Fanai Lalrempuia
| 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] | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | NorthEast United | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| 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) |
| 2016– | NorthEast United | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | India U19 | 4 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:57, 30 May 2015 (UTC). | |||
Fanai Lalrempuia (born 11 May 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for NorthEast United in the Indian Super League. He is known for his superb ball control, accurate passing and speed.[1]
Career
Early Career
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
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]
International
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
- As of 30 May 2015[6]
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pune | 2012–13 | I-League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | I-League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | I-League | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | |
| Career total | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Fanai Lalrempuia". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- 1 2 "Air India vs. Pune 0 – 6". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/pune-vs-bharat-fc/1981035/report
- ↑ "23-member Squad to reach Doha on Sunday". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- 1 2 "India U19 0–2 Qatar U19". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ Fanai Lalrempuia profile at Soccerway