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{{short description|Indian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ninthoinganba Meetei
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Khumanthem Ninthoinganba Meetei
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|7|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Imphal]], [[Manipur]], India
| height = 163cm
| currentclub = [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
| clubnumber = 1
| position = [[Winger (association football)|Winger]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[AIFF Elite Academy]]
| years1 = 2017–2019
| clubs1 = [[Indian Arrows]]
| caps1 = 25
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2019–2021
| clubs2 = [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
| caps2 = 24
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2021–
| clubs3 = [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]]
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2018
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-17 football team|India U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 26
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2017–
| nationalteam2 = [[India national under-20 football team|India U20]]
| nationalcaps2 = 16
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| club-update = 14:02, 19 December 2020 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 21:30 30 September 2019 (UTC)
}}

'''Khumanthem Ninthoinganba Meetei''' (born 13 July 2001) is an Indian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Winger (association football)|winger]] for [[Indian Super League]] club [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]] and the [[India national under-20 football team|India national under-20 team]].

==Career==
Born in [[Manipur]], Meetei was part of the [[AIFF Elite Academy]] batch that was preparing for the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]] to be hosted in India.<ref name="U17">{{cite news|last1=Selvaraj|first1=Jonathan|title=How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys|url=http://www.espn.in/football/u-17-world-cup/story/3218395/how-14,000-became-21-the-story-of-indias-history-boys|accessdate=29 November 2017|work=ESPN.in|date=3 October 2017}}</ref> After the tournament, Meetei was selected to play for the [[Indian Arrows]], an [[All India Football Federation]]-owned team that would consist of [[India national under-20 football team|India under-20]] players to give them playing time.<ref>{{cite news|title=Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8674|accessdate=29 November 2017|work=The All India Football Federation|date=29 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617024057/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8674|archive-date=17 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> He made his professional debut for the side 5 December 2017 against [[Minerva Punjab F.C.|Minerva Punjab]]. He came on as an 85th-minute substitute as Indian Arrows lost 2–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Arrows 0-2 Minerva Punjab|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2017/12/05/india/i-league/aiff-xi/india-minerva-fc/2683969/|website=Soccerway}}</ref>
===NorthEast United===
Ninthoinganba Meetei, fondly known as Ninthoi was signed by [[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]] following a terrific 2018-19 campaign for the Indian Arrows on a 3 years deal. Ninthoi had a formidable [[Indian Super League]] debut with NorthEast United, making 11 appearances and averaging 18 passes per game. Retained ahead of the 2020-21 season, he will look to play a telling role for the Highlanders.

===Chennaiyin===
On 7 September 2021, [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]] announced that they had completed the signing of Ninthoi on a three-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Official – Chennaiyin FC signs promising Indian midfielder Ninthoi Meetei|url=https://www.iftwc.com/chennaiyin-fc-signs-promising-indian-midfielder-ninthoi-meetei/|access-date=7 September 2021|website=iftwc.com}}</ref>

==International==
Meetei represented the [[India national under-17 football team|India under-17]] side which participated in the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]] which was hosted in India.<ref name="U17"/>

He won the Most Valuable Player Award in [[2019 SAFF U-18 Championship]].

==Career statistics==
{{updated|27 February 2018}}<ref>{{soccerway|khumanthem-ninthoinganba-meetei/513910}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian Arrows]]
|[[2017–18 I-League|2017–18]]
| rowspan="2" |[[I-League]]||10||0||0||0||—||—||10||0
|-
|[[2018-19 I-League|2018-19]]
|15
|2
|2
|0
|_
|_
|17
|2
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Northeast United FC|NorthEast United]]
|[[2019–20 Indian Super League season|2019-20]]
|rowspan="2" |[[Indian Super League]]
|11
|0
|0
|0
|_
|_
|11
|0
|-
|[[2020–21 Indian Super League season|2020-21]]
|13
|0
|0
|0
|_
|_
|13
|0
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!49!!2!!2!!0!!0!!0!! 51
!2
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{NorthEast United FC squad}}

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[[Category:2001 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Imphal]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:AIFF Elite Academy players]]
[[Category:Indian Arrows players]]
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Footballers from Manipur]]
[[Category:I-League players]]
[[Category:India youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Indian Super League players]]
[[Category:NorthEast United FC players]]

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