Suresh Singh Wangjam
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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 | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Bengaluru | |||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | AIFF Elite Academy | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | Bengaluru B | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Indian Arrows | 30 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019– | Bengaluru | 87 | (2) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | India U17 | 30 | (6) | |||||||||||
| 2017 | India U20 | 2 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2021– | India U23 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021– | India | 27 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:53, 18 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 11 April 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Suresh Singh Wangjam (born 7 August 2000), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Bengaluru and India national team. He won the 2020–21 AIFF Emerging Player of the Year award.[1] He also represented India in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017.
Club career
Born in Manipur, and nicknamed as both 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 career
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
Club
- As of 18 March 2023[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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[a] | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Indian Arrows total | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Bengaluru | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 3[c] | 3 | 17 | 3 |
| 2020–21 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 22 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bengaluru total | 87 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 106 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 117 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 138 | 5 | ||
International
- As of 24 June 2024[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2021 | 11 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list India's goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 October 2021 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | 11 |  Nepal |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2021 SAFF Championship Final |
Honours
India
Individual
References
- ^ "Sandesh named AIFF Men's Footballer of the Year, Suresh wins Emerging Player award". the-aiff.com. 21 June 2021. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ a b Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. 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. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Indian Arrows 3–0 Chennai City". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ Suresh Singh Wangjam at Soccerway
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Sandesh named AIFF Men's Footballer of the Year, Suresh wins Emerging Player award". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
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