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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}}
{{Western name order|Kongbrailatpam Manjit Sharma}}
{{Meitei name|Kongbrailatpam|Manjit|Sharma}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Manjit Sharma
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Manjit Sharma Kongbrailatpam
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|3|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Manipur]], [[India]]
| height = {{height|m=}}
| currentclub = [[FC Bengaluru United|Bengaluru United]]
| clubnumber = 3
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre-back]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2019–2022
| clubs1 = [[NEROCA FC|NEROCA]]
| caps1 = 22
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2022–2023
| clubs2 = [[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = [[FC Bengaluru United|Bengaluru United]]
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 21:09, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}

'''Manjit Sharma Kongbrailatpam''' ({{langx|mni|Kongbrailatpam Manjit Sharma}}, born 3 March 1996) is an Indian professional [[Association football|football]] player who plays as a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|defender]] for [[I-League 2]] club [[FC Bengaluru United|Bengaluru United]].

== Early life ==
Sharma was born on 3 March 1996 in [[India]]'s [[Northeast India|northeastern state]] of [[Manipur]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=Kongbrailatpam Manjit Sharma - Player Profile|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/145465?type=club|access-date=4 January 2021|website=All India Football Federation}}</ref>

== Career ==

=== NEROCA FC ===

==== 2019-20 ====
Sharma signed his first senior contract with [[I-League]] side [[NEROCA F.C.]] He would represent the club in [[2019–20 I-League|2019-20 I-League season]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=NEROCA FC Squad 2019-20|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te136155/|access-date=4 January 2021|website=www.worldfootball.net}}</ref> Sharma played his debut match on 14 March 2020 against [[Chennai City FC|Chennai City F.C.]] Sharma was started in the lineup for the match.<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 March 2020|title=NEROCA v Chennai City Starting XIs {{!}} I-League|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/match/neroca-v-chennai-city/lineups/61teqa6tve064rzv5bje8j5gq|access-date=4 January 2021|website=www.goal.com}}</ref> He played the full 90 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=Stats of Kongbrailatpam Sharma|url=https://fbref.com/fr/joueurs/820ed0ca/Kongbrailatpam-Sharma|access-date=4 January 2021|website=FBREF}}</ref> The game finished in a 2–2 draw.<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 March 2020|title=NEROCA vs Chennai City Match Result {{!}} I-League|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/03/14/india/i-league/neroca/chennai-city/3183731/|access-date=4 January 2021|website=Soccerway}}</ref> Sharma played just one game in total for the club at the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Manjit Sharma - Player Profile|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe660579/manjit-sharma/|access-date=4 January 2021|website=www.worldfootball.net}}</ref>

==== 2020-21 ====
Sharma stayed with club for the [[2020–21 I-League|2020-21 I-League]] season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=NEROCA FC - Squad 2020/2021|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te136155/|access-date=2021-02-19|website=worldfootball.net|language=en}}</ref> He played his first match of the season on 15 January 2021 against [[TRAU FC]] in a 1–1 draw as a substitute for Khaiminthang Lhungdim.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|last2=|last3=|first3=|date=15 January 2021|title=I-League: NEROCA, TRAU play out 1-1 draw in Imphal derby {{!}} Football News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/i-league/i-league-neroca-trau-play-out-1-1-draw-in-imphal-derby/articleshow/80290579.cms|access-date=2021-02-19|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> He started in the lineup for the first time the season against [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan SC]] on 3 February which ended in a 0–0 draw.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mohammedan v NEROCA Starting XIs, 03/02/21, I-League {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/match/mohammedan-v-neroca/lineups/4x2sfxhrdpkku0jildr3m1ij8|access-date=2021-02-19|website=www.goal.com}}</ref>

==Club statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|27 March 2023}}<ref>{{soccerway|kongbrailatpam-manjit-sharma/645261}}</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
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[NEROCA FC|NEROCA]]
|[[2019–20 I-League|2019–20]]
| rowspan="3" |[[I-League]]
|1||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||1||0
|-
|[[2020–21 I-League|2020–21]]
|9||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||9||0
|-
|[[2021–22 I-League|2021–22]]
|12||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||12||0
|-
! colspan="2" |NEROCA total
!22!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!22!!0
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[Sudeva Delhi FC|Sudeva Delhi]]
|[[2022–23 I-League|2022–23]]
| rowspan="1" |I-League
|10||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||10||0
|-
| rowspan="1" |[[FC Bengaluru United|Bengaluru United]]
|[[2022–23 I-League 2|2022–23]]
| rowspan="1" |[[I-League 2]]
|1||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||1||0
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!33!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!33!!0
|}
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Soccerway|645261}}
* {{GSA player|kongbrailatpam-sharma/390176}}
* {{FBref player|820ed0ca/Kongbrailatpam-Sharma}}

{{NEROCA F.C. squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Kongbrailatpam Manjit}}
[[Category:1996 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian men's footballers]]
[[Category:NEROCA FC players]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Footballers from Manipur]]

Manjit Sharma Kongbrailatpam - Revision history

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