| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sulanjana Raul | ||
| Date of birth | (2007-06-04) 4 June 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Bhagabanpur, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Dipti Sangha FC | |||
| –2022 | ASOS Rainbow | ||
| 2022– | East Bengal | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | India U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | India U20 | 9 | (6) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 August 2025 | |||
Sulanjana Raul (born 4 June 2007)[1] is an Indian professional footballer from West Bengal, who plays as a forward for the Indian Women's League club East Bengal. She has also represented India at the youth level internationally.
Career
In 2022–23 Calcutta Women's Football League, she won her champion's medal as a part of champion team with golden ball award for becoming best emerging Player of the Tournament while playing for East Bengal.[2][3]
In 2023–24 Calcutta Women's Football League, she won the golden boot for netting 17 goals for East Bengal.
She is currently considered as the highest goalscorer in the history of East Bengal Women's team.
Personal life
Sulanjana hails from a rural village of Bhagabanpur, near the western border of Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal.[4] Her father is a farmer, but she has always credited him to encourage her though facing difficulties. She is a fan of Lionel Messi and Sunil Chhetri.[5]
Honours
East Bengal
- SAFF Women's Club Championship: 2025
- Indian Women's League: 2024–25
- Calcutta Women's Football League (2): 2022–23, 2024–25; runner-up: 2023–24
- Women's IFA Shield: 2023
References
- ^ "AIFF - Sulanjana Raul". AIFF. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- ^ "Calcutta Women's Football League". The Away End. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "KANYASREE CUP - IFA WOMEN FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2022-23". kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Sulanjana Raul: The prolific scorer, who aims to emulate Sunil Chhetri". footballcounter.com. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ Chakraborty, Sanghamitra (28 January 2023). "East Bengal: মেসিভক্তের গোল! ছেলেদের মান বাঁচালেন ইস্টবেঙ্গলের মেয়েরা" [East Bengal: Messi fan scores the goal! Girls of East Bengal saved the prestige of boys]. TV9 Bangla (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
External links
- Sulanjana Raul at All India Football Federation
