Lhingdeikim Kipgen (23 January 2008) is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur, who plays as a forward for the club Garhwal United in the Indian Women's League 2 and the India women's national football team.
Early life and career.
Kipgen is from Peniel village, Tuibong TD block, Churachandpur district, Manipur, India. She started with the local club, Pehlum Lamhil Lawm. Later, she honed her skills at Baichung Bhutia Football Schools programme. She also played for Eastern Sporting Union in the 2022–23 Indian Women's League season.
She made her senior India debut in the FIFA friendlies against Maldives at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence in December and January 2025. She made her debut in the second friendly and scored her first four career goals for the country on 2 January 2025. She scored twice in each half (12', 16', 56', 59'). She is selected by the Indian chief coach Crispin Chettri for the National camp at Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, ahead of the 2025 Pink Ladies Cup, to be held at Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, from 20 to 26 February 2025. On 17 February 2025, she was named in the final squad.
"Scores and results list India's goal tally first."