Jyoti Chouhan

Jyoti Chouhan (born 6 July 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Prva HNŽ club Dinamo Zagreb and the India national football team.[1][2]

Jyoti Chouhan
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-06) 6 July 1999
Place of birth Madhya Pradesh, India
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dinamo Zagreb
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
DFA Dhar
Kenkre
MUM- Footie First
2021–2022 Gokulam Kerala
2022– Dinamo Zagreb 25 (18)
International career‡
2023– India 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 February 2024

Personal life

Chouhan's father died when she was twelve years old.[3] Chouhan has four sisters.[4] She is a native of Sardarpur, India.[5]

Club career

In 2022, Chouhan signed for Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb after doing well in the trials.[6] She then helped the club winning the domestic league.[7] She scored a hat-trick against Croatian side ZNK Agram, becoming the first Indian professional player to score a hat-trick for a European club.[8] Previously, she played for Indian sides Kenkre and Gokulam Kerala, where she was regarded as one of the club's most important players.[9]

International career

Chouhan was called up to India women's national football team training camps in 2016 and 2018.[10] She made her national team debut against Chinese Taipei at the 2022 Asian Games.[11]

Career statistics

International
As of 27 February 2024
International caps and goals
Year CapsGoals
2023 1 0
2024 2 0
Total 3 0

Honours

Gokulam Kerala

Dinamo Zagreb

References
  1. "Jyoti Chouhan - 24sata article". Archived from the original on 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  2. "Jyoti Chouhan Statistics". Croatian Football Federation. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  3. "Meet Jyoti Chouhan". scroll.in. Archived from the original on 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  4. "Jyoti Chouhan charts new territories for Indian football in Europe". thehindu.com. Archived from the original on 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  5. "Jyoti Chauhan scripts history". telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  6. Mitra, Dipawali (15 July 2022). "After Kolkata camp, 2 girls picked up for Croatian football club trials". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Kolkata: The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  7. "'Došle smo u najveći klub. O vama nismo znale ništa, sad znamo jednu stvar'". jutarnji.hr. Archived from the original on 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  8. "Who is Jyoti Chouhan?". sportingnews.com. Archived from the original on 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  9. "Jyoti Chouhan paves the way for girls in Madhya Pradesh". Archived from the original on 2023-05-28. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  10. "The irresistible European success of footballer Jyoti Chouhan". livemint.com. Archived from the original on 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  11. "Match Report TPE vs IND" (PDF). info.hangzhou2022.cn. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-21.


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