Baoringdao Bodo

Baoringdao Bodo (born 17 October 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Odisha FC. He became India's youngest player in history upon making his senior debut in January 2017.

Baoringdao Bodo
Personal information
Full name Baoringdao Bodo
Date of birth (1999-10-17) 17 October 1999
Place of birth Haflong, Dima Hasao, Assam, India
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger, Forward
Club information
Current team
Odisha FC
Number 33
Youth career
2011–2013 SAI Guwahati
2013–2016 AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Chennaiyin 2 (0)
2017Minerva Punjab (loan) 10 (1)
2018Gokulam Kerala (loan) 1 (1)
2018–2019 Kerala Blasters 2 (0)
2018–2020 Kerala Blasters 'B' 6 (4)
2019–2020Bengaluru United (loan) 5 (0)
2020– Odisha 0 (0)
National team
2014 India U14 6 (2)
2014–2016 India U16 8 (5)
2016–2019 India U19 8 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:18, 29 November 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 October 2017

Born in Assam, Bodo currently represents the India under-19 team and captained the nation at under-17 level.

Early career

Born to a Dimasa Kachari family in the town of Haflong, Dima Hasao, Assam, Bodo started playing football at the age of 8 and then his father Mr. Jibon Bodo enrolled him at SAI Guwahati for better football training. In 2013, Bodo was selected for India camp for under 14. He joined AIFF Regional Academy in Kalyani, Kolkata under coach Gautam Ghosh. Bodo was the part of India U16 squad which has won the 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship and also AFC U16 Championship Qualifiers in 2014. Bodo improved a lot then he was promoted to AIFF Elite Academy in Goa. There he has represented India U19 in I-League U18, Subroto Cup and IFA Shield.

Club career

Chennaiyin

In May 2016, Bodo along with four AIFF Elite Academy boys signed with former ISL Champions Chennaiyin FC on a long term contract. Bodo became the youngest player to ever contracted with any ISL club.[1]

Minerva Punjab (Loan)

On 1 January 2017, Minerva signed Bodo on loan from Chennaiyin FC for 2016-17 I-League season. On 21 January 2017, Bodo made his league debut, coming-on as 46th-minute substitute for Kamalpreet Singh in an away match against Shillong Lajong at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong. He made his first start for the club against Mumbai FC at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana where he also scored for the club and become the Youngest player to ever score in I-League.[2]

Kerala Blasters

On 23 January 2019, Bodo made a permanent transfer to Kerala Blasters FC on a long term deal.[3]

Odisha FC

On 11 June 2020 , Bodo signed a two–year deal with Odisha FC.[4]

International

Bodo first represented India at the under-14 level.[5] He was part of the under-16 side that won the 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship and participated in the qualifiers for the AFC U-16 Championship. Bodo then went on to represent the under-19 side in the IFA Shield where he was adjudged MVP of the tournament and Top scorer of the tournament.

Style of play

Former AIFF Academy coach Gautam Ghosh has described Bodo as "a really talented player with a bright footballing brain" who has the versatility to play as a winger on either flank, as a playmaker or as a striker. Bodo has been praised for his aerial ability, creativity, and bursts of acceleration. He has been referred to as a Neymar and has also been called the Indian Neymar Jr. by mainly Indian media.

Career statistics

As of 16 March 2019[6]
Club Season League League Cup Domestic Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chennaiyin 2016 ISL0000
Minerva Punjab (loan) 2016–17 I-League10100101
Kerala Blasters 2018–19 ISL2020
Career total 121000000121

Honours

International

India

Club

AIFF Elite Academy
Chennaiyin FC

Individual

References

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