Dalima Chhibber

Dalima Chhibber
Personal information
Full name	Dalima Chhibber
Date of birth	30 August 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Delhi, India
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Right-Back
Team information
Current team	Kickstart
Number	17
Youth career
2004	Eves Soccer Club
College career
Years	Team
2019–2023	Manitoba Bisons
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017	Pune City
2018	India Rush SC
2019–2022	Gokulam Kerala
2023–	Kickstart
International career‡
2011–2012	India U14
2012–2013	India U17
2014–2015	India U19
2016–	India
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2024

Dalima Chhibber (born 30 August 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kickstart and Indian national team.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Early and personal life

Dalima was born in a football-loving family, as both of her parents were soccer players, and her dad made it pro, as did her sister and her brother. She joined her father Om Chhibber's football academy Eves Soccer Club at the age of 7 and eventually went on to play for the Indian women's youth teams. She did her graduation from the Jesus and Mary College of the Delhi University.^[5]^[6] She is pursuing her Masters in Sports Psychology at the University of Manitoba where she is also a part of the women's soccer team of Manitoba Bisons.^[7] She completed her graduation in November 2022.^[8]

In 2019, she became brand ambassador of sports equipments manufacturer Vector X.^[9]

Club career

Dalima played for FC Pune City in 2016-17 Indian Women's League season and then moved to India Rush SC for the 2017–18 Indian Women's League season. She joined Gokulam Kerala FC on 31 March 2019 for the 2019–20 Indian Women's League season.

On 14 August 2019, Dalima joined Manitoba Bisons in Canadian West Universities Premier Division.^[10] After two-year long stint and experience with Gokulam Kerala, Chhibber moved back to Canadian side Manitoba Bisons in August 2022.^[11]

After spell in Manitoba Bisons, Chhibber returned to India in 2023, signed with Kickstart for 2023–24 IWL season, and became club captain.^[12]

International career

Dalima made her international debut in 2016 South Asian games against Maldives.^[13] After that she became a regular choice for the national team.^[14] She scored her first goal in 2019 SAFF Women's Championship against Bangladesh on 20 March 2019. Her second goal came against Nepal, a 40 yard freekick in the final of the SAFF Championship.^[15] For her prolific performance in 2019 SAFF Women's Championship she was awarded the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament Award.^[16]

Career statistics

International

As of 17 October 2024

International caps and goals
Year	Caps	Goals
2016	3	0
2017	7	0
2018	3	0
2019	18	2
2021	6	0
2022	2	0
2023	10	0
2024	4	0
Total	53	2

Scores and results list India's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Dalima Chhibber
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	20 March 2019	Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar, Nepal	Bangladesh	1–0	4–0	2019 SAFF Women's Championship
2.	22 March 2019	Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar, Nepal	Nepal	1–0	3–1	2019 SAFF Women's Championship