Aditi Chauhan (born 20 November 1992) is an Indian women's professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lords FA and the Indian national team.

Career

Chauhan and her family moved to Delhi when she was nine years old. She did her schooling from Amity International School. As a child she participated in karate and basketball, even being selected for the youth state basketball team. She was convinced by her coach to attend trials for the football team as a goalkeeper. Chauhan was successful and eventually, appeared on the team for the Delhi women's football team U19 squad.

Aditi Chauhan

She attended Loughborough University, completing an MSc in Sports Management and represented their football team. In August 2015, Chauhan joined West Ham United Ladies. She made her debut on 16 August 2015 in a 0–5 defeat by Coventry Ladies and in doing so became the first player from the India national women's team to play competitively in England and the first Indian woman to play in English league football. She spent two seasons with the club before returning to India in early 2018. She went on to join India Rush.

Aditi Chauhan

For the 2019–20 Indian Women's League, she joined Gokulam Kerala FC. She also has been the first choice goalkeeper for the Indian National team.

Aditi Chauhan

International

Chauhan was selected for trials with the India U19 side at age 17. She was a part of the India women's team that won the 2012 SAFF Women's Championship in Sri Lanka.

Honours

India

SAFF Women's Championship: 2012, 2016, 2019

South Asian Games Gold medal: 2016, 2019

Gokulam Kerala

Indian Women's League: 2019–20, 2021–22

AFC Women's Club Championship: third place 2021

Individual

Asian Football Awards: Women in Football Award 2015

See also

List of Indian football players in foreign leagues

References

External links

Aditi Chauhan at All India Football Federation

1992 births

Living people

Sportswomen from Delhi

Indian women's footballers

India women's international footballers

India women's youth international footballers

Indian expatriate sportspeople in England

Footballers from Delhi

Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games

Indian expatriate women's footballers

Expatriate women's footballers in England

Women's association football goalkeepers

West Ham United F.C. Women players

Gokulam Kerala FC Women players

Alumni of Loughborough University

21st-century Indian women

21st-century Indian people

Asian Games competitors for India

South Asian Games gold medalists for India

South Asian Games medalists in football

Indian Women's League players