Bala Devi named winner of AIFF Women’s Footballer of the Year 2020-21

Bala Devi has been named as the AIFF Women’s Footballer of the Year 2020-21, with young gun Manisha Kalyan winning the AIFF Women’s Emerging Footballer of the Year 2020-21 Award.

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This marks the third time that the mercurial forward has won this prestigious award, having previously won it two years in a row in 2014 and 2015.

Currently playing for Rangers Women’s FC in Scotland, Bala made her debut for the team in February last year and created history as she scored her first competitive goal for the team in December.

She remains the first Indian woman footballer to sign a professional contract in Europe.