Lalengmawia
Lalengmawia (born 17 October 2000), commonly known as Apuia, is an Indian footballer who plays as a midfielder for NorthEast United in the Indian Super League. He is the youngest captain in the history of the Indian Super League at 20 years and 44 days.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lalengmawia Ralte | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Aizawl, Mizoram, India[1] | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | NorthEast United | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AIFF Elite Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Indian Arrows | 13 | (1) |
| 2019– | NorthEast United | 23 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | India U17 | 25 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 Jan 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:44, 27 May 2018 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Lalengmawia belongs to Indian state of Mizoram. His father works as butcher.[1][2] He started playing football at the age of 6.[2] He represented his school in Subroto Cup.[1]
Club career
Apuia started his club career with the developmental club Indian Arrows, making two appearances in their 2017–18 season. In 2019, he was signed by the Indian Super League club NorthEast United.
On 30 November 2020, Apuia captained the NorthEast United side for the first time in their 1–1 away draw against Goa.[3] It made him the youngest captain in the history of the Indian Super League at 20 years and 44 days. Apuia even went on to be awarded Hero of the Match.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 27 January 2021[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Indian Arrows | 2017–18 | I-League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| NorthEast United | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
- Notes
References
- Roy, Rohit (26 September 2017). "FIFA U-17 World Cup Indian team stars: 10 things to know about talented midfielder Lalengmawia". Sports Keeda. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- Bhatt, Gautam (13 October 2017). "FIFA U-17 World Cup: Lalengmawia's clan has an evening to remember in Delhi". The Indian Express. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- "NorthEast United FC's Lalengmawia becomes the youngest captain in ISL". footballexpress.in. 4 December 2020.
- "Gerard Nus: Giving Lalengmawia the captaincy shows that he has my full trust". Indian Super League. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- Lalengmawia at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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