Ninthoinganba Meetei

Khumanthem Ninthoinganba Meetei (born 13 July 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NorthEast United in the Indian Super League and for India national under-20 football team.

Ninthoinganba Meetei
Personal information
Full name Khumanthem Ninthoinganba Meetei
Date of birth (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001
Place of birth Imphal, Manipur, India
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 NorthEast United
Youth career
AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Indian Arrows 25 (2)
2019– NorthEast United 4 (0)
National team‡
2015–2018 India U17 26 (0)
2017– India U20 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:30 30 September 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:30 30 September 2019 (UTC)

Career

Born in Manipur, Meetei was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[1] After the tournament, Meetei was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time.[2] He made his professional debut for the side 5 December 2017 against Minerva Punjab. He came on as an 85th-minute substitute as Indian Arrows lost 2–0.[3]

International

Meetei represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[1]

He won the Most Valuable Player Award in 2019 SAFF u-18 tournament.

Career statistics
As of 27 February 2018[4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indian Arrows 2017–18 I-League9000——90
NorthEast United 2019-2020 Indian Super League 9
Career total 90000090
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References
  1. Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. "Indian Arrows 0-2 Minerva Punjab". Soccerway.
  4. Ninthoinganba Meetei at Soccerway


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