Malavika Prasad
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Malavika Prasad | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Kasaragod, Kerala, India | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sethu | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Kerala | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Misaka United FC | ||
| 2021 | Travancore Royals FC | ||
| 2021–2022 | Kemp | ||
| 2022 | ASOS Rainbow | ||
| 2022–2023 | Kerala Blasters | ||
| 2024– | Sethu | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | India | 4 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 July 2025 | |||
Malavika Prasad (born 12 November 2003)[1] is an Indian professional footballer from Kerala, who plays as a forward for the Indian Women's League club Sethu and the India women's national football team.
Early life and career
Malavika is from Kasaragod, Kerala.[2] Before joining Sethu FC, she played for Kerala Blasters FC, ASOS Rainbow Athletic Club, Kemp Football Club, Travancore Royals Football Club and Misaka United FC. She also represented the Kerala State sub–junior girls team in 2018–2019 and 2017–18. With lack of proper grounds to practice and short of funds, Kerala Blasters stopped the activities of their women's team in 2023 for some time and she moved on to the Madurai club, Sethu FC for the next season.[3][4][5]
She is named in the 32–Indian probables list for the National camp at Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh by chief coach Crispin Chettri, ahead of the Pink Ladies Cup to be held in UAE in February 2025.[6][7]
Senior India debut
Prasad made her Senior India debut in the first of the two FIFA Women’s International Friendlies against Uzbekistan played on 30 May 2025 at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence stadium, Bengaluru.[8][9][10]
Awards
In July 2024, she was presented the Kerala Football Association's Best Player award in the female category.[2]
Career statistics
International
- As of 5 July 2025
| National team | Year | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2025 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list India's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 June 2025 | 700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand | Mongolia | 10–0 | 13–0 | 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
References
- ^ "AIFF - 11 Malavika P." www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Arjun, Malavika win best player awards". The Times of India. 31 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Rayan, Stan (6 June 2023). "Not very expensive to run a women's team, says former international Bentla". Sportstar. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Agencies (16 January 2025). "Indian Women's League: Nita FA fights back to hold Sethu FC 2-2". www.dtnext.in. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Sethu FC too good for Sports Odisha | I-League". Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Fascinating Fazila floods Indian Women's League with flux of goals | I-League". Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Coach Crispin Chettri names 32 probables for the Pink Ladies Cup in Dubai". The Bridge. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Debutants Manisha Naik, Malavika, Priyadharshini dream of more Blue Tigresses caps". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (30 May 2025). "India women's football team suffers narrow defeat against Uzbekistan". Sportstar. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ "Debutants Manisha Naik, Malavika, Priyadharshini dream of more Blue Tigresses caps". ANI. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.