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{{short description|Indian footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Western name order|Yendrembam Denechandra Meitei}}
{{Meitei name|Yendrembam|Denechandra|Meitei}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Denechandra Meitei
| image =
| fullname = Denechandra Meitei Yendrembam
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|3|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Manipur]], India
| height = {{height|m=1.73}}
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|Left-back]]
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2008–2009
| youthclubs1 = [[Mohun Bagan AC|Mohun Bagan]]
| youthyears2 = 2009
| youthclubs2 = Sambhalpur Academy
| youthyears3 = 2011–2013
| youthclubs3 = [[Pune FC|Pune]]
| years1 = 2013–2014
| clubs1 = [[Pune FC|Pune]]
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2016–2017
| clubs2 = [[Ozone FC|Ozone]]
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2017
| clubs3 = Sagolband United
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years4 = 2017–2018
| clubs4 = [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]
| caps4 = 15
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2018–2019
| clubs5 = [[NEROCA FC|NEROCA]]
| caps5 = 4
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2019–2020
| clubs6 = [[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
| caps6 = 12
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2020–2023
| clubs7 = [[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
| caps7 = 9
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2022–2023
| clubs8 = → [[Odisha FC|Odisha]] (loan)
| caps8 = 14
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2023–2025
| clubs9 = [[Punjab FC|Punjab]]
| caps9 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]]
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 21:34, 4 March 2023 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
}}

'''Denechandra Meitei Yendrembam''' ({{langx|mni|Yendrembam Denechandra Meitei}}, born 28 March 1994) is an Indian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|defender]].

==Club career==
===Early career===
Born in [[Manipur]], Meitei started playing [[association football|football]] from the age of 10 years.<ref name=PFCProfile>{{cite web|title=14. Y. Denechandra Meitei|url=http://punefc.com/?player=denechandra-meitei|work=Pune Football Club|accessdate=12 October 2013}}</ref> He initially trained at a local stadium to improve his technical ability.<ref name=PFCProfile/> He eventually managed to make it into his district team and then the [[Manipur football team]] in the youth nationals.<ref name=PFCProfile/> Then in 2008 he was signed by [[Mohun Bagan A.C.]] to join their academy.<ref name=PFCProfile/> After a one-year stay at the academy, Meitei joined the Sambhalpur Academy in [[Orissa, India|Orissa]].<ref name=PFCProfile/> However, due to problems with both academies in terms of how they taught academics, Meitei dropped out of both.<ref name=PFCProfile/> He then went back to Manipur to play for a local club.<ref name=PFCProfile/>

Then, after going back to Manipur, James Singh of [[Mumbai F.C.]] recommended Meitei to trial at [[Pune F.C.]] for a spot in the [[Pune F.C. Academy]].<ref name=PFCProfile/> Meitei trialed for the spot in the academy and passed.<ref name=PFCProfile/> While with the Pune F.C. Academy Meitei had won the [[I-League U19]] twice.<ref name=PFCProfile/>

===Pune Football Club===
On 10 October 2013, Meitei made his professional debut for [[Pune F.C.]] in the [[I-League]] against [[Mohun Bagan A.C.]] at the [[Balewadi Sports Complex]] in which he came on in the 89th minute for [[Pierre Djidjia Douhou|Pierre Douhou]] as Pune won the match 2–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pune vs Mohun Bagan 2 - 0|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/10/10/india/i-league/pune-fc/mohun-bagan-ac/1585300/|work=Soccerway|accessdate=12 October 2013}}</ref>

===Kerala Blasters===
On 5 August 2020, it was announced that Meitei would join [[Kerala Blasters]] from [[TRAU FC]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Denechandra Meitei joins Kerala Blasters |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/denechandra-meitei-joins-kerala-blasters20200805224532/ |date=5 August 2020|accessdate=11 October 2020|work=ANI News}}</ref> He made his first appearance for the club on 29 November 2021, against [[Chennaiyin FC]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=29 November 2020|title=ISL 2020-21 highlights, Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters FC: Albino penalty save helps KBFC earn point vs CFC|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/isl/isl-news/cfc-vs-kbfc-chennaiyin-fc-vs-kerala-blasters-fc-isl-live-score-streaming-updates/article33203373.ece|website=Sportstar|access-date=6 May 2021}}</ref> On 6 May 2021, Metei signed a new three-year contract with Kerala Blasters, keeping him at the club until 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-06|title=Denechandra Meitei extends contract with KBFC till 2024|url=https://keralablastersfc.in/denechandra-meitei-extends-contract-with-kbfc-till-2024/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-11|website=Kerala Blasters FC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506121726/https://keralablastersfc.in/denechandra-meitei-extends-contract-with-kbfc-till-2024/ |archive-date=6 May 2021 }}</ref>

Meitei was included in the Kerala Blasters squad for the [[2021 Durand Cup]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Durand Cup 2021: Kerala Blasters FC announces squad|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/durand-cup-2021-kerala-blasters-fc-announces-squad-fixtures-ivan-vukomanovic-jeakson-singh/article36254591.ece|access-date=2021-11-21|website=Sportstar|date=2 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref> and played his first match against arch-rivals [[Bengaluru FC]] on 15 September, where he received a red card and the match ended in a 2–0 defeat for the Blasters.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Durand Cup: Bengaluru FC beat eight-men Kerala Blasters 2-0|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/football/2021/sep/15/durand-cup-bengaluru-fc-beat-eight-men-kerala-blasters-2-0-2359208.html|access-date=2021-11-21|website=The New Indian Express|date=15 September 2021 }}</ref> He played his first match of the [[2021–22 Indian Super League]] season as a substitute for [[Nishu Kumar]] against Bengaluru itself in the 88th minute of the, which they lost 0–1.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-30|title=ISL 2021-22 Highlights, Kerala Blasters vs Bengaluru FC: KBFC 0-1 BFC|url=https://www.news18.com/news/football/indian-super-league-2021-22-live-score-and-updates-kerala-blasters-vs-bengaluru-fc-isl-8-kbfc-v-bfc-livenews-4715063.html|access-date=2022-01-30|website=News18|language=en}}</ref>

===Odisha FC (loan)===
On 6 July 2022, [[Odisha FC]] announced the signing of Meitei on a season long loan deal from the Blasters.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 6, 2022 |first=Sourav |last=Modak |title=ISL: Odisha FC sign Denechandra Meitei on loan from Kerala Blasters {{!}} Football News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/isl-odisha-fc-sign-denechandra-meitei-on-loan-from-kerala-blasters/articleshow/92703188.cms |access-date=2022-07-06 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

==International career==
Meitei has represented India at the under-23 level in which he played for them in a tournament held at [[Bangladesh]].<ref name=PFCProfile/>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|23 August 2024}}<ref>{{soccerway|yendrembam-denechandra-meitei/316592}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Pune FC|Pune]]
|{{nowrap|[[2013–14 I-League|2013–14]]}}
|[[I-League]]
|1||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||1||0
|-
|[[Ozone FC|Ozone]]
|[[2016–17 I-League 2nd Division|2016–17]]
|[[I-League 2|I-League 2nd Division]]
|1||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||1||0
|-
|[[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]]
|[[2017–18 I-League|2017–18]]
|I-League
|15||0||2{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||17||0
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[NEROCA FC|NEROCA]]
|[[2018–19 I-League|2018–19]]
|I-League
|4||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||4||0
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[TRAU FC|TRAU]]
|[[2019–20 I-League|2019–20]]
|I-League
|12||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||12||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Kerala Blasters FC|Kerala Blasters]]
|[[2020–21 Kerala Blasters FC season|2020–21]]
|[[Indian Super League]]
|6||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||6||0
|-
|[[2021–22 Kerala Blasters FC season|2021–22]]
|[[Indian Super League]]
|3||0||1{{efn|name=DurandCup|Appearance(s) in [[Durand Cup]]}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||4||0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!9!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!10!!0
|-
|[[Odisha FC|Odisha]] (loan)
|[[2022–23 Indian Super League|2022–23]]
|Indian Super League
|14||0||4{{efn|name=DurandCup}}{{efn|name=SuperCup}}||0||1{{efn|name=QAFCCL|Appearance(s) in [[Indian club qualifiers for 2023–24 AFC competitions#Qualification for the AFC Cup group stage|play-offs for AFC Cup]]}}||0||19||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Punjab FC|Punjab]]
|[[2023–24 Indian Super League|2023–24]]
|Indian Super League
|0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||0||0
|-
|[[2024–25 Indian Super League|2024–25]]
|Indian Super League
|0||0||2{{efn|name=DurandCup}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!0!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!56!!0!!9!!0!!1!!0!!66!!0
|}
{{notelist}}

== Honours ==

=== Club ===

==== Kerala Blasters FC ====

* [[Indian Super League]] runner up: [[2021–22 Indian Super League|2021–22]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-21 |title=ISL final: Hyderabad give Kerala the blues |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/isl-final-hyderabad-gives-kerala-the-blues-7828652/ |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Soccerway|316592}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meitei, Denechandra}}
[[Category:1994 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Pune FC players]]
[[Category:TRAU FC players]]
[[Category:Men's association football full-backs]]
[[Category:Footballers from Manipur]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:Kerala Blasters FC players]]
[[Category:Mohun Bagan Super Giant players]]
[[Category:Churchill Brothers FC players]]
[[Category:NEROCA FC players]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Odisha FC players]]
[[Category:Punjab FC players]]

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