Fanai Lalrempuia

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Fanai Lalrempuia
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-05-11) 11 May 1996 (age 27)[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)
*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

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]

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
  1. ^ Appearances in the Super Cup

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Fanai Lalrempuia". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Air India vs. Pune 0 – 6". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Pune v Bharat Live Commentary & Result, 04/04/15, I-League | Goal.com".
  4. ^ "23-member Squad to reach Doha on Sunday". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Fanai Lalrempuia at Soccerway

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