Mallik was born in the village Goudapatana near
Aali in the
Kendrapara district in
Odisha. She was scouted and encouraged to pursue football by
Devendra Sharma, the then MLA of
Aul. She used to play a lot of local tournaments in
Bhubaneswar. Later, she joined the Bhubaneswar Sports Hostel which laid the platform for her to join the National Side. Her first break came in 2004 when glimpses of her exceptional talent impressed all; Team India was then touring
China. She has been playing for the Senior National Team since 2007 and was part of the
2010 South Asian Games and back to back
SAFF Women's Championship winning squads. She has also captained India women's national football team several times. ==Career statistics==