Sanju Yadav

Personal information

Place of birth

Alakhpura, Haryana, India

Playing position

Forward

Club information

Current team

Alakhpura

Number

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

2016–

Alakhpura

(15)

National team^‡

2014-2015

India U19

(0)

2016–

India

(1)

Honours

South Asian Games
	2016 India	Team

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 December 2016.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 December 2016

Sanju Yadav is an Indian footballer who plays as a forward for Alakhpura in the Indian Women's League and represents the India women's national football team.

Born in the village of Alakpura, Yadav began playing football at the age of ten in order to gain scholarships and money for her family. She mainly trained with her village and India national team. In October 2016, Sanju was part of the Alakpura side that took part in the preliminary round of the Indian Women's League. On 17 October 2016 she scored a hattrick for the club against Bodyline. This helped her side win 4–0.She was emerge as top scorer at league's preliminary round phase. Netting 11 times and thus help her team to qualify tournament's final round proper.At the final round of women's league proper she help her team to qualify in semi finale with scoring three times.

On 21 December 2016, after her performances for both club and country, Yadav was named as the AIFF Emerging Player of the Year.

In February 2016, Yadav was selected as part of the 20-woman India squad that would participate in the 2016 South Asian Games. She made her debut and scored her first goal internationally on 13 February 2016 against Bangladesh. Her goal in the 74th minute was the fourth as India won 5–1 and moved into the gold medal match. Two days later she came on as a substitute in the 69th minute as India won the tournament, defeating Nepal 4–0 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong.

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