India's athletes, on one page.

Naveen Kumar

Naveen Kumar is an Indian professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Delhi FC.

Neha

Neha Sillay (born 19 May 2006) is an Indian professional footballer from Haryana, who plays as a forward for the Indian Women's League club Nita and the India women's national football team.

Neville D'Souza

Neville Steven Joseph D'Souza (3 August 1932 – 16 March 1980) was an Indian footballer who played as a striker. During the "golden era of Indian football" under legendary coach Syed Abdul Rahim, he was recognised one of the finest strikers of the Indian national team and having a good eye for goal. He appeared in the 1956 Summer Olympics, and finished the campaign as joint top scorer of the tournament with four goals, inducing a hat-trick in the quarterfinals against hosts Australia.

Ngangom Bala Devi

Bala Devi Ngangom (Meitei: Ngangom Bala Devi, born 2 February 1990) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Indian Women's League club Sreebhumi and the India national team.

Nicholas Rodrigues

Nicholas Rodrigues (born 9 September 1982) is an Indian footballer who currently plays for Mumbai F.C. in the I-League. He most notably won the NFL Player of the Year award in 2005–06.

Nicolau Borges

Nicolau Borges (born 20 January 1979) is a former Indian professional footballer who plays as a left back.

Nicolau Colaco

Nicolau Colaco (born 16 May 1984) is an Indian footballer who plays as a defender for FC Goa in the Indian Super League, on loan from I-League club Salgaocar.

Nidhin Lal

Nidhin Lal (born 25 December 1990 in Kerala) is a former Indian footballer who most recently played for Minerva Punjab in the I-League.

Nihal Sudeesh

Nihal Sudeesh (born 18 June 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Odisha.

Nikhil Barla

Nikhil Barla (born 5 August 2003) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Jamshedpur and the India national team.

Nikhil Bernard

Nikhil Bernard (born 30 December 1989) is an Indian former professional footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League.

Nikhil Kadam

Nikhil Kadam (born 23 June 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as attacking midfielder/winger for Nepal Super League club Lalitpur City.

Nikhil Nandy

Nikhil Nandy (1932 – 29 December 2020) was an Indian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics. As an octogenarian, he was still engaged in coaching youngsters in Kolkata, India.

Nikhil Poojary

Nikhil Chandra Shekhar Poojary (born 3 September 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a right-back or winger for Indian Super League club Bengaluru and the India national team.

Nikica Gaćeša

Nikica Gaćeša (born 20 July 1983) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Nim Dorjee Tamang

Nim Dorjee Tamang (born 30 October 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Goa.

Ninthoinganba Meetei

Ninthoinganba Meetei Khumanthem (Meitei: Khumanthem Ninthoinganba Meetei, born 13 July 2001), commonly known as Ninthoi, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Punjab.

Nirmal Chettri

Nirmal Chettri (born 21 October 1990 in Melli, Sikkim) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Nirmala Devi Phanjoubam

Nirmala Devi Phanjoubam (Meitei: Phanjoubam Nirmala Devi, 2 March 2003) is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur who plays as a defender for the Indian Women's League club Sethu and the India national football team. She has also represented the clubs Eastern Sporting Union and Kickstart at the domestic level.

Nishu Kumar

Nishu Kumar Tashni (born 5 November 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Inter Kashi.

Nitu Linda

Nitu Linda (born 5 April 2006) is an Indian professional footballer from Jharkhand who plays as a midfielder for the Calcutta Women's Football League club United Kolkata SC and the India national football team.

Noel Wilson

Noel Anthony Wilson (born 24 December 1979) is an Indian football coach and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for FC Kochin, Churchill Brothers, Mohun Bagan, Mohamedan Sporting and Mumbai FC, in the I-League. He currently the assistant coach of Indian Super League club Chennaiyin FC. Wilson is former head coach of Jamshedpur FC B and also the Assistant Coach of the Jamshedpur FC senior team.

O. Chandrasekhar Menon

O. Chandrasekhar Menon (10 July 1935 – 24 August 2021) was an Indian professional footballer who played as a defender. He represented India at the 1960 Summer Olympics (Rome), the 1962 Asian Games (Gold medal), 1964 AFC Asian Cup (Silver medal), Merdeka Tournament (Silver Medal - 1959 & 1964) and 1964 Summer Olympics (Tokyo Qualifiers).

Oinam Bembem Devi

Okram Roshini Devi

Roshini Devi Okram (Meitei: Okram Roshini Devi, born 8 February 1994 in Manipur) is an Indian women footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Manipur Police. She also played internationally for the India national football team.

Ong Lepcha

Ong Tshering Lepcha (born 14 April 1988) is an Indian footballer who plays as a forward for Sikkimese Gangtok Himalayan SC.

P Vijay Kumar

P Vijay Kumar (1 April 1958 – 19 November 2015) was an Indian footballer who represented the country at the international level. Born and brought up in Jamshedpur, he originally hailed from Andhra Pradesh. Kumar joined Tata Steel in 1977.

P. K. Banerjee

Pradip Kumar Banerjee FIFAOM (23 June 1936 – 20 March 2020) was an Indian professional footballer who played as a striker for the India national football team. He also captained the national team and later on became the coach of the national team. He represented India in 50 official matches and scored 15 official goals for the country.

Pakpi Devi

Pakpi Devi Yumlembam (Meitei: Yumlembam Pakpi Devi, born 1 February 2002) is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur who plays as a defender for the Indian Women's League club Kickstart. She has also represented India at the youth level internationally.

Pankaj Moula

Pankaj Moula (Bengali: পঙ্কজ মৌলা; born 21 December 1992 in Garia in West Bengal) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bhawanipore in the I-League 2nd Division.

Pansanttom Venkatesh

Pansanttom Venkatesh (1926 – 1 June 1977) was an Indian footballer. Venkatesh played for East Bengal and the India national football team during his professional career.

Panthoi Chanu

Panthoi Chanu Elangbam (Meitei: Elangbam Panthoi Chanu, born 1 February 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Indian Women's League club East Bengal and India women's football team. In March 2024, she played the South Australia Women's National Premier Leagues for Metro United WFC to become the first woman from India to play the Australian Football League.

Pappachen Pradeep

Naduparambil Pappachen Pradeep (born 28 April 1983), commonly known as NP Pradeep, is an Indian retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is India's all-time most goalscoring midfielder. Pradeep hails from Moolamattom in Kerala.

Parimal Dey

Parimal Dey (4 May 1941 – 1 February 2023) was an Indian footballer who played as a forward. He played for the India national team, representing the country in the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok and the 1966 Merdeka Tournament in Malaysia. In a domestic career spanning twelve years between 1962 and 1974, he represented the big two Calcutta football clubs, East Bengal FC and Mohun Bagan FC, mostly with East Bengal and was considered one of the finest forwards of his time.

Parwinder Singh

Parwinder Singh (born 7 August 1985) is a former Indian professional footballer who played as a defender. During his career, he played in the I-League for both Sporting Goa and ONGC.

Pawan Kumar

Pawan Kumar (born 1 July 1990) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for I-League club Delhi.

Pawan Kumar

Pawan Kumar Drall (born 12 May 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for the Super League Kerala club Kannur Warriors.

Payal Basude

Payal Ramesh Basude (born 30 September 2003) is an Indian professional footballer from Maharashtra who plays as a goalkeeper for the Indian Women's League club East Bengal and the India national football team. She has also represented Maharashtra in the Rajmata Jijabai Trophy.

Pem Dorji

Pem Dorji (1 January 1959 – 18 October 2001) was an Indian footballer who played as a defender and represented the India national team in international tournaments including the 1984 Asian Cup. He also played for the major Calcutta clubs Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, Mohammedan Sporting.

Penn Orji

Penn Ikechukwu Orji (born 4 April 1991) is a Nigerian football player who last played for Vasco in the Goa Professional League as a central midfielder.

Peter Carvalho

Peter Carvalho (born 18 December 1980) is an Indian football player who plays as a defensive midfielder.

Peter Thangaraj

Havildar Peter Thangaraj (24 December 1935 – 24 November 2008) was an Indian football player and a non-commissioned officer in the Indian Army. Thangaraj played for the Indian national side at the 1956 Melbourne and 1960 Rome Olympics. He was voted Asia's best goalkeeper in 1958.

Phrangki Buam

Phrangki Buam (born 16 December 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Football League club Shillong Lajong.

Phurba Lachenpa

Phurba Tempa Lachenpa (born 4 February 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Indian Super League club East Bengal and the India national team.

Pinky Bompal Magar

Pinky Bompal Magar is an Indian former footballer who played as a forward. She was elected as a member of the technical committee of the All India Football Federation in September 2022.

Prabir Das

Prabir Das (Bengali: প্রবীর দাস; born 20 December 1993) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Indian Super League club Inter Kashi.

Pradeep Mohanraj

Pradeep Mohanraj (born 11 November 1990) is an Indian footballer who currently plays for Delhi Dynamos in the Indian Super League.

Pradyut Barman

Pradyut Barman was an Indian footballer, known for his goalkeeping brilliance. He was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 1962 Asian Games at Jakarta. He played for Eastern Railway and Mohun Bagan in domestic tournaments.