Shilky Devi Hemam (, born 23 November 2005) is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur, who plays as a midfielder or defender for East Bengal in the Indian Women's League and the India women's national football team.
Early life Shilky was born in Moirang, into a poor family. Her father, Suresh Hemam, was a cook and he used to encourage Hemam to play football but her mother, also a cook, was reluctant to let her play football elsewhere. Later, she accepted and Shilky was then sent to the SAI Academy, Imphal for training. Her brother Bijoyo used to play for a local club, AMOFA in Manipur. Bijoyo runs a small hotel which sells rice in Moirang.
Career Hemam made her Junior India debut at the age of 12 years in 2018 when she captained India to victory at the SAFF under-15 Women's Championship in Bhutan and became the joint top-scorer. The other tournaments she has played in are AFC U-16 Qualifiers in Mongolia in 2019 before she made here Senior India debut in 2022 against Brazil where India lost 1–5. In the other matches, they lost to Chile 0-3 on 29 November and to Venezuela 1-2 on 2 December 2021.
In the FIFA U-17 World Cup, she was part of the Indian team that played three matches in October 2022 against USA (lost 0-8), Morocco (lost 0-3) and Brazil (lost 0-5). In 2022, she also played the Asian Women's Cup in 2022 and was part of the India Under-17 team at the Women's World Cup where she was the captain.
In 2022, she was the youngest player of the AFC Women's Asia Cup aged 16 years and two months.
In March 2023, she also represented India U-20 women's team in Group F matches at the AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 1 at Viet Tri City, Indonesia.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGokulam Kerala2022–23Indian Women's League1030000—1032023–241100000301402024–25142000000142Gokulam Kerala total355000030385Career total355000030385
International
National teamYearCapsGoalsIndia2021202022002023712024702025110202670Total341
Scores and results list India's goal tally first. +List of international goals scored by Hemam Shilky Devi No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 4 April 2023 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 4–0 5–0 2024 Olympic Qualifiers
Honours
India SAFF Women's Championship: 2026
East Bengal SAFF Women's Club Championship: 2025 Indian Women's League: 2025–26
Gokulam Kerala Indian Women's League: 2022–23
Manipur Rajmata Jijabai Trophy: 2023–24
Individual Indian Women's League Best Defender: 2023–24
References
External links Shilky Devi Hemam at All India Football Federation