Suresh Singh Wangjam
Suresh Singh Wangjam (born 7 August 2000), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC and Indian national football team. He won the 2020–21 AIFF Emerging Player of the Year award.[1] He Also Represented India In FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017.
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| Full name | Suresh Singh Wangjam | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 August 2000 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Manipur, India | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||
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Current team | Bengaluru | ||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | AIFF Elite Academy | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Bengaluru B | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Indian Arrows | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2019– | Bengaluru | 46 | (1) | ||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | India U17 | 30 | (6) | ||||||||||
| 2017 | India U20 | 2 | (2) | ||||||||||
| 2021– | India U23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2021– | India | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:53, 23 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 October 2021 | |||||||||||||
Career
Born in Manipur and nicknamed as El Torito and Gooli Suresha, Wangjam was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[2] After the tournament, Wangjam 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.[3] He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He started and played the whole match as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[4]
International
Wangjam represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[2] He made his senior team debut on 25 March 2021 in an 1-1 draw match against Oman.
Career statistics
- As of 28 February 2022[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[6] | Continental[7] | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Indian Arrows | 2017–18 | I-League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Indian Arrows total | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Bengaluru | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| 2020–21 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Bengaluru total | 46 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 57 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 76 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 89 | 4 | ||
International
- As of 16 October 2021[8]
| Appearances and Goals by year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 1 |
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 October 2021 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives |  Nepal | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2021 SAFF Championship Final |
Honours
Individual
References
- "Sandesh named AIFF Men's Footballer of the Year, Suresh wins Emerging Player award". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- "Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City". Soccerway.
- Suresh Singh Wangjam at Soccerway
- includes Hero Super Cup and Durand Cup
- includes AFC Cup
- "Suresh Singh Wangjam". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- Bureau, Outlook Web (1 January 2022). "India Vs Nepal, SAFF Championship Final: Sunil Chhetri Equals Lionel Messi Feat As Blue Tigers Win 8th Title". Outlook. Retrieved 21 March 2022.