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1st British South Asian footballer
Permi Jhooti
Personal information
Place of birth Preston, Lancashire, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Chelsea F.C. 19 (4)
Millwall L.F.C.
1999–2000 Fulham L.F.C.
2000–2002 Chelsea F.C. 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Permi Jhooti is an English former footballer who played for Chelsea F.C. and Fulham L.F.C. She is the first British South Asian footballer to play professionally in 2000 while playing for Fulham L.F.C.. Jhooti is thought to be the inspiration behind the movie Bend It Like Beckham. Since retiring Permi has emigrated to Switzerland.

References

  1. ^ "Making the league is a job for the girls". the Guardian. August 12, 2000. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  2. Rutzler, Peter. "Pioneers, film premieres and unrivalled dominance: When Al-Fayed turned Fulham's women professional". The Athletic. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  3. Tourismus, Schweiz. "The city that has both culture and heart". Switzerland Tourism. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  4. Kilvington, Daniel (February 22, 2016). British Asians, Exclusion and the Football Industry. Routledge. ISBN 9781317569039. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023 – via Google Books.
  5. "Jhooti still bends it like Beckham". NZ Herald. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  6. "Dyke: More Asians needed in football". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  7. "Basel it like Beckham". SWI swissinfo.ch. 3 October 2007. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  8. Sidhu, Harjot (January 13, 2022). "A CONVERSATION WITH PERMI JHOOTI, THE REAL-LIFE 'BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM' STORY". London Writing Guy. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
  9. "Bend it like Permi "Independence makes you strong"". Swiss Life Group. Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2022-11-28.

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