# Sasmita Mallik

Sasmita Mallik (born 10 April 1989) is an Indian former footballer who played as a left winger for India women's national football team. With 40 goals in 38 matches, she is the second highest all-time goalscorer for the Indian women's national team after Bala Devi.

## Career

Mallik was born in a small village called Aali in the Kendrapara district in Odisha. She was discovered and encouraged to pursue football by Shri Devendra Sharma, the present MLA of Aul. She used to play a lot of local tournaments in Bhubaneswar. Later, she joined the Bhubaneswar Sports Hostel which laid the platform for her to join the National Side. Her first break came in 2004 when glimpses of her exceptional talent impressed all; Team India was then touring China.
She has been playing for the Senior National Team since 2007 and was part of the 2010 South Asian Games and back to back SAFF Women's Championship winning squads. She has also captained India women's national football team several times.

## Career statistics
### International stats

International caps and goals :
| Year | Caps | Goals |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 10 | 19 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 2 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 |
| Total | 42 | 36 |

## International goals

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 13 December 2010 | Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | Bhutan | ?–0 | 18–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 2. | 13 December 2010 | Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | Bhutan | ?–0 | 18–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 3. | 13 December 2010 | Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | Bhutan | ?–0 | 18–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 4. | 13 December 2010 | Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | Bhutan | ?–0 | 18–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 5. | 13 December 2010 | Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | Bhutan | ?–0 | 18–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 6. | 13 December 2010 | Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | Bhutan | ?–0 | 18–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 7. | 13 December 2010 | Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | Bhutan | ?–0 | 18–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 8. | 15 December 2010 | Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 9. | 15 December 2010 | Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 10. | 15 December 2010 | Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 11. | 17 December 2010 | Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | Bangladesh | ?–0 | 6–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 12. | 17 December 2010 | Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | Bangladesh | ?–0 | 6–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 13. | 20 December 2010 | Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | Pakistan | ?–0 | 8–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 14. | 23 December 2010 | Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | Nepal | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 15. | 11 September 2012 | CR & FC Grounds, Colombo, Sri Lanka | Bhutan | 4–0 | 11–0 | 2012 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 16. | 14 September 2012 | CR & FC Grounds, Colombo, Sri Lanka | Afghanistan | 4–0 | 11–0 | 2012 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 17. | 14 September 2012 | CR & FC Grounds, Colombo, Sri Lanka | Afghanistan | 9–0 | 11–0 | 2012 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 18. | 23 May 2013 | Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, Palestine | Chinese Taipei | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
| 19. | 25 May 2013 | Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, Palestine | Palestine | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
| 20. | 14 September 2014 | Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon, South Korea | Maldives | 1–0 | 15–0 | 2014 Asian Games |
| 21. | 14 September 2014 | Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon, South Korea | Maldives | 4–0 | 15–0 | 2014 Asian Games |
| 22. | 14 September 2014 | Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon, South Korea | Maldives | 6–0 | 15–0 | 2014 Asian Games |
| 23. | 14 September 2014 | Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon, South Korea | Maldives | 14–0 | 15–0 | 2014 Asian Games |
| 24. | 14 September 2014 | Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon, South Korea | Maldives | 15–0 | 15–0 | 2014 Asian Games |
| 25. | 9 February 2016 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong, India | Sri Lanka | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2016 South Asian Games |
| 26. | 27 December 2016 | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India | Afghanistan | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2016 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 27. | 2 January 2017 | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India | Nepal | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2016 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 28. | 4 January 2017 | Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri, India | Bangladesh | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2016 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 29. | 11 April 2017 | Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea | Hong Kong | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |

## Honours

India
* SAFF Women's Championship: 2010, 2012, 2016
* South Asian Games Gold medal: 2010, 2016
Orissa
* Senior Women's National Football Championship: 2010–11, runner-up: 2007–08, 2009–10
* National Games Gold medal: 2011
Railways
* Senior Women's National Football Championship: 2015–16
Individual
* AIFF Women's Player of the Year: 2016