Jeakson Singh Thounaojam

Jeakson Singh Thounaojam
Personal information
Full name Jeakson Singh Thounaojam
Date of birth (2001-06-21) 21 June 2001
Place of birth Manipur, India
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Indian Arrows
(On loan from Kerala Blasters)
Number 15
Youth career
Minerva Punjab
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Minerva Punjab 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Indian Arrows (loan) 8 (0)
2018– Kerala Blasters 0 (0)
2018– → Indian Arrows (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2017 India U17 5 (1)
2017– India U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:07, 22 September 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 November 2017

Jeakson Singh Thounaojam (born 21 June 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Arrows in the I-League on loan from Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League. He scored India's first ever goal in a FIFA tournament, by scoring against Colombia in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Career

Born in Manipur, Thounaojam was part of the Minerva Punjab youth team. After the FIFA U-17 World Cup, Thounaojam 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, on loan from Minerva Punjab.[1][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 90 minutes as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[3]

International

Thounaojam represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[1] In India's second match of the tournament, on 9 October 2017 against Colombia, he scored India's first ever goal in a FIFA tournament ever. His 82nd minute header from a corner was the equaliser for India but the team soon conceded again, a minute later, and went on to be defeated 2–1.[4]

Career statistics

As of 23 January 2018[5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indian Arrows 2017–18 I-League8000——80
Career total 80000080

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  2. ↑ "Minerva Punjab loaned players". Minerva Punjab (Twitter).
  3. ↑ "Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ "India U17 1-2 Colombia U17". Soccerway.
  5. ↑ Jeakson Singh Thounaojam at Soccerway
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