Career
Bhutia who hails from Sribadam, a remote place in West Sikkim is a product of the Mangalbari Women's Football Academy. The defender horned her skills under coach Palden Bhutia. In the year 2012 she was called up to the Under-19 National Team for the 2013 AFC U-19 Women"s Championship qualification in Malaysia.
She became the 4th Girl from the state to represent the National Team after Pushpa Chetri, Anuradha Chetri and Nima Lhamu Bhutia.
She attended a one-month coaching camp at Gandhinagar, Gujarat with the U-19 squad before leaving for Malaysia. This Camp was held for the selection of the Senior National Team for the Asian Cup Qualifying Round.
Her sister could not attend the camp due to personal reasons. Lako has represented the National Team 8 times and has 1 goal to her cartulary-register