Place of birth Odisha, India Current team Rising Student Team Apps | Playing position Years Team Position Forward | |
Date of birth (1997-05-18) 18 May 1997 (age 19) | ||
Pyari Xaxa (born 18 May 1997) is an Indian women's international footballer who plays as a forward for the club Rising Student and the India national team.
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Career
Xaxa made her senior international debut in 2015 after playing in the India U19 team. She was awarded the AIFF Emerging Woman Footballer of the Year for the year. She was a part of the team that won gold medal at the 2016 South Asian Games in Shillong.
Club career
Xaxa began her football career with the club Kunwarmunda based in her home State of Odisha. In 2016, she was signed by Rising Student to play in the inaugural season of the Indian Women's League. She finished the season with 14 goals, with ten in the preliminary and four in the final round. Her team lost to Eastern Sporting Union in the final.