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{{short description|Indian footballer}}

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{{Infobox football biography
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| fullname = Nongmeikapam Suresh Meitei
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|3|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Manipur, India]]
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| currentclub = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]
| clubnumber = 4
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
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| clubs1 = [[Army Red (football team)|Army Red]]
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}}'''Nongmeikapam Suresh Meitei''' (born 30 March 1994) is an Indian professional football player who plays as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]] for [[I-League]] side [[Churchill Brothers]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=Churchill Brothers SC Players|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/churchill-brothers-sc/3344/squad/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 January 2021|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Suresh was born on 30 March 1994 in [[India]]n state of [[Manipur]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nongmeikapam Suresh Meitei Player Profile|url=https://www.soccerstats247.com/players/nongmeikapam-suresh-meitei-645238/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 January 2021|website=www.soccerstats247.com}}</ref>

== Career ==

=== Army Red ===
Suresh had featured for [[Army Red (football team)|Army Red]] in the [[2019 Durand Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nongmeikapam Suresh Meitei Player Profile|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/128474?type=club|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 January 2021|website=All India Football Federation}}</ref> He served as the captain of the club.<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 August 2019|title=Durand Cup 2019, As it happened: Army Red, Indian Navy hold Bengaluru FC, ATK to draws|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/durand-cup-2019-bengaluru-fc-vs-army-red-bikash-thapa-naushad-moosa-ajay-chhetri-roshan-singh-indian-football/article28821628.ece|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 January 2021|website=SPORTSTAR}}</ref> Suresh played his first match against [[I-League]] side [[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]] on 3 August 2019. The match ended 2–0 in favour of [[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=3 August 2019|title=QUESS EAST BENGAL PREVAILS OVER ARMY RED IN SEASON OPENER|url=https://durandcup.in/matches/east-bengal-fc-vs-army-red/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 January 2021|website=Durand Cup Official Website}}</ref> Suresh played his second match against the reserve team of [[Indian Super League]] side [[Bengaluru FC]] on 5 August 2019. The match finished with the scoreline 1–1 draw.<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 August 2020|title=BENGALURU FC-ARMY RED MATCH ENDS IN A DRAW.|url=https://durandcup.in/matches/auto-draft/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 January 2021|website=Durand Cup Official Website}}</ref> Suresh played his third match for the team against the reserve team of [[Indian Super League]] side [[Jamshedpur FC]] on 9 August 2019. Suresh scored a brace in the match. The game ended 2-2 after final whistle.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 August 2020|title=JAMSHEDPUR FC-ARMY RED MATCH ENDS IN A DRAW|url=https://durandcup.in/matches/army-red-vs-jamshedpur-fc/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 January 2021|website=Durand Cup Official Website}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=9 August 2020|title=Jamshedpur vs Army Red {{!}} Durand Cup 2019|url=https://www.sofascore.com/jamshedpur-army-red/hnRbspihc|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 January 2021|website=www.sofascore.com}}</ref> Suresh played three matches for [[Army Red (football team)|Army Red]] and scored 2 goals for the team.

=== Churchill Brothers SC ===

==== 2019-20 ====
Suresh signed for [[I-League]] side [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]] on 2019. He featured for the club in [[2019–20 I-League|2019-20 I-League season]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=Churchill Brothers SC Squad {{!}} I-League 2019-20|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/churchill-brothers/2020/2/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 January 2020|website=www.worldfootball.net}}</ref> Suresh played his debut match on 26 January 2020 against [[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala F.C.]] The match ended 1–0 in favour of [[Gokulam Kerala FC|Gokulam Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=26 January 2020|title=Gokulam vs Churchill Brothers {{!}} I-League|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/01/26/india/i-league/gokulam/churchill-brothers-sc/3183641/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 January 2021|website=Soccerway}}</ref> Suresh again started in the next match against [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA FC]] on 2 February 2020. The match ended 4–1 with [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]] taking the victory.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 February 2020|title=Churchill Brothers v NEROCA Starting XIs {{!}} I-League|url=https://www.goal.com/en-qa/match/churchill-brothers-v-neroca/lineups/6jjttirdtxdvlku62mww0ookq|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 January 2021|website=www.goal.com}}</ref> He played his third match against [[Chennai City FC]] on 9 February 2020. The match ended with scoreline 1–2 with [[Chennai City FC|Chennai City]] taking the victory.<ref>{{Cite web|date=9 February 2020|title=Churchill Brothers v Chennai City Starting XIs {{!}} I-League|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/match/churchill-brothers-v-chennai-city/lineups/6k1t1xhigwdt2t20arb0uef6y|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 January 2021|website=www.goal.com}}</ref> Suresh played his last match of the season against Kolkata giants [[SC East Bengal|East Bengal]] on 29 February 2019 where he started as a substitute for [[Glan Martins]] in the 66th minute of the game. Suresh was booked in the stoppage time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Suresh Metei - Player Stats, Bookings and more|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/suresh-meitei/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 January 2020|website=www.worldfootball.net}}</ref> The match ended in a 1–1 draw.<ref>{{Cite web|date=29 February 2020|title=East Bengal v Churchill Brothers Starting XIs {{!}} I-League|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/match/east-bengal-v-churchill-brothers/lineups/c5oxthzxf28skutnxa6igh016|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 January 2021|website=www.goal.com}}</ref> Suresh appeared in 4 matches in total for [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]] at the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Suresh Meitei Matches|url=https://www.playmakerstats.com/player_results.php?id=771658&epoca_id=149|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 January 2021|website=www.playmakerstats.com}}</ref>

==== 2020-21 ====
Suresh stayed at [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]] for the [[2020–21 I-League|2020-21 I-League season]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Churchill Brothers » Squad 2020/2021|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/churchill-brothers/2021/2/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=11 January 2021|website=www.worldfootball.net}}</ref> Suresh started in the lineup in the clubs' first match of the season against [[Indian Arrows]] on 10 January 2021, which they ended up winning 2-5.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=10 January 2021|title=Indian Arrows vs Churchill Brothers {{!}} Match Details|url=https://i-league.org/match-details/?mid=7966|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=11 January 2021|website=I-League Official Website}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
{{updated|matches played till 19 February 2021}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=N. Meitei Player Profile|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/nongmeikapam-suresh-meitei/645238/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=1 January 2021|website=Soccerway}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season
! colspan="3" |League
! colspan="2" |Federation Cup/Super Cup
! colspan="2" |Durand Cup
! colspan="2" |[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
! colspan="2" |Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Churchill Brothers S.C.]]
|[[2019–20 I-League|2019-20]]
| rowspan="2" |[[I-League]]
|4
|0
| -
| -
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|<nowiki>-</nowiki>
|4
|0
|-
|[[2020–21 I-League|2020-21]]
| 8
| 0
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 8
| 0
|-
! colspan="3" |Total
!12
!0
!-
!-
!-
!-
!-
!-
!12
!0
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{Soccerway|645238}}
* [https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/128474?type=club Suresh Meitei] at All India Football Federation
* [https://www.flashscore.info/player/meitei-suresh/MFTk20Pc/ Suresh Meitei] at Flashscore

{{Churchill Brothers S.C. squad}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Meitei, Suresh}}
[[Category:1994 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Manipur]]
[[Category:Indian footballers]]
[[Category:Churchill Brothers FC Goa players]]
[[Category:Association football defenders]]
[[Category:Footballers from Manipur]]
[[Category:I-League players]]

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->Billjones94 at 15:52, 3 October 2021