PC Rohlupuia
PC Rohlupuia (born 16 January 1999 in Mizoram, India) is an Indian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for East Bengal FC since 2018.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Mizoram, India | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2018 | East Bengal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | East Bengal | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Rohlupuia started his career with the youth academy of East Bengal FC and played for the East Bengal F.C. U-18 side. Academy coach Ranjan Chowdhury scouted Rohlupuia from Mizoram and brought him to East Bengal, where he developed as a ball-playing central midfielder. He also reached the Semi-Finals of the 2017-18 U-18 I-League, where he impressed throughout the campaign and also scored 2 goals, however, lost to Shillong Lajong FC in the Semi-Finals by 2-0.[2]
East Bengal FC
2018-19
In 2018-19, under coach Alejandro Menendez, Rohlupuia was promoted to the senior side and was part of the team which toured Malaysia for the pre-season and played 4 friendlies as a part of the preparation for the 2018-19 I-League. He joined the team as a central midfielder, however, he spent most of the campaign on the reserve bench and featured only in 1 game as he made his senior debut when he came on from the bench against Minerva Punjab F.C. away at Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Chandigarh on 3 March 2019, which East Bengal FC won 1-0. Rohlupuia played just 8 minutes in the game.[3]
2019-20
At the start of 2019-20 season, Rohlupuia signed a 3 years contract extension with East Bengal FC, along with Manoj Mohammed and Prakash Sarkar, keeping him at the club till 2022.[4]
He was started in the very first game of the Centenary Season as a central midfielder beside Lalrindika Ralte, against Army Red in the 2019 Durand Cup which East Bengal FC won 2-0 with goals from Jaime Santos Colado and Bidyashagar Singh[3]. He has already played 5 games this season, with 1 appearance in 2019 Durand Cup and 4 in 2019-20 Calcutta Premier Division[3]. Coach Alejandro Menendez has played him as a Central Midfielder in the pre-season competitions before the 2019-20 I-League.
Club statistics
- As of match played on 29 February 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| East Bengal | 2018–19[3] | I-League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20[3] | I-League | 4 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in Durand Cup
- Appearances in Calcutta Football League
Honours
References
- "FOOTBALL TEAM - QUESS EAST BENGAL FC 2019-20". East Bengal Club. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- "Lajong blanks East Bengal to reach maiden U-18 Youth League final". Sportstar - The Hindu. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- "MATCHES OF PC ROHLUPUIA". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- "East Bengal extend contract of three youngsters". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
External links
- PC Rohlupuia at Soccerway