Phurba Lachenpa

Phurba Tempa Lachenpa (born 4 February 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Mumbai City in the Indian Super League.

Phurba Lachenpa
Personal information
Full name Phurba Tempa Lachenpa
Date of birth (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998
Place of birth Sikkim, India
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Mumbai City FC
Number 34
Youth career
Shillong Lajong
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Shillong Lajong 22 (0)
2019–2020 Real Kashmir 15 (0)
2020– Mumbai City FC 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05 September 2019

Career

Born in Sikkim,[1] Lachenpa was a part of Shillong Lajong's youth side that competed in the Shillong Premier League.[2] In September 2016, after recovering from a serious head injury, Lachenpa was named the club's player of the month. Shillong Lajong head coach, Thangboi Singto, praised Lachenpa saying "After suffering a serious head injury and undergoing an operation, he recovered and came back stronger and has shown a great improvement".[3]

During the 2016–17 I-League season, Lachenpa was the club's second choice goalkeeper, behind Vishal Kaith. The next season, Lachenpa was made the club's first choice goalkeeper and started in Shillong Lajong's first I-League match of the season against Gokulam Kerala. He kept the clean sheet as Shillong Lajong won 1–0.[4]

Career statistics
As of 7 February 2018[5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shillong Lajong 2017–18 I-League13000——130
Career total 1300000130

References
  1. "Two Sikkimese footballers in Shillong Lajong I-League Squad". Sikkim Express. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  2. "Shillong Premier League 2017: Shillong Lajong defeats Boys Sports Coy 58 GTC". SouthAsiaViews. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. "PLAYER OF THE MONTH: SEPTEMBER". Shillong Lajong F.C. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. "Shillong Lajong 1-0 Gokulam Kerala". Soccerway.
  5. Phurba Lachenpa at Soccerway


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