Lynda Kom

Lynda Kom Serto (born 28 February 2005) is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur, who plays as a forward for Odisha in the Indian Women's League[1][2] and the India national football team.

[3] Lynda hails from Khoirentak Khunou village in Manipur.

Despite her father's hesitation, she continued to play with the boys and got selected for the Sports Authority of India Training Centre hostel at Imphal.

[5] Lynda made her debut for India in 2017, at the SAFF U-15 Women's Championship in Bangladesh.

She performed well for Manipur at the 2019 Junior Nationals at Kolhapur that paved the way for her selection to the 2019 Under-17 World Cup.