Mariyammal Balamurugan

Mariyammal Balamurugan (born 14 April 2003) is an Indian professional footballer from Tamil Nadu, who plays as a midfielder for East Bengal in the Indian Women's League and the India women's national football team. She has also played for Sethu FC and Kickstart.

Early life
Mariyammal hails from Salem district, Tamil Nadu and hails from a family of farmers. She started playing football at a young age and was scouted from the 2018 Khelo Indian Games.

Career
Mariyammal has represented India in the U16 and U19 AFC qualifiers. She made her senior international debut in the 2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus against Brazil. In January 2022, she was named in the Indian team to play AFC Women's Asian Cup.

Honours
Kickstart
 * Karnataka Women's League: 2023–24