Fanai Lalrempuia (born 11 May 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder. He is known for his superb ball control, accurate passing and speed.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 May 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Lunglei, Mizoram, India[1] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bazarveng FC | |||
| 2010 | Maomit High School | ||
| 2011–2013 | Pune | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Pune | 27 | (2) |
| 2015 | Pune City | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Minerva Punjab (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2021 | NorthEast United | 17 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | India U19 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:42, 14 December 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 December 2013 | |||
Career edit
Early career edit
Born in Lunglei, Mizoram, Lalrempuia started to play football from the age of 11 for his local side Bazarveng FC.[1] Under the coaching of Flalbiakchhunga, his head coach at Bazarveng FC, Lalrempuia started to improve as a player.[1] Eventually he was selected to join the Maomit High School under-14 side that was to compete in the Subroto Cup in 2010.[1] While playing in the Subroto Cup Lalrempuia was spotted by Pune F.C. Academy assistant coach Gift Raikhan who then selected Fanai to trial at the academy.[1] After the trial Lalrempuia was selected to join the academy. During his two seasons with the academy, Lalrempuia won the I-League U19 twice in 2012 and 2013 while also scoring a total of six goals during that time.[1]
Pune edit
Then at the age of only 16, Lalrempuia made his professional debut for Pune in the I-League on 20 April 2013 against Air India at the Balewadi Sports Complex.[2] He came on in the 55th minute of the match as a substitute for Velington Rocha as Pune went on to win the match 6–0.[2] Lalrempuia scored his first goal in the I-League on 4 April 2015 against Bharat FC in the first ever Pune derby.[3]
NorthEast United edit
In 2016, Lalrenpuia has signed with Indian Super League club NorthEast United.
International edit
On 28 September 2013, it was announced that Lalrempuia had been selected into the 23-man squad for the India U19 side during the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers.[4] He then made his international debut for the country at the U19 level in India's first match of qualifiers against Qatar U20 on 4 October 2013.[5] He started the match and lasted the full 90 minutes as India lost 2–0.[5]
Career statistics edit
- As of 20 March 2021[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pune | 2012–13 | I-League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| Pune City | 2015 | Indian Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Minerva Punjab (loan) | 2016–17 | I-League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| NorthEast United | 2016 | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017—18 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 1 | 0 | — | _ | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 9 | 0 | — | _ | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 57 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 2 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Fanai Lalrempuia". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Air India vs. Pune 0 – 6". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ "Pune v Bharat Live Commentary & Result, 04/04/15, I-League | Goal.com".
- ^ "23-member Squad to reach Doha on Sunday". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ a b "India U19 0–2 Qatar U19". The All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ^ Fanai Lalrempuia at Soccerway
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