Karishma Shirvoikar

Karishma Purushottam Shirvoikar (born 4 August 2001) is an Indian professional footballer from Goa, who plays as a forward for Kickstart in the Indian Women's League and represents the India women's national football team.

Early life
Karishma hails from a small sea-side village named Odxel, on the outskirts of Panaji, Goa. Her mother, Anjani, sells vegetables for a living as her father, Purushottam, is sick and stays at home. She studied at Our Lady of the Rosary Higher Secondary school, Dona Paula. She lives in Panaji. In the school, she learnt her basics from coach Carol Fernandes Gomes.

Career

 * 2011: She started playing football on the beaches of Goa with boys.
 * 2014: She played in the Times Girls Soccer League for her school.
 * 2017: Joined Panjim Footballers and helped the club win the Goa Football League for two years.
 * 2017: Represented Goa in the Junior Nationals.
 * 2018: Under-17 Brics Cup in South Africa.
 * 2019: Plays for PVC Parra in the Goan's Women's League; Plays for Panjim Footballers in the Indian Women's League;
 * 2019: She was selected by Palamos CF to train in Spain with CD Fontsanta Fatjo, a third division team.
 * 2020 to 2021: Played for Gokulam FC;
 * 2021: In September, she was dropped from the Indian team to play friendlies against UAE and Bahrain.
 * 2023: In February, she was part of the Indian team that played two friendlies against Nepal.
 * 2023: In March, she played two friendly matches against Jordan at the Petra Stadium in Amman, Jordan as preparation for Olympic Qualifier.
 * 2023: She played in the AFC Women's Olympic Qualifier Round 1 to be played in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic in April.

Honours
	Panjim Footballers
 * Goa Women's League: 2017, 2018

Gokulam Kerala
 * Indian Women's League: 2019–20, 2021–22

Kickstart
 * Karnataka Women's League: 2023–24