Malemngamba Meitei

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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Malemngamba Meitei
| image = Malemngamba Meetei (HAL Bangalore).jpg
| image_size = 200px
| fullname = Kshetrimayum Malemganba Meitei
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|1|5|df=y}}<ref name=MeeteiSoccerway>{{cite web|title=Malemngamba Meetei|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/kshetrimayum-malemganba-meitei/274433/|work=Soccerway|access-date=19 August 2013}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Yairipok]], [[Manipur]]<ref name=IFNInterview>{{cite web|title=Speed & endurance must be maintained properly to overcome disadvantage of height : Malem|url=http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2011/06/04/malem-interview/|work=Indian Football Network|access-date=19 August 2013}}</ref>
| height =
| currentclub =
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| position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 2007–2008
| youthclubs1 = [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA FC]]
| years1 = 2008
| clubs1 = [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA FC]]
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2009
| clubs2 = [[North Imphal Sporting Association|NISA]]
| caps2 =
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| years3 = 2010–2012
| clubs3 = [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C.|HAL]]
| caps3 =
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| years4 = 2012–2013
| clubs4 = [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2013–2015
| clubs5 = [[Bengaluru FC]]
| caps5 = 9
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2015–2016
| clubs6 = [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]]
| caps6 = 4
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2016–2017
| clubs7 = [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA FC]]
| caps7 = 14
| goals7 = 3
| years8 = 2017–2018
| clubs8 = [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
| caps8 = 7
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2018
| clubs9 = →[[TRAU F.C.|TRAU]] (loan)
| caps9 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2018–2019
| clubs10 = [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA FC]]
| caps10 = 19
| goals10 = 1
| years11 = 2019–2021
| clubs11 = [[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]
| caps11 = 5
| goals11 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
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'''Kshetrimayum Malemnganba Meitei''' (born 5 January 1992) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who last played as a [[midfielder]] for [[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]] in the [[I-League]].

==Career==

===Early career===
Born in [[Yairipok]], [[Manipur]], Meetei started playing football from the age of seven years after watching the [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]] during the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]].<ref name=IFNInterview/> After having participated in many camps and development programs, Meetei began playing for [[NEROCA FC]] in 2007.<ref name=IFNInterview/> While with NEROCA Meetei played in the [[Manipur State League]], which was the top tier league for football in [[Manipur]]. He then signed for the [[North Imphal Sporting Association]] (NISA) in 2009 who were the reigning Manipur league winners and participants in the [[I-League 2nd Division]].<ref name=IFNInterview/>

After playing the final rounds of the 2nd Division in [[Bangalore]], Meetei was signed by newly promoted [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C.|HAL SC]] for the new [[I-League]] season.<ref name=IFNInterview/> Two seasons later, after the club were relegated, Meetei signed for former I-League champions, [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]], for the [[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]] season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meitei heads to Salgaocar|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/249043/meitei-heads-salgaocar.html|work=Deccan Herald|access-date=19 August 2013}}</ref>

===Bengaluru FC===
After spending one season at [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]], he played for [[Bengaluru FC]] for two years from 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 season. During his two year tenure at the club, Bangaluru Fc won I-League in the debut season and Federation cup in the 2nd season.<ref name=JSWLaunch>{{cite web|title=JSW Sports launches Bengaluru FC|url=http://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=5072|work=The All India Football Federation|access-date=30 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918001750/http://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=5072|archive-date=18 September 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> He made his debut for the side in the club's first ever [[I-League]] match against [[Mohun Bagan A.C.]] in which he started and played 80 minutes before being replaced by [[Robin Singh (footballer)|Robin Singh]] as Bengaluru drew the match 1–1.<ref>{{cite web|title=BENGALURU VS. MOHUN BAGAN 1 - 1|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/09/22/india/i-league/bengaluru/mohun-bagan-ac/1585279/|work=Soccerway|access-date=5 October 2013}}</ref> After the [[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]] season, Meetei was released by the club.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bera|first1=Kaustav|title=Promising youngster 'Aiban' Dohling on trial at Bengaluru FC|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2015/07/30/13999172/i-league-watch-promising-youngster-aiban-dohling-on-trial-at|access-date=6 November 2015|work=Goal.com|date=30 July 2015}}</ref> After his release, Meitei was listed as being eligible to be picked in the 2015 ISL Domestic Draft.

===Mumbai FC===
After playing for two years at Bangaluru FC, Meetei signed for [[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]] and played for them in the [[Mumbai Football League]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Mumbai FC blank Central Railway|url=http://www.magzmumbai.com/mumbai-fc-blank-central-railway/|access-date=6 November 2015|work=Magz Mumbai|date=31 October 2015}}</ref> and subsequently [[2015–16 I-League]].

===NEROCA F.C.===
He recently played for [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA FC]] of Manipur (2016-2017) which became the first club from Manipur to be crowned winner of 2nd Division I-League after defeating [[Lonestar Kashmir F.C.|Lonestar Kashmir]] 4–1 with a game in hand against [[Southern Samity|Southern Samity FC]].

===NorthEast United===
He is currently playing for [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]] in the [[Indian Super League]] for season 2017-18. He was picked by NorthEast United in the ISL Domestic Draft at a price cap of ₹16 lakhs.

==Career statistics==
{{updated|23 April 2017}}<ref>{{soccerway|kshetrimayum-malemganba-meitei/274433}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|Federation Cup
!colspan="2"|Durand Cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]
|[[2012–13 I-League|2012–13]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Bengaluru FC]]
|[[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]
|7||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||7||0
|-
|[[2014–15 I-League|2014–15]]
|2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||4||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Mumbai F.C.|Mumbai]]
|[[2015–16 I-League|2015–16]]
|4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA FC]]
|[[2016–17 I-League|2016–17]]
|14||3||0||0||0||0||0||0||14||3
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
|[[2017–18 Indian super league|2017–18]]
|7||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||7||0
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA FC]]
|[[2018–19 I-League|2018–19]]
|19||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||19||1
|-
|rowspan="1"|[[Gokulam Kerala F.C.|Gokulam Kerala]]
|[[2019–20 I-League|2019–20]]
|5||0||0||0||4||0||0||0||9||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Career total
!58!!4!!0!!0!!4!!0!!2!!0!!64!!4
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}{{Gokulam Kerala FC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Meetei, Malemngamba}}
[[Category:1992 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Hindustan Aeronautics Limited S.C. players]]
[[Category:Salgaocar FC players]]
[[Category:Bengaluru FC players]]
[[Category:Mumbai FC players]]
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
[[Category:People from Thoubal district]]
[[Category:Footballers from Manipur]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:I-League 2nd Division players]]
[[Category:TRAU FC players]]
[[Category:NorthEast United FC players]]
[[Category:Gokulam Kerala FC players]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]

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