Zodingliana Ralte
Zodingliana Ralte (born 5 May 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Gokulam Kerala FC in the I-League.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 May 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Mizoram, India | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left back / Left winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gokulam Kerala | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mizoram | |||
| 2010–2013 | Shillong Lajong | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Shillong Lajong | 30 | (2) |
| 2014 | → NorthEast United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Delhi Dynamos (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Pune City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–19 | Goa B | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | NEROCA | 11 | (0) |
| 2020– | Gokulam Kerala | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2008 | India U14 | ||
| 2010 | India U16 | ||
| 2013 | India U19 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 April 2020 | |||
Career
Early career
Born in Mizoram, Ralte started playing football from the age of seven in his village. He was eventually selected to join the Mizoram U14 team for a football festival in Goa.[3] From there, Ralte was selected for various national team events before joining Shillong Lajong.[3]
Shillong Lajong
On 23 October 2013, Ralte made his professional debut for Shillong Lajong in an I-League match against Mumbai. He came on as a 90th-minute substitute for Cornell Glenn and he earned a yellow-card as Shillong Lajong won 3–2.[4]During 2015-16 Shillong Lajong pre season, Zodingliana picked up injury and due to this he missed one months of I-League. He returned on 13 February 2016 and played first game for Lajong in 2015-16 I-League season against Aizawl FC which ended in a goal-less draw.
NorthEast United (loan)
Over the summer of 2014, it was announced that Ralte, along with 83 other Indian players, had signed for an Indian Super League team with Ralte joining Shillong Lajong affiliated NorthEast United on loan.[5] He made his debut for NorthEast United on 13 October 2014 against Kerala Blasters. He started the match and played the full-match as NorthEast United won 1–0.[6]
Delhi Dynamos (loan)
On 10 July 2015, ISL club Delhi Dynamos has signed Ralte in Domestic ISL draft for 2015.[7]He made 12 appearances for Delhi Dynamos in whole season as a Left Back player.
Pune City (loan)
On 25 May 2016, ISL club FC Pune City has signed Ralte on loan from Shillong Lajong for the third edition of Hero ISL. On 12 October 2016, he made his debut for FC Pune City against his former club NorthEast United FC.
FC Goa Reserves
On 1 July 2018, He has signed for FC Goa Reserves in the I-League 2nd Division . On 21 January 2019, he made his debut for FC Goa Reserves against Hindustan F.C.
Career statistics
- As of 3 June 2016[9]
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | Domestic Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shillong Lajong | 2013–14 | I-League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | I-League | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | I-League | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | I-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |
| NorthEast United (loan) | 2014 | Indian Super League | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Delhi Dynamos (loan) | 2015 | Indian Super League | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| FC Pune City (loan) | 2016 | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 50 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 2 | ||
References
- http://www.shillonglajong.com/player/zodingliana/
- "Former NorthEast United Winger Set To Play For NEROCA".
- Baruah, Kausav. "Tete-e-tete with NEUFC midfielder Zodingliana Ralte". TNT Magazine. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- "Mumbai vs. Shillong Lajong 2 - 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- "Nandy, Climax, Dias picked by ISL franchises". Times of India. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- "NorthEast United 1-0 Kerala Blasters". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- "Former NorthEast United Winger Set To Play For NEROCA".
- Zodingliana Ralte at Soccerway