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Lalrozama Fanai (born 30 November 1991) is an Indian professional footballer who most recently played as a defender for East Bengal FC in the I-League.
Career
Youth
Born in Aizawl, Mizoram, Fanai started playing football as a school-team player before joining Mizo club, Bawngkawn, where he played in the local leagues till 2004.[1] In 2005, Fanai joined the Mohun Bagan-SAIL Academy where he stayed till 2007.[1] While with the Mohun Bagan Academy, Fanai was a part of the side that won the Indian zone of the Manchester United Premier Cup before qualifying for the final rounds in Manchester.[1]
In 2007, Fanai signed for Pune in which he was a youth player for them from 2007 to 2010.[1]
Pailan Arrows
In 2010, Fanai signed with newly created Pailan Arrows (then AIFF XI) of the I-League.[1] On 3 December 2010 Fanai played in his first professional match in the league against Chirag United which was also the first league match Pailan Arrows history as the club lost 2–1.[2]
On 23 October 2011 Fanai scored a goal against Mohun Bagan in a league match at the Salt Lake Stadium in which he found the net in the 8th minute to give his side the lead before losing 3–1.[3]
Mohun Bagan
For the 2012–13 season Fanai signed with Mohun Bagan, the club he spent some of his youth days with.[1] Fanai made his debut for Mohun Bagan in the league on 6 October 2012 against Shillong Lajong on the first match of the season in which he started and played the full 90 minutes as Lajong won the match 2–0.[4]
Bengaluru FC
For the 2013–14 season it was announced that Fanai had signed with new direct-entry side Bengaluru FC.[5] He made his debut for the team on 1 December 2013 in the I-League against Shillong Lajong at the Bangalore Football Stadium.[6] He came on in the 24th minute for Keegan Pereira as Bengaluru FC won the match 2–1.[6]
Aizawl
After leaving Bengaluru FC, Fanai joined I-League 2nd Division side Aizawl.[7] After the side gained promotion to the I-League, it was announced that Fanai would not be re-signed by the club.[8]
Fateh Hyderabad
Fanai played for Fateh Hyderabad A.F.C. in 2016–17 I-League 2nd Division.
Aizawl
He was signed by Aizawl F.C. for 2017–18 I-League.
International
During the 2007–08 season, Fanai was called up to the India U19 side but he did not have a passport at the time so he could not play for the side.[1] Fanai's first U19 tournament was the 2010 AFC U-19 qualifiers in Iraq.[1]
He also played with the India U23 side during the 2010 Asian Games in which he played in one match.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mohun Bagan | 2012–13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Bengaluru FC | 2013–14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Aizawl FC | 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Fateh Hyderabad | 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ ARROWS VS. MOHUN BAGAN 1 – 3.
- ↑ SHILLONG LAJONG VS. MOHUN BAGAN 2 – 0.
- ↑ JSW Sports launches Bengaluru FC.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 BENGALURU VS. SHILLONG LAJONG 2 – 1.
- ↑ Aizawl 2-1 Mohammedan. Goalie365.
- ↑ Aizawl Squad One. Aizawl Football Club (Facebook).
- ↑ Template:Soccerway