Sangita Basfore

Sangita Basfore (born 12 July 1996) is a professional women's football player who plays as a midfielder for both Indian National Team and for SSB Women's FC in Indian Women's League.[1][2]

Sangita Basfore
Personal information
Full name Sangita Basfore
Date of birth (1996-07-12) 12 July 1996
Place of birth Odisha, India
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 SSB Women's FC
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
West Bengal State Team
2016–18 Rising Student's Club 5 (0)
2018- SSB Women's FC 26 (10)
National team‡
2012–2016 India U19 8 (0)
2016– India 27 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 May 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 April 2019

International career

Sangita was selected for the India Women's U19 team at the age of 17. Sangeeta was called up for the Indian National Team at the age of 19 for the Olympics Tournament in 2016. Sangita scored her first international goal against Sri Lanka on 2019 SAFF Women's Championship in their group stage match which was held on 17 March 2019.[3][4] Sangita had also captained the national side against Uzbekistan in the 2019 Turkish Women's Cup which they lost 0-1.[5]

Club career

West Bengal State Team

Sangita had featured for the West Bengal State Team before moving to Rising Student Club.[6]

Rising Student Club

On 2016, Sangita signed for the Indian Women's League side Rising Student Club based in Odisha[7]

SSB Women's FC

On 2018, Sangeeta signed for SSB Women's FC. On the 2018-19 Indian Women’s League, SSB Women's qualified for the Semi-Finals by a comfortable 2-0 victory against Hans Women FC where Sangita scored a fabulous goal before they lost the semi-finals to Sethu FC on a big margin of 8-1. She ended up scoring 3 goals at the end of the season.[8][9][10][11]

Style of play

Sangita plays in the holding midfield role and behaves like a pillar in the middle who can break up opposition attacks, and orchestrating attacks from a deep position.

References
  1. "Senior Women's Latest Squad". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. "SSB Women Football Club - Hero Indian Women's League Squad". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. "MEET SANGITA BASFORE - THE ENGINE DRIVING THE INDIAN WOMEN'S TEAM". All India Football Federation. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  4. "INDIAN WOMEN CHARGE INTO SAFF SEMIS WITH 5-0 WIN OVER SRI LANKA". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  5. "Turkish Women's Cup: India suffer narrow defeat to Uzbekistan in opener". Sportskeeda. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  6. "Sangita Basfore Career Clubs". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  7. "Sangita Basfore- Career Club". All India Football Federation. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  8. "SSB Women FC secure semifinal spot with a comfortable win over Hans Women FC". www.footballcounter.com. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  9. "Sethu FC - Central SSB Women FC". www.sofascore.com. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  10. "Sabitra Bhandari Scores Four As Setu FC Enters FINAL Of Indian Women's League". goalnepal.com. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  11. "IWL: Sangita Basfore screamer helps SSB Women beat Rising Student Club; Gokulam Kerala claim another win". Sportskeeda. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.


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