Alen Deory
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alen Deory Damlong | ||
Date of birth | 12 January 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Guwahati, Assam, India | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Mumbai City | ||
Youth career | |||
2010 | Sports Authority of India | ||
2011 | Tata FA | ||
2011–2012 | IMG Academy | ||
2012–2014 | AIFF Elite Academy | ||
2014–2015 | Shillong Lajong | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Shillong Lajong | 24 | (1) |
2014 | → NorthEast United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2015 | → NorthEast United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2018– | Mumbai City | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2009 | India U13 | ||
2010–2011 | India U14 | ||
2011–2012 | India U16 | ||
2013 | India U19 | 3 | (0) |
2017 | India U23 | 3 | (1) |
2018– | India | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 June 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 June 2018 |
Alen Deory (born 12 January 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays primarily as a forward for Mumbai City in the ISL.
Career
Early career
Born in Guwahati, Assam, Deory belong from a Tiwa community. He started his career when he joined the football program of the Sports Authority of India in Assam.[1] He then joined the Tata Football Academy in 2011 but only stayed for three-months before traveling to Florida in the United States to join the IMG Academy after receiving an IMG-Reliance Scholarship.[1] While at the IMG Academy, Alen was a part of the India IMG Academy team that defeated the United States women's senior team in a friendly match 4–0.[2]
After spending a couple years at the IMG Academy, Deory came back to India to join the AIFF Elite Academy Academy in Goa.[3] While with the AIFF Academy, Deory, along with teammate Udanta Singh, took part in the Nike All Asia Camp where they were both selected to join the All-Star squad in Australia.[4]
Shillong Lajong
On 21 July 2014, it was announced that Deory signed his first professional contract when he signed for Shillong Lajong in the I-League.[5]
NorthEast United (loan)
After signing for Shillong Lajong, Deory sign on with their Indian Super League affiliated club, NorthEast United, on loan for the 2014 season.[6] Deory then made his professional debut for NorthEast United on 8 November 2014 against Chennaiyin FC. He came on as a 61st-minute substitute for Seminlen Doungel as NorthEast United drew the match 2–2.[7]
Mumbai City
After having a good season with Shillong Lajong FC, Mumbai City roped him to strengthen their attack.
International
Deory has played for India at the under-13, under-14, under-16, under-19 and India U23 levels. He made his debut for the under-13 side in 2009 before joining the under-14 side the next year.[8] Deory was a part of the under-16 team that played in the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship and then the under-19 team fort the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers.[9][10].In July 2017, he was selected in final India U23 squad which travelled to Qatar to play 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification and scored a goal against Turkmenistan U23.
Career statistics
- As of 14 January 2015[11]
Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Shillong Lajong | 2015–16 | I-League | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 |
2016–17 | I-League | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |
2017–18 | I-League | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |
NorthEast United (loan) | 2014 | ISL | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
2015 | ISL | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |
Mumbai City | 2018–19 | ISL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 31 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
Personal life
Deory's favourite player is Cristiano Ronaldo,[12] and he also looks up to NorthEast United teammate Koke.[13]
References
- 1 2 "Alen Deori to train in United States". Assam Tribune. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ "India U-16 boys beat US Women's Senior Team". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ Sarbajna, Boudhayan. "Indian Super League : High Local Flavor For North East United FC". The Hard Tackle. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ Achal, Ashwin. "Learn from the pros". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ "Shillong Lajong ropes in Aibor Khongjee, three others". Times of India. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ "Assam boys in ISL team for NE". Telegraph India. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ "Chennaiyin FC 2-2 NorthEast United". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ Noronha, Anselm. "Alen Deory: NorthEast United FC can play against anybody". Goal.com. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ "India hold China, end AFC U-16 Football with head held high". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ "India u-19 team for qualifiers". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ↑ Alen Deory at Soccerway
- ↑ Anselm Noronha (4 September 2014). "Alen Deory: NorthEast United FC can play against anybody". Goal.com. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ↑ Anamika Dutta (15 November 2014). "Hope, Excitement and Confidence in Deory". Assam Times. Retrieved 13 February 2015.