Suresh Singh Wangjam
Suresh Singh Wangjam (born 7 August 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bengaluru in the Indian Super League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Suresh Singh Wangjam | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Manipur, India | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bengaluru | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2019 | AIFF Elite Academy | ||
| 2019 | Bengaluru B | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Indian Arrows | 30 | (0) |
| 2019– | Bengaluru | 23 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | India U17 | 30 | (6) |
| 2017 | India U20 | 2 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 December 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2020 | |||
Career
Born in Manipur & nicknamed as El Torito and Gooli Suresha, Wangjam 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, Wangjam 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 in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He started and played the whole match as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[3]
International
Wangjam represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[1]
Career statistics
- As of 27 March 2020[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Indian Arrows | 2017–18 | I-League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Bengaluru | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
References
- Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- "Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City". Soccerway.
- Suresh Singh Wangjam at Soccerway