Suresh Singh Wangjam

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

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(s) Centre midfield
Club information
Current team
 Bengaluru
Number 27
Youth career
2016–2019 AIFF Elite Academy
2019 Bengaluru B
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Indian Arrows 30 (0)
2019– Bengaluru 11 (0)
National team‡
2015–2017 India U17 30 (6)
2017 India U20 2 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2020

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 27 March 2020[4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indian Arrows 2017–18 I-League15000——150
2018–19 15000——150
Bengaluru 2019–20 Indian Super League1100030140
Career total 4100030440

References
  1. 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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