Panthoi Chanu Elangbam

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The native form of this personal name is Elangbam Panthoi Chanu. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
In this Meitei name, the family name is Elangbam and the given name is Panthoi. "Chanu" is a name suffix.

Panthoi Chanu
Personal information
Full name Panthoi Chanu Elangbam
Date of birth (1996-02-01) 1 February 1996 (age 30)
Place of birth Keirak, Thoubal, Manipur, India
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 East Bengal
Youth career
2008–2012 Kakching WFA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2019 Eastern Sporting Union
2019–2022 Manipur Police
2022–2024 Eastern Sporting Union
2024 Metro United 14 (0)
2024– East Bengal
International career‡
2010–2011 India U16 2 (0)
2012–2015 India U19 8 (0)
2014– India 26 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 October 2025

Panthoi Chanu Elangbam (Meitei: Elangbam Panthoi Chanu, born 1 February 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Indian Women's League club East Bengal and India women's football team. In March 2024, she played the South Australia Women's National Premier Leagues for Metro United WFC to become the first woman from India to play the Australian Football League.[1]

Early life

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Chanu is from Keirak village, Kakching district, Manipur.[2] She is the daughter of Elangbam Chinglenkhomba and Elangbam Ongbi Shanti Leima of Keirak Makha Leikai.[3]

She started playing football at the local club, Women Football Academy Kakching. In 2012, she moved to Eastern Sporting Union. She played for Union and Manipur Police in the Indian Women's League and the regional Manipur Women's League.[4][5] During her early days, she used to travel for 50 km everyday to the Imphal Academy to learn the game.[2]

Career

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Chanu first represented the Indian team in 2008 when she played for India under 13 team. Later, she played all age groups, representing India in the under 14, under 16 and under 19 teams.

In December 2022, she along with Bala Devi, moved to Spain where they underwent training cum trial stint at the Spanish Segunda Federación outfit Málaga.[6]

In 2024, she signed a contract with the second tier National Premier Leagues Women's club Metro United WFC in the South Australian league, becoming the first Indian footballer to play professional football in Australia.[7][8][9] She was spotted by head coach Paul Morris at the Women in Sports Elite Football Trials in October 2023 and later trained at the A-League club, Adelaide United FC.[2]

In 2025, she was part of the Indian team that participated in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Qualifier 2026 at Chiang Mai, Thailand. After her return, she was felicitated at a function in her village Keirak.[3]

Domestic

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In the Hero Women’s National Football Championship, she played for Manipur Police and Manipur.[10]

Career statistics

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International

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As of 27 October 2025
National team Year Caps Goals
India 2014 1 0
2015 0 0
2016 0 0
2017 5 0
2018 0 0
2019 1 0
2021 0 0
2022 0 0
2023 4 0
2024 7 0
2025 8 0
Total 26 0

Honours

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India

East Bengal

Eastern Sporting Union

Manipur

Individual

Awards

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  • She bagged the Women's goalkeeper of the year award by AIFF for 2024 season. She played for East Bengal.[14]

See also

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References

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