Fanai Lalrempuia
Fanai Lalrempuia (born 11 May 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for NorthEast United in the Indian Super League. He is known for his superb ball control, accurate passing and speed.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 11 May 1996||
Place of birth | Lunglei, Mizoram, India[1] | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
Playing position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | NorthEast United | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
Bazarveng FC | |||
2010 | Maomit High School | ||
2011–2013 | Pune | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Pune | 27 | (2) |
2015 | Pune City | 3 | (0) |
2016–present | NorthEast United | 7 | (0) |
2017 | → Minerva Punjab (loan) | 5 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2013– | India U19 | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:27, 11 March 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 December 2013 |
Career
Early career
Born in Lunglei, Mizoram, Lalrempuia started to play football from the age of 11 for his local side Bazarveng FC.[1] Under the coaching of Flalbiakchhunga, his head coach at Bazarveng FC, Lalrempuia started to improve as a player.[1] Eventually he was selected to join the Maomit High School under-14 side that was to compete in the Subroto Cup in 2010.[1] While playing in the Subroto Cup Lalrempuia was spotted by Pune F.C. Academy assistant coach Gift Raikhan who then selected Fanai to trial at the academy.[1] After the trial Lalrempuia was selected to join the academy. During his two seasons with the academy, Lalrempuia won the I-League U19 twice in 2012 and 2013 while also scoring a total of six goals during that time.[1]
Pune
Then at the age of only 16, Lalrempuia made his professional debut for Pune in the I-League on 20 April 2013 against Air India at the Balewadi Sports Complex.[2] He came on in the 55th minute of the match as a substitute for Velington Rocha as Pune went on to win the match 6–0.[2] Lalrempuia scored his first goal in the I-League on 4 April 2015 against Bharat FC in the first ever Pune derby.[3]
International
On 28 September 2013 it was announced that Lalrempuia had been selected into the 23-man squad for the India U19 side during the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers.[4] He then made his international debut for the country at the u19 level in India's first match of qualifiers against Qatar U20 on 4 October 2013.[5] He started the match and lasted the full 90 minutes as India lost 2–0.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 15 March 2018[6]
Club | Season | League | Federation/Super Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Pune | 2012–13 | I-League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
2013–14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
Pune City | 2015 | ISL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
Minerva Punjab (loan) | 2016–17 | I-League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
NorthEast United | 2016 | ISL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
2017—18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2018-2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ | _ | 3 | 0 | ||
Career total | 47 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 2 |
References
- "Fanai Lalrempuia". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- "Air India vs. Pune 0 – 6". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/pune-vs-bharat-fc/1981035/report
- "23-member Squad to reach Doha on Sunday". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- "India U19 0–2 Qatar U19". The All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- Fanai Lalrempuia at Soccerway