Suresh Singh Wangjam

Suresh Singh Wangjam (born 7 August 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bengaluru in the Indian Super League.

Suresh Singh
Personal information
Full name Suresh Singh Wangjam
Date of birth (2000-08-07) 7 August 2000
Place of birth Manipur, India
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bengaluru
Number 27
Youth career
2016–2019 AIFF Elite Academy
2019 Bengaluru B
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Indian Arrows 30 (0)
2019– Bengaluru 23 (0)
National team‡
2015–2017 India U17 30 (6)
2017 India U20 2 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2020

Career

Born in Manipur & nicknamed as El Torito and Gooli Suresha, Wangjam 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, Wangjam 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 in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He started and played the whole match as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[3]

International

Wangjam represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[1]

Career statistics
As of 27 March 2020[4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indian Arrows 2017–18 I-League15000——150
2018–19 15000——150
Bengaluru 2019–20 Indian Super League1100030140
2020–21 70000070
Career total 4800030510

References
  1. Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. "Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City". Soccerway.
  4. Suresh Singh Wangjam at Soccerway
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