Ninthoinganba Meetei
Khumanthem Ninthoinganba Meetei (born 13 July 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NorthEast United in the Indian Super League and for India national under-20 football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Khumanthem Ninthoinganba Meetei | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Imphal, Manipur, India | ||
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | NorthEast United | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AIFF Elite Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Indian Arrows | 25 | (2) |
| 2019– | NorthEast United | 18 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015–2018 | India U17 | 26 | (0) |
| 2017– | India U20 | 16 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:02, 19 December 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:30 30 September 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Manipur, Meetei 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, Meetei 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 5 December 2017 against Minerva Punjab. He came on as an 85th-minute substitute as Indian Arrows lost 2–0.[3]
International
Meetei represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[1]
He won the Most Valuable Player Award in 2019 SAFF u-18 tournament.
Career statistics
- As of 27 February 2018[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Indian Arrows | 2017–18 | I-League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | _ | _ | 15 | 2 | ||
| NorthEast United | 2019-2020 | Indian Super League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ | _ | 11 | 0 |
| Career total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
References
- Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- "Indian Arrows 0-2 Minerva Punjab". Soccerway.
- Ninthoinganba Meetei at Soccerway