Delhi’s Aditi Chauhan, the 23-year-old goalkeeper bagged the Woman in Football Award at the third Asian Football Awards in London. Few month ago, she became the first Indian to feature in the FA Women’s Premier League in England when she signed for West Ham Ladies. An alumnus of Jesus and Mary College and Amity International School, Aditi last represented India in the Asian Games in Incheon last year. She is the first woman footballer from India to receive such a recognition.

Aditi was the hot favourite to win this award owing to her not having any connection with the United Kingdom before coming here two years ago to study sports management at Loughborough University. Playing for the varsity team was how she got noticed by West Ham goalkeeping coach Julian.