1st Indian woman to score in a top-tier European league

Waving the Indian flag high in European football, Indian footballer Bala Devi scored her first goal for Scottish side Rangers as her team defeated Motherwell 9-0 in the Scottish Women’s Premier League.

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Ngangom Bala Devi is an Indian women’s footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Women’s Premier League club Rangers and India women’s national football team.

She was born in Manipur in 1990.

The forward joined the Scottish club in January 2020, and became the first Indian woman to sign a professional football contract overseas.