Samaira Sharma
Position: Goalkeeper | Sport: Football | Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Player Overview & Summary
Samaira Sharma is a 17-year-old goalkeeper from Maharashtra with experience across youth and senior women's football. She represented Maharashtra at the Junior National Football Championship and has progressed through district football by representing Thane District at the U16 State Championship (2023–24), Mumbai District as the starting goalkeeper at the Junior State Championship (2024–25), and the Thane District Women's Team at the Senior State Championship (2025–26). At 16, Samaira made her senior women's league debut with MFA Elite (Football School of India). She has since competed in the Maharashtra State Women's League and made her Indian Women's League 2 (IWL 2) debut with Mumbai Knights during the 2025–26 season. She has been recognised with Best Goalkeeper awards at the Goa Super Cup, Madras Super Cup, and the Reliance Youth League in both the U16 and U19 categories. Committed to continuous development, Samaira recently completed an intensive three-week specialist goalkeeper training camp in Goa. She is passionate about the position and continues to develop the qualities of a modern goalkeeper, with a focus on decision-making, distribution, aerial command, communication, and consistency in high-pressure match situations.
Teams & Associations Represented
- Thane Football Association
- MYJ FC
- Mumbai Knights FC
- Thane
- Maharashtra
- Vector Global School
- Equal Games
- Mumbai
- Football School of India
Tournaments & Championships
- Maharashtra State (WIFA) Inter District Football Championship for Senior Women
- Indian Women’s League 2
- Women's Premier League
- Maharashtra State Club League Championship for Senior Women's