Suresh Singh Wangjam

Suresh Singh
Personal information
Full name Suresh Singh Wangjam
Date of birth (2000-08-07) 7 August 2000
Place of birth Manipur, India
Playing position Centre midfield
Club information
Current team
 Indian Arrows
Number 6
Youth career
AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Indian Arrows 15 (0)
National team‡
2015– India U17 30 (6)
2017– India U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:13, 23 February 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 November 2017

Suresh Singh Wangjam (born 7 August 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Arrows in the I-League.

Career

Born in Manipur, 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 23 February 2018[4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indian Arrows 2017–18 I-League15000——150
Career total 1500000150

References

  1. 1 2 Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  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.
  3. ↑ "Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ Suresh Singh Wangjam at Soccerway
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