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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Valpuia Ralte
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Hmingthanmawia Ralte
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|5|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Aizawl]], [[Mizoram]], [[India]]
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}
| currentclub = [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
| clubnumber = 3
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Right-back]], [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre-back]]
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2017
| youthclubs1 = [[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]]
| years1 = 2017–2019
| clubs1 = [[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]]
| caps1 = 25
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019–2025
| clubs2 = [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
| caps2 = 49
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022–2023
| clubs3 = → [[RoundGlass Punjab FC|RoundGlass Punjab]] (loan)
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2024–
| nationalteam1 = [[India national football team|India]]
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| 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]]}}
| club-update = 16:50, 18 April 2026 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 22:30, 14 October 2025 (UTC)
}}
'''Hmingthanmawia Ralte''' (born 31 May 2000), commonly known by his nickname '''Valpuia''', is an Indian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|defender]] for [[Indian Super League]] club [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]] and the [[India national football team|India national team]].

==Club career==
===Aizawl===
Born in [[Aizawl]], Mizoram. Valpuia started playing football at the age of 8. After representing Mizoram in sub juniors, Valpuia was selected by Aizawl FC junior team. He was the main defender for junior team for two seasons. In September 2017, Valpuia was promoted to [[Aizawl F.C.]] senior team for [[Mizoram Premier League]] and [[I-League]].{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

===Mumbai City===
====Early years====
On 10 June 2019, Valpuia signed for [[Indian Super League|ISL]] club [[Mumbai City FC]] on a two-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/mumbai-city-sign-promising-defender-hmingthanmawia |title=Mumbai City sign promising defender Hmingthanmawia |access-date=6 April 2024 |archive-date=22 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122200618/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/mumbai-city-sign-promising-defender-hmingthanmawia |url-status=live }}</ref> He made four [[Indian Super League|ISL]] appearances in his debut season, as Mumbai finished fifth. Despite not playing a single game in the ISL in the club's [[2020–21 Indian Super League|2020-21 double-winning season]], Valpuia signed a fresh four-year contract until 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/hmingthanmawia-extends-contract-mumbai-city-fc-2025/article35722351.ece |title=Hmingthanmawia extends contract with Mumbai City FC until 2025 - Sportstar |access-date=6 April 2024 |archive-date=22 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122200707/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/hmingthanmawia-extends-contract-mumbai-city-fc-2025/article35722351.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Loan spell at Punjab====
On August 10, 2022, [[Mumbai City FC]] announced that Valpuia would go on loan to I-League club [[Punjab FC|Roundglass Punjab]] (now Punjab FC).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/MumbaiCityFC/status/1557262711704141824 |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 April 2024 |archive-date=22 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122200618/https://twitter.com/MumbaiCityFC/status/1557262711704141824 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the I-League, he played regularly and shone, even scoring his first senior goal while at the club. His loan spell ended with him having made 15 appearances in the club's successful [[2022–23 I-League]] season, as [[Punjab FC|Punjab]] became the first ever club to get promoted into the [[Indian Super League|ISL]].<ref>https://www.indiansuperleague.com/undefined/indian-super-league-welcomes-punjab-fc-as-its-12th-club#:~:text=Punjab%20FC%20are%20the%20latest,%2D23%20I%2DLeague%20campaign {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406181256/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/press-releases/indian-super-league-welcomes-punjab-fc-as-its-12th-club#:~:text=Punjab%20FC%20are%20the%20latest,%2D23%20I%2DLeague%20campaign |date=6 April 2024 }}.</ref>

====Return to Mumbai City====
=====2023/24 season=====
Following his loan spell, he was kept at the club by manager [[Des Buckingham]]. He made his Mumbai debut in the Durand Cup, playing the full 90 minutes in Mumbai's 5-0 defeat of [[Jamshedpur FC]].<ref>https://www.mumbaicityfc.com/news/match-report-mumbai-city-5-0-jamshedpur-fc#:~:text=In%20the%2054th%20minute,in%20favour%20of%20the%20Islanders {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122200617/https://www.mumbaicityfc.com/news/match-report-mumbai-city-5-0-jamshedpur-fc#:~:text=In%20the%2054th%20minute,in%20favour%20of%20the%20Islanders |date=22 January 2024 }}.</ref> He also made his AFC Champions debut, playing in an all-Indian line-up away against [[F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran]], due to visa issues for the club's foreign players preventing them from travelling to Iran.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/afc-champions-league-2023-24-nassaji-mazandaran-vs-mumbai-city-score-result |title=Nassaji Mazandaran vs Mumbai City FC, AFC Champions League 2023-24, scores and result |access-date=6 April 2024 |archive-date=6 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406181245/https://olympics.com/en/news/afc-champions-league-2023-24-nassaji-mazandaran-vs-mumbai-city-score-result |url-status=live }}</ref> However, Valpuia never made a league appearance under Buckingham, and was regularly left on the bench.

Although, when [[Des Buckingham|Buckingham]] left to go to [[EFL League One]] side [[Oxford United]], Mumbai appointed [[Petr Kratky]] as their new head coach,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mumbaicityfc.com/news/mumbai-city-fc-welcomes-petr-kratky-as-new-head-coach |title=Mumbai City FC welcomes Petr Kratky as new Head Coach |access-date=6 April 2024 |archive-date=9 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209085052/https://www.mumbaicityfc.com/news/mumbai-city-fc-welcomes-petr-kratky-as-new-head-coach |url-status=live }}</ref> Valpuia was given a chance in the first team. In Kratky's third match against [[Mohun Bagan Super Giant|Mohun Bagan]], following an early red card for [[Akash Mishra]], Valpuia was substituted onto the pitch in the 17th minute,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/report-mumbai-city-fc-prevail-over-mohun-bagan-sg-in-a-feisty-encounter |title=Report: Mumbai City FC prevail over Mohun Bagan SG in a feisty encounter |access-date=6 April 2024 |archive-date=10 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240110050910/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/report-mumbai-city-fc-prevail-over-mohun-bagan-sg-in-a-feisty-encounter |url-status=live }}</ref> playing until the 68th minute when he was substituted back off for winger [[Vikram Partap Singh]]. Due to a suspension to regular right-back [[Rahul Bheke]] at the end of the match, Kratky trusted Valpuia to start the two games Bheke was banned for. They were away versus [[Kerala Blasters]], which ended in a 2-0 loss,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/without-supporters-we-are-nothing-kerala-blasters-fcs-ivan-vukomanovic |title=Without supporters, we are nothing: Kerala Blasters FC's Ivan Vukomanovic |access-date=6 April 2024 |archive-date=22 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122200617/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/without-supporters-we-are-nothing-kerala-blasters-fcs-ivan-vukomanovic |url-status=live }}</ref> and at home in a 3-0 win over [[Chennaiyin FC]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/report-mumbai-city-fc-secure-a-clinical-3-0-win-against-chennaiyin-fc |title=Report: Mumbai City FC secure a clinical 3-0 win against Chennaiyin FC |access-date=6 April 2024 |archive-date=22 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122200620/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/report-mumbai-city-fc-secure-a-clinical-3-0-win-against-chennaiyin-fc |url-status=live }}</ref>

With the season breaking for the [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]], and the [[Super Cup (India)|Kalinga Super Cup]] being played at the same time, players called up for the [[India national football team|Indian national team]] for the Asian Cup could not play for their clubs in the Super Cup. With Bheke called up for [[India national football team|India]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/india-squad-team-for-afc-asian-cup-2023-2024-full-list-of-players-indian-football-igor-stimac/article67690087.ece |title=India announces 26-member squad for AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 - Sportstar |access-date=6 April 2024 |archive-date=12 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112144507/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/india-squad-team-for-afc-asian-cup-2023-2024-full-list-of-players-indian-football-igor-stimac/article67690087.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> the Super Cup presented a chance to Valpuia for regular game time, which he was given by Kratky. He started all 3 group stage games for [[Mumbai City FC|The Islanders]]. Despite having thought he scored his first goal for the club versus [[Gokulam Kerala FC]], the referee controversially ruled it out.<ref>https://www.mumbaicityfc.com/news/match-report-mumbai-city-fc-2-1-gokulam-kerala-fc#:~:text=With%20several%20senior%20players%20absent,into%20the%20starting%20line%2Dup {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122200616/https://www.mumbaicityfc.com/news/match-report-mumbai-city-fc-2-1-gokulam-kerala-fc#:~:text=With%20several%20senior%20players%20absent,into%20the%20starting%20line%2Dup |date=22 January 2024 }}.</ref>
He scored his first goal for the club against [[Chennaiyin FC]], with a towering header from a [[Yoell van Nieff]] free kick. This goal was crucial, as it was the winning goal that ensured Mumbai's passage to the [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]] semi-final ahead of the aforementioned [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]].<ref>https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/mumbai-city-fc-vs-chennaiyin-kalinga-super-cup-2024-bhubaneshwar-group-stage-football-news/article67763195.ece#:~:text=Chennaiyin%20FC%20had%20to%20settle,four%20points%20from%20three%20matches.&text=Mumbai%20City%20FC%20rode%20on,Pitch%20in%20Bhubaneswar%20on%20Sunday {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126044638/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/mumbai-city-fc-vs-chennaiyin-kalinga-super-cup-2024-bhubaneshwar-group-stage-football-news/article67763195.ece#:~:text=Chennaiyin%20FC%20had%20to%20settle,four%20points%20from%20three%20matches.&text=Mumbai%20City%20FC%20rode%20on,Pitch%20in%20Bhubaneswar%20on%20Sunday |date=26 January 2024 }}.</ref> He played in the semi-final as well, but Mumbai lost to [[Odisha FC]], thanks to a 42nd minute penalty from ex-Mumbai forward [[Diego Maurício]].<ref>https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/kalinga-super-cup-semifinal-result-odisha-fc-beats-mumbai-city-to-advance-into-final-vs-east-bengal/article67777663.ece#:~:text=The%20result%3A%20Semifinal%202%3A%20Odisha,bt%20Mumbai%20City%20FC%200 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240131033546/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/kalinga-super-cup-semifinal-result-odisha-fc-beats-mumbai-city-to-advance-into-final-vs-east-bengal/article67777663.ece#:~:text=The%20result%3A%20Semifinal%202%3A%20Odisha,bt%20Mumbai%20City%20FC%200 |date=31 January 2024 }}.</ref>

Valpuia continued competing with [[Rahul Bheke]], and occasionally [[Mehtab Singh (footballer)|Mehtab Singh]] for the right back spot for the rest of the season, eventually ending in Mumbai reaching and winning the [[2024 Indian Super League final|ISL final]] over [[Mohun Bagan Super Giant|Mohun Bagan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/mohun-bagan-sg-vs-mumbai-city-fc-isl-final-result-score-mbsg-mcfc-wins-indian-super-league-news-updates/article68140215.ece|title=ISL 2023-24 Final: Mumbai City FC beats Mohun Bagan SG 3-1 to win the ISL Cup|first=Neeladri|last=Bhattacharjee|date=4 May 2024|website=Sportstar}}</ref>

On 12 June 2024, Valpuia signed a contract extension until 2027 with [[Mumbai City FC]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/valpuia-extends-his-stay-at-mumbai-city-fc20240612164232/|title=Valpuia extends his stay at Mumbai City FC|website=ANI News}}</ref>

=====2024/25 season=====

Valpuia began the season as Mumbai's first choice right-back following the contract expiry and departure of [[Rahul Bheke]] to [[Bengaluru FC]]. He made his first appearance of the season against [[Mohun Bagan Super Giant]] in an entertaining 2-2 draw.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/mohun-bagan-vs-mumbai-city-live-score-updates-isl-2024-25-mbsg-v-mcfc-highlights-goals-streaming-info-news/article68638303.ece|title=MBSG 2-2 MCFC, Highlights, ISL 2024-25: Krouma scores in stoppage time to help Mumbai City FC hold Mohun Bagan SG to 2-2 draw|first=Team|last=Sportstar|date=13 September 2024|website=Sportstar}}</ref>

== International career ==

On November 5, Valpuia was called up to the India squad for the first time by manager [[Manolo Márquez]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/manolo-marquez-names-india-probable-squad-26-member-fifa-international-friendly-vs-malaysia-news/article68831685.ece|title=Manolo Marquez names 26 probables for Malaysia friendly; Yadwad earns maiden call-up|first=Amitabha Das|last=Sharma|date=5 November 2024|website=Sportstar}}</ref> for a friendly against [[Malaysia national football team|Malaysia]]. Valpuia started on the bench, but came on to make his international debut as a 76th minute substitute for [[Rahul Bheke]], as the match ended 1–1.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/india-vs-malaysia-live-score-results-updates-ind-v-mas-highlights-where-to-watch-friendly-match-lineups-streaming-info-news/article68881862.ece|title=IND 1–1 MAS Highlights, Friendly match: India still winless under Manolo as it plays out 1–1 draw against Malaysia|first=Team|last=Sportstar|date=18 November 2024|website=Sportstar}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
=== Club ===
{{updated|16 April 2023}}<ref>{{soccerway|hmingthan-mawia/525467}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Aizawl FC|Aizawl]]
|[[2017–18 Aizawl FC season|2017–18]]
| rowspan="2" |[[I-League]]
|10||0||2{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]}}||0||5{{efn|name=statsAFCC|Appearance(s) in [[AFC Cup]]}}||0||17||0
|-
|[[2018–19 I-League|2018–19]]
|15||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||15||0
|-
! colspan="2" |Aizawl total
!25!!0!!2!!0!!5!!0!!32!!0
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
|[[2019–20 Indian Super League|2019–20]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Indian Super League]]
|4||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||4||0
|-
|[[2020–21 Indian Super League |2020–21]]
|0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||0||0
|-
|[[2021–22 Mumbai City FC season|2021–22]]
|1||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||1||0
|-
! colspan="2" |Mumbai City total
!5!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!5!!0
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[RoundGlass Punjab FC|RoundGlass Punjab]] (loan)
|[[2022–23 I-League|2022–23]]
| rowspan="1" |I-League
|15||1||3{{efn|name=SuperCup}}||1|| colspan="2" |—||18||2
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!45!!1!!5!!1!!5!!0!!55!!2
|}
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=== International ===
{{updated|14 October 2025}}<ref name="NFTprofile">{{NFT|96599}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[India national football team|India]]
|2024||1||0
|-
|2025||5||0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total!!6!!0
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{sports links}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160126152829/http://zofooty.com/mizoram/player/furl/35-albert-zohmingmawia ZoFooty profile] (archived)

{{Mumbai City FC squad}}

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[[Category:Punjab FC players]]
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