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{{short description|Indian footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Western name order|Thangjam Boris Singh}}
{{Meitei name|Thangjam|Boris|Singh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Boris Singh
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Boris Singh Thangjam
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|1|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Imphal]], [[Manipur]], India
| height = 1.61 m
| currentclub = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
| clubnumber = 17
| position = [[Midfielder#Winger|Winger]], [[right-back]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[AIFF Elite Academy]]
| years1 = 2017–2018
| clubs1 = [[Indian Arrows]]
| caps1 = 12
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2018–2020
| clubs2 = [[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2018–2019
| clubs3 = → [[Indian Arrows]] (loan)
| caps3 = 19
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2020–2021
| clubs4 = [[Mohun Bagan SG|Mohun Bagan]]
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2021–2023
| clubs5 = [[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
| caps5 = 41
| goals5 = 5
| years6 = 2023–
| clubs6 = [[FC Goa|Goa]]
| caps6 = 24
| goals6 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2015
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-17 football team|India U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 31
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| nationalyears2 = 2017
| nationalteam2 = [[India national under-20 football team|India U20]]
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2025–
| nationalteam3 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps3 = 5
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 18:38, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 29 August 2025 (UTC)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|IND}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[CAFA Nations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[2025 CAFA Nations Cup|2025 Tajikistan–Uzbekistan]]|[[2025 CAFA Nations Cup squads#India|Team]]}}
}}

'''Boris Singh Thangjam''' ({{langx|mni|Thangjam Boris Singh}}, born 3 January 2000) is an Indian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]] for [[Indian Super League]] club [[FC Goa|Goa]] and the [[India national football team|India national team]].

==Club career==
Born in [[Manipur]], Thangjam was part of the [[AIFF Elite Academy]] batch that was preparing for the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]] to be hosted in India.<ref name="U17">{{cite news|last1=Selvaraj|first1=Jonathan|title=How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys|url=http://www.espn.in/football/u-17-world-cup/story/3218395/how-14,000-became-21-the-story-of-indias-history-boys|accessdate=29 November 2017|work=ESPN.in|date=3 October 2017}}</ref> After the tournament, Thangjam was selected to play for the [[Indian Arrows]], an [[All India Football Federation]]-owned team that would consist of [[India national under-20 football team|India under-20]] players to give them playing time.<ref>{{cite news|title=Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8674|accessdate=29 November 2017|work=The All India Football Federation|date=29 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617024057/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8674|archive-date=17 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]. He started and scored the third and final goal in the 90th minute for the Indian Arrows as they won 3–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/29/india/i-league/aiff-xi/chennai-city/2683965/?ICID=PL_MS_04|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

==International career==
Thangjam represented the [[India national under-17 football team|India under-17]] side which participated in the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]] which was hosted in India.<ref name="U17"/>

Thangjam made his debut for [[India national football team|India national team]] on 19 March 2025 in a friendly against [[Maldives national football team|the Maldives]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Indian Express|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/maldives-vs-india-live-score-international-friendly-football-match-2025-ind-vs-mas-live-scorecard-updates-shillong-9894434/|title=India vs Maldives football match highlights: Sunil Chhetri scores on comeback as IND win 3–0|date=19 March 2025}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
=== Club ===
{{updated|21 April 2023}}<ref>{{soccerway|boris-singh-thangjam/513898}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Indian Arrows]]
|[[2017–18 Indian Arrows season|2017–18]]
| rowspan="2" |[[I-League]]
|12||1||0||0||1{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||13||1
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Indian Arrows]] (loan)
|[[2018–19 I-League|2018–19]]
|19||1||0||0||2{{efn|name=SuperCup}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||21||1
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[ATK (football club)|ATK]]
|[[2019–20 Indian Super League|2019–20]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian Super League]]
|0||0||1{{efn|name=DurandCup|Appearance(s) in [[Durand Cup]]}}||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||1||0
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[ATK Mohun Bagan FC|ATK Mohun Bagan]]
|[[2020–21 ATK Mohun Bagan FC season|2020–21]]
|0||0||0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||0||0
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Jamshedpur FC|Jamshedpur]]
|[[2020–21 Jamshedpur FC season|2020–21]]
| rowspan="3" |Indian Super League
|3||1||0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||3||1
|-
|[[2021–22 Jamshedpur FC season|2021–22]]
|18||2||0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||18||2
|-
|[[2022–23 Jamshedpur FC season|2022–23]]
|20||2||0||0||3{{efn|name=SuperCup}}||2||1{{efn|name=QAFCCL|Appearance(s) in [[Indian club qualifiers for 2023–24 AFC competitions#Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage|Qualifier for AFC Champions League group stage]]}}||0|||24||4
|-
! colspan="2" |Jamshedpur total
!41!!5!!0!!0!!3!!2!!1!!0!!45!!7
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[FC Goa|Goa]]
|[[2023–24 Indian Super League|2023–24]]
| rowspan="1" |Indian Super League
|0||0||0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||0||0
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!72!!7!!1!!0!!6!!2!!1!!0!!80!!9
|}
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=== International ===
{{updated|29 August 2025}}<ref name="NFTprofile">{{NFT|98687}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[India national football team|India]]
|2025||5||0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total!!5!!0
|}

==Honours==

'''Jamshedpur'''
*[[Indian Super League]] premiership: [[2021–22 Indian Super League|2021–22]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=ISL 2021–22: Jamshedpur win the League Winners Shield {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/isl-2021-22-jamshedpur-win-the-league-winners-shield/blt38f42850439cbb5f |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=goal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jamshedpur FC clinch League Winners' Shield after beating ATK Mohun Bagan |url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/jamshedpur-fc-clinch-league-winners-shield-after-beating-atk-mohun-bagan |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=Indian Super League |date=7 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Jamshedpur FC squad}}

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[[Category:2000 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Imphal]]
[[Category:AIFF Academy players]]
[[Category:Indian Arrows players]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:India men's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:India men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]
[[Category:ATK (football club) players]]
[[Category:Mohun Bagan Super Giant players]]
[[Category:Jamshedpur FC players]]

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