Chinglensana Singh (footballer)
Chinglensana Singh Konsham (born 23 November 1996), also known as Sana Singh, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Hyderabad in the Indian Super League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chinglensana Singh Konsham | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Manipur, India | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hyderabad | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010 | Mahindra United | ||
| 2011 | Air India | ||
| 2012–2015 | Tata Football Academy | ||
| 2015 | Shillong Lajong | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Shillong Lajong | 32 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Delhi Dynamos (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Goa | 19 | (0) |
| 2020– | Hyderabad | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | India U19 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2020 | |||
Career
Born in Manipur, Singh started to play football from the age of seven.[2] He started his career in the youth setup of Mahindra United, where he was a part of the team that won the Manchester United Premier Cup in 2010.[3] He also played for the Air India under-15 side for a spell.[2] In 2012, he joined the Tata Football Academy where he played for their under-17 and under-19 sides.[3] While with Tata, Singh helped the academy win the I-League U19 in 2014.[2] Singh also went on exposure tours to Sheffield, England, where he played for the Sheffield United under-18 side.[2]
Shillong Lajong
In August 2015, Singh joined Shillong Lajong.[2] On 4 January 2016 it was announced that Singh signed professional terms with Shillong Lajong in the I-League.[3] He made his professional debut for the side on 10 January 2016 in the club's opening match of the season against Mumbai. He played the full match as Shillong Lajong drew 0–0.[4]
Delhi Dynamos
Delhi Dynamos announced that they had signed Sanna along with his club team-mate Rupert Nongrum on loan from Shillong Lajong for the 2016 Indian Super League season.[5] Under coach Gianluca Zambrotta, Sanna featured in a total of 12 games for the Dynamos, playing the majority of the time in his preferred position at center back.
Goa
Sanna was predominantly a squad player at Goa in the Indian Super League under Lobera, where he featured for the team 19 times over the course of 3 seasons.
International
Konsham has played for India at the under-19 level.[3]
On July 24, 2016 it was announced that Singh had been called for an India National Team preparatory camp along with his Shillong Lajong teammate Isaac.[7] Sanna made it to the 20 man India National team squad to play an unofficial friendly with Bhutan on August 13, 2017 [8] Sanna featured in the game against Bhutan coming on as a 47th minute substitute for Dhanpal Ganesh.[9] He was also an unused substitute when India took on Puerto Rico in a FIFA Friendly in Mumbai on September 3, 2017 [10]
Career statistics
- As of 31 December 2020[11]
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup/Super Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shillong Lajong | 2015–16 | I-League | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 2016–17 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Shillong Lajong total | 32 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| Delhi Dynamos (loan) | 2016 | Indian Super League | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Goa | 2017–18 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Goa total | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Hyderabad | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 70 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 3 | ||
Honours
References
- http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/i-league-shillong-lajong-signs-aibanbha-dohling-konsham-chinglensana-milan-basumatary
- "Know Your Player: Sana Singh". Shillong Lajong Football Club. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- "Shillong Lajong FC sign three players". Times of India. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- "Shillong Lajong 0-0 Mumbai". Soccerway.
- http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Delhi-Dynamos-sign-Tudu-Nongrum-Kosham-for-ISL/articleshow/53416565.cms
- "Talented youngster pens a two-year deal with HFC". hyderabadfc.co.in. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2696/indian-national-team/2016/07/24/25886432/india-national-football-team-to-take-part-in-preparatory
- http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2696/indian-national-team/2016/08/08/26319642/indian-national-team-india-squad-announced-for-bhutan
- http://www.espn.in/football/match?gameId=463961
- http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2696/indian-national-team/2016/09/03/27156782/india-vs-puerto-rico-team-news-stephen-constantine-makes
- Chinglensana Singh at Soccerway
- "FC Goa's long wait for a trophy ends". thehindu.com. Retrieved 14 April 2019.