Sasmita Malik
Sasmita Malik is an Indian women footballer who currently plays as a left winger for India women's national football team. With forty goals in thirty five matches she is the highest scorer for the Indian national team.Career
Malik was born in a small village called Aali in the Kendrapara district in Orissa. She was discovered and encouraged to pursue football by Shri Devendra Sharma, the present MLA of Aali. She used to play a lot of local tournaments in Bhubaneswar. Later, she joined the Bhubaneswar Sports Hostel which laid the platform for her to join the National Side. Her first break came in 2004 when glimpses of her exceptional talent impressed all; Team India was then touring China.
She has been playing for the Senior National Team since 2007 and was part of the 2010 South Asian Games and back to back SAFF Women's Championship winning squads. She has also captained India women's national football team several times.Honours
