Nongdamba Naorem

Nongdamba Naorem
Personal information
Full name Nongdamba Naorem
Date of birth (2000-01-02) 2 January 2000
Place of birth Wabagai, Manipur, India
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
 Indian Arrows
(on loan from Minerva Punjab)
Number 16
Youth career
2015 - 2016 DSK Shivajians F.C.
2016 - 2017 Minerva Punjab
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Minerva Punjab 0 (0)
2017– → Indian Arrows (loan) 11 (1)
National team‡
2017– India U17 6 (1)
2017– India U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:18, 23 February 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 November 2017

Nongdamba Naorem (born 2 January 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Arrows in the I-League on loan from Minerva Punjab. He is an alumnus of Sainik School Imphal.

Career

Born in Wabagai, Manipur, Nongdamba Naorem was part of the Minerva Punjab youth team. After the FIFA U-17 World Cup, Nongdamba Naorem 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 came on as a 86th minute substitute for Edmund Lalrindika as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[3]

A month later, on 26 December, Naorem scored his first professional goal of his career against Shillong Lajong. Nongdamba Neorem took the ball on the wing, proceeded to beat three Shillong Lajong defenders to get into the box, and then went past one more defender before slotting the ball home past the goalkeeper as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[4]

International

Naorem scored the equaliser for India U-17 vs Chile U-17 in a friendly match in Mexico before the Fifa U-17 World Cup in India.[5] Naorem went on to represent the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup .[1]

Career statistics

As of 27 February 2018[6]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indian Arrows 2017–18 I-League11100——111
Career total 1110000111

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. ↑ "Nongdamba Naorem provides moment of magic in Indian Arrows' 3-0 win over Shillong Lajong, watch video". Indian Express.
  5. ↑ "U-17 football: India hold Chile 1-1". Times of India. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Nongdamba Naorem at Soccerway
  • "Nongdamba's Unbelievable Solo Goal". Hotstar.
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