Lalrindika Ralte

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Lalrindika Ralte (born 7 September 1992 in Lunglei, Mizoram), popularly known as Dika, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Real Kashmir in the I-League.

Career

Churchill Brothers and Pailan Arrows

Ralte started his career at Churchill Brothers in 2009 and scored his first professional goal for the club on 1 April 2010 against JCT in the I-League in a 6–0 win.[1] Ralte signed for Pailan Arrows on a season-long loan for the 2010–11 season. He scored his first goal for the Arrows on 3 December 2010 against Prayag United in Arrows' first ever professional match in the I-League.[2] Ralte then scored a brace for the Arrows on 7 May 2011 against Mumbai to help Arrows win 2–1.[3]

Ralte moved back to Churchill for the 2011-12 I-League after his year-long loan and on 1 November 2011, scored his first goal since his return against Prayag United at the Fatorda Stadium to help Churchill draw the match 1–1 in the I-League.[4] He then scored again on 17 December 2011 against Shillong Lajong in the I-League to help Churchill to a 6–0 win.[5] He would then score on 15 January 2012 against Mohun Bagan in the I-League in a 2–3 loss.[6] while he continued to play regular football and impressed, he did not score again until 1 April 2012, when he scored against Prayag United at the Fatorda Stadium again in a 5–2 victory.[7] He scored his 5th goal of the season 15 days later on 15 April 2012 against Pune in a 2–0 away victory.[8] He then scored his last goal of the season on 6 May 2012 against his former club, Pailan Arrows, in the 50th minute in a match that ended 3–2 in favor of his team.[9]

East Bengal

Dika's signed for East Bengal in May 2012 and made his debut for the club on 21 September 2012 against Sporting Goa in the first match of the 2012 Federation Cup, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Ishfaq Ahmed.[10] It did not take him long to make a huge contribution to the team as he scored the solitary goal in the semi-final of the Federation Cup on 27 September 2012 against his former team, Churchill Brothers, in the 111th minute of extra-time to send them into the final, which East Bengal would eventually go onto win 3–2 over Dempo in Siliguri.[11] He then scored his first I-League goal for East Bengal in the second match of the season on 11 October 2012 against United Sikkim at the Paljor Stadium in Gangtok from an 82nd-minute free kick in a 1–0 win.[12] He scored his second goal for the club on 24 November 2012 against ONGC at the Salt Lake Stadium in a convincing 5–0 win.[13] On 27 February 2013, he scored his first goal in continental competitions in the 2013 AFC Cup against Selangor FA in a 1–0 home win for East Bengal; a left footed striker from outside the box, beating the Malaysian goalkeeper Norazlan Razali on the 43rd minute.[14] On 9 April 2013, he scored a 25-yard long curling left-footer on the 86th minute to secure a 2–1 home win over Tampines Rovers FC in the AFC Cup group stage.[15] Ralte then would score his fourth goal of the AFC Cup against Kuwait SC on 1 October 2013 in the away leg of the 2013 AFC Cup semi-final match with a right-footed shot from the left of the box.[16] With the goal against Kuwait SC, he became the joint highest Indian scorer of the tournament with Bhaichung Bhutia.

Mumbai City(loan)

Ralte was picked up by Mumbai City on loan for the 2014 Indian Super League as one of the most expensive signings.[17] He started in Mumbai City FC's first ever game against Atletico de Kolkata. He assisted teammate Andre Moritz twice in a 5–0 win over derby rivals FC Pune City.[18] Dika scored his first goal for Mumbai City on 7 December 2014 against Atletico de Kolkata in a 2–1 win.[19]

International

Ralte has played for India at the under-16, under-19, under-23, and senior levels. He made his under-16 debut on 27 October 2007 during the 2008 AFC U-16 qualifiers against Sri Lanka in which India's under-16s won 6–0.[20] He then scored his first goal at that level on 4 November 2007 during the qualifiers against Saudi Arabia in the 65th minute to provide India's under-16s a 3–0 win.[21] Ralte then scored a brace for the India under-16s on 4 October 2008 against South Korea in the opening match of the 2008 AFC U-16 Championship but he could not stop India losing in the end 5–2.[22] Ralte then made his under-19 debut on 5 November 2009 against Iraq during the 2010 AFC U-19 Qualifiers in which India's under-19s lost 5–0.[23] Ralte then scored a brace for India's under-19s on 10 November 2009 against Oman in the U19 qualifiers in which Ralte scored in the 15th and 19th minute but could not stop India losing 4–3 in the end.[24] Then on 23 February 2011 Ralte made his debut for the under-23 side against Myanmar in the 2012 Olympic qualifiers in which India U23s won 2–1.[25] Ralte then scored his first goal at the under-23 level on 30 June 2012 during the 2013 AFC U-22 Asian Cup qualifiers against Turkmenistan in which Ralte scored from a 36th-minute penalty to give India U23s a 4–1 victory.[26]

Ralte made his debut for the senior side on 10 July 2011 against Maldives in a friendly in which he came on as a sub for Syed Nabi; India drew the match 1–1.[27] Ralte then made his tournament debut for India during the opening match of the 2011 SAFF Championship on 3 December 2011 against Afghanistan at the Nehru Stadium in Delhi; India drew 1–1 in that match.[28]

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of 25 March 2021[29] [30]

Club Season League Federation Cup CFL Premier A Domestic Cups [lower-alpha 1] AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Churchill Brothers 2009–10 I-League 4 1 0 0 — — 0 0 5 0 9 1
2011–12 I-League 14 6 3 0 — — 2 1 0 0 19 7
Total 18 7 3 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 28 8
Pailan Arrows (loan) 2010–11 I-League 7 3 0 0 — — 0 0 0 0 7 3
Total 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3
East Bengal 2012–13 I-League 21 5 4 1 11 3 4 0 11 4 52 13
2013–14 I-League 22 4 3 0 6 2 4 1 0 0 37 7
2014–15 I-League 7 0 4 0 — — — — 1 0 12 0
2015–16 I-League 2 0 2 1 — — — — 0 0 4 1
2016–17 I-League 13 1 1 0 8 3 — — 0 0 22 4
Total 65 10 14 2 25 8 8Template:Efn 1 12 4 124 25
Mumbai City (loan) 2014 Indian Super League 14 1 — — — — — — — — 14 1
Total 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1
Atlético Kolkata (loan) 2016 Indian Super League 13 1 — — — — — — — — 13 1
Total 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
North East United 2017-18 Indian Super League 12 0 1 0 — — — — — — 13 0
Total 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
East Bengal 2018-19 I-League 18 1 — — 7 1 — — — — 25 2
2019-20 I-League 9 1 0 0 8 1 3 0 0 0 20 2
Total 27 2 0 0 15 2 3 0 0 0 45 4
Real Kashmir 2020-21 I-League 10 1 — — — — — — — — 10 1
Career total 166 25 18 2 40 10 13 2 17 4 254 43
Notes
  1. ↑ CHURCHILL BROTHERS VS. JCT FC 6 – 0.
  2. ↑ PRAYAG UNITED VS. ARROWS 2 – 1.
  3. ↑ MUMBAI VS. ARROWS 1 – 2 Summary.
  4. ↑ PRAYAG UNITED VS. CHURCHILL BROTHERS 1 – 1.
  5. ↑ CHURCHILL BROTHERS VS. SHILLONG LAJONG 6 – 0.
  6. ↑ CHURCHILL BROTHERS VS. MOHUN BAGAN 2 – 3 Summary.
  7. ↑ CHURCHILL BROTHERS VS. PRAYAG UNITED 5 – 2.
  8. ↑ PUNE VS. CHURCHILL BROTHERS 0 – 2.
  9. ↑ CHURCHILL BROTHERS VS. ARROWS 3 – 2.
  10. ↑ Sporting Clube de Goa vs East Bengal LIVE Commentary.
  11. ↑ Churchill Brothers SC 0–1 East Bengal: A late Ralte strike sends Subhas Bhowmick's side packing, Noronha, Anselm.
  12. ↑ United Sikkim 0–1 East Bengal: Late Ralte goal seals three points for the away side, Vaz, John.
  13. ↑ East Bengal 5–0 ONGC FC: Morgan's side demolish the Oilmen, Bera, Kaustav.
  14. ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  15. ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  16. ↑ Kuwait SC 4–2 East Bengal: Late flourish by Marcos Falopa's side leaves the tie interestingly poised, Mitra, Atanu.
  17. ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  18. ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  19. ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  20. ↑ INDIA U16 6–0 Sri Lanka U16.
  21. ↑ INDIA U16 4–0 BHUTAN U16.
  22. ↑ Korea Republic U16 5–2 India U16.
  23. ↑ Iraq U19 5–0 India U19.
  24. ↑ India U19 3–4 Oman U19.
  25. ↑ India U23 2–1 Myanmar U23.
  26. ↑ India U23 4–1 Turkmenistan U23.
  27. ↑ Indian National Team Friendly: Maldives 1–1 India – Armando Colaco's Debut Ends In A Draw.
  28. ↑ India vs Afghanistan LIVE Commentary.
  29. ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  30. ↑ Template:Soccerway

National team statistics

[1] Statistics accurate as of 17 March 2015

India national team
Year Apps Goals
2011 9 0
2012 1 0
2013 2 0
2015 2 0
Total 14 0

Honours

Churchill Brothers
East Bengal
Atletico de Kolkata

References

  1. ↑ Archived copy. Retrieved 20 February 2018.

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