Ninthoinganba Meetei

Khumanthem Ninthoinganba Meetei (born 13 July 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin and the India national under-20 team.

Ninthoinganba Meetei
Personal information
Full name Khumanthem Ninthoinganba Meetei
Date of birth (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001
Place of birth Imphal, Manipur, India
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Chennaiyin
Number 12
Youth career
AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Indian Arrows 25 (2)
2019–2021 NorthEast United 24 (0)
2021– Chennaiyin 8 (1)
National team‡
2015–2018 India U17 26 (0)
2017–2019 India U20 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 September 2019 (UTC)

Career

Born in Manipur, Meetei was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[1] After the tournament, Meetei was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time.[2] He made his professional debut for the side 5 December 2017 against Minerva Punjab. He came on as an 85th-minute substitute as Indian Arrows lost 2–0.[3]

NorthEast United

Ninthoinganba Meetei, fondly known as Ninthoi was signed by NorthEast United following a terrific 2018-19 campaign for the Indian Arrows on a 3 years deal. Ninthoi had a formidable Indian Super League debut with NorthEast United, making 11 appearances and averaging 18 passes per game. Retained ahead of the 2020-21 season, he will look to play a telling role for the Highlanders.

Chennaiyin

On 7 September 2021, Chennaiyin announced that they had completed the signing of Ninthoi on a three-year deal.[4]

International

Meetei represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[1]

He won the Most Valuable Player Award in 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship.

Career statistics
As of 2 February 2022[5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indian Arrows 2017–18 I-League10000——100
2018-19 15 2 2 0 _ _ 17 2
Total 252200027 2
NorthEast United 2019-20 Indian Super League 11 0 0 0 _ _ 11 0
2020-21 13 0 0 0 _ _ 13 0
Total 240000024 0
Chennaiyin 2021-22 Indian Super League 8 1 0 0 _ _ 8 1
Career total 573200059 3

Honours

India U-19

References
  1. Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. "Indian Arrows 0-2 Minerva Punjab". Soccerway.
  4. "Official – Chennaiyin FC signs promising Indian midfielder Ninthoi Meetei". iftwc.com. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  5. Ninthoinganba Meetei at Soccerway
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