The 28-year-old player had started her professional career in England with West Ham United s women s team in 2015 and played for them in England s third division. She was in England to pursue M.Sc in Sports Management from Loughborough University.
She worked as a student ambassador and in her free time, she used to appear for trials.
From one such trial, Milwall FC had shown interest in signing but since she was on a student visa, Chauhan was not eligible to sign a professional contract. According to the rules of the FA English football’s governing body a player on a student visa cannot join a club in the top two tiers of women’s football.