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Fanai Lalrempuia (born 11 May 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for NorthEast United in the Indian Super League. He is known for his superb ball control, accurate passing and speed.[1]
Career
Early career
Born in Lunglei, Mizoram, Lalrempuia started to play football from the age of 11 for his local side Bazarveng FC.[1] Under the coaching of Flalbiakchhunga, his head coach at Bazarveng FC, Lalrempuia started to improve as a player.[1] Eventually he was selected to join the Maomit High School under-14 side that was to compete in the Subroto Cup in 2010.[1] While playing in the Subroto Cup Lalrempuia was spotted by Pune F.C. Academy assistant coach Gift Raikhan who then selected Fanai to trial at the academy.[1] After the trial Lalrempuia was selected to join the academy. During his two seasons with the academy, Lalrempuia won the I-League U19 twice in 2012 and 2013 while also scoring a total of six goals during that time.[1]
Pune
Then at the age of only 16, Lalrempuia made his professional debut for Pune in the I-League on 20 April 2013 against Air India at the Balewadi Sports Complex.[2] He came on in the 55th minute of the match as a substitute for Velington Rocha as Pune went on to win the match 6–0.[2] Lalrempuia scored his first goal in the I-League on 4 April 2015 against Bharat FC in the first ever Pune derby.[3]
NorthEast United
In 2016, Lalrenpuia has signed with Indian Super League club NorthEast United.
International
On 28 September 2013, it was announced that Lalrempuia had been selected into the 23-man squad for the India U19 side during the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers.[4] He then made his international debut for the country at the U19 level in India's first match of qualifiers against Qatar U20 on 4 October 2013.[5] He started the match and lasted the full 90 minutes as India lost 2–0.[5]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Federation/Super Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pune | 2012–13 | I-League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | I-League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | I-League | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | |
| Pune City | 2015 | Indian Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Minerva Punjab (loan) | 2016–17 | I-League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| NorthEast United | 2016 | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017—18 | Indian Super League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | — | _ | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 9 | 0 | — | _ | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 57 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 2 | ||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedPune Profile - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Air India vs. Pune 0 – 6. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/pune-vs-bharat-fc/1981035/report
- ↑ 23-member Squad to reach Doha on Sunday. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 India U19 0–2 Qatar U19. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ Template:Soccerway