PC Rohlupuia

PC Rohlupuia (born 16 January 1999), is an Indian professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Kenkre in the I-League, on loan from Indian Super League club Mumbai City.[1]

PC Rohlupuia
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-16) 16 January 1999
Place of birth Mizoram, India
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Kenkre (on loan from Mumbai City)
Number 43
Youth career
2016–2018 East Bengal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 East Bengal 8 (0)
2020– Mumbai City 0 (0)
2022 → Kenkre (loan) 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:50, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Career

Rohlupuia started his career with the youth academy of East Bengal FC and played for the East Bengal F.C. U-18 side. Academy coach Ranjan Chowdhury scouted Rohlupuia from Mizoram and brought him to East Bengal, where he developed as a ball-playing central midfielder. He also reached the Semi-Finals of the 2017-18 U-18 I-League, where he impressed throughout the campaign and also scored 2 goals, however, lost to Shillong Lajong FC in the Semi-Finals by 2-0.[2]

2018–19

In 2018-19, under coach Alejandro Menendez, Rohlupuia was promoted to the senior side and was part of the team which toured Malaysia for the pre-season and played 4 friendlies as a part of the preparation for the 2018-19 I-League. He joined the team as a central midfielder, however, he spent most of the campaign on the reserve bench and featured only in 1 game as he made his senior debut when he came on from the bench against Minerva Punjab F.C. away at Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Chandigarh on 3 March 2019, which East Bengal FC won 1-0. Rohlupuia played just 8 minutes in the game.[3]

2019–20

At the start of 2019-20 season, Rohlupuia signed a 3 years contract extension with East Bengal FC, along with Manoj Mohammed and Prakash Sarkar, keeping him at the club till 2022.[4]

Lineup against Army Red in Durand Cup. The first match of centenary season.

He was started in the very first game of the Centenary Season as a central midfielder beside Lalrindika Ralte, against Army Red in the 2019 Durand Cup which East Bengal FC won 2-0 with goals from Jaime Santos Colado and Bidyashagar Singh.[3] He has already played 5 games this season, with 1 appearance in 2019 Durand Cup and 4 in 2019-20 Calcutta Premier Division.[3] Coach Alejandro Menendez has played him as a central midfielder in the pre-season competitions before the 2019-20 I-League.

Career statistics

Club
As of 15 April 2022[5]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
East Bengal 2018–19 I-League 1000–10
2019–20 701[lower-alpha 1]0–80
Mumbai City 2020–21 Indian Super League 0000–00
Kenkre (loan) 2021–22 I-League 8000–80
Career total 1601000170
  1. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours

Club
East Bengal

References
  1. "ISL: Mumbai City FC Sign Young Duo of Amey Ranawade and PC Rohlupuia". News18. 30 October 2020.
  2. "Lajong blanks East Bengal to reach maiden U-18 Youth League final". Sportstar - The Hindu. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  3. "MATCHES OF PC ROHLUPUIA". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  4. "East Bengal extend contract of three youngsters". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  5. PC Rohlupuia at Soccerway
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