluru, India 6–1 11–1 Friendly