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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian footballer (born 1982)}}<br />
{{Western name order|Wangkheirakpam Tomba Singh}}<br />
{{Meitei name|Wangkheirakpam|[[Tomba (given name)|Tomba]]|[[Singh]]}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}<br />
{{Infobox football biography<br />
| name = Tomba Singh<br />
| image = <br />
| fullname = Tomba Singh Wangkheirakpam<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|4|3|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Imphal]], [[Manipur]], India<br />
| height = {{convert|1.78|m|abbr=on}}<br />
| currentclub = [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]] (assistant coach) <br />
| clubnumber = <br />
| position = [[Midfielder (association football)|Midfielder]]<br />
| youthyears1 = 1998–1999<br />
| youthclubs1 = USA Club Manipur<br />
| years1 = 1999–2002<br />
| clubs1 = [[Air India FC|Air India]]<br />
| caps1 = <br />
| goals1 = <br />
| years2 = 2002–2004<br />
| clubs2 = [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]<br />
| caps2 = 35<br />
| goals2 = 3<br />
| years3 = 2004–2007<br />
| clubs3 = [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]<br />
| caps3 = <br />
| goals3 = <br />
| years4 = 2007–2008<br />
| clubs4 = [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]]<br />
| caps4 = <br />
| goals4 = <br />
| years5 = 2011–2012<br />
| clubs5 = [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]]<br />
| caps5 = <br />
| goals5 =<br />
| years6 = 2012–2013<br />
| clubs6 = [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]]<br />
| caps6 = 14<br />
| goals6 = 0<br />
| years7 = 2013–2014<br />
| clubs7 = → [[Rangdajied United F.C.|Rangdajied]] (on loan)<br />
| caps7 = 15<br />
| goals7 = 1<br />
| years8 = 2014–2015<br />
| clubs8 = [[Bharat FC|Bharat]]<br />
| caps8 = 4<br />
| goals8 = 0<br />
| years9 = 2016<br />
| clubs9 = [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]]<br />
| caps9 = <br />
| goals9 = <br />
| years10 = 2016–<br />
| clubs10 = [[Southern Samity]]<br />
| caps10 = <br />
| goals10 = <br />
| years11 = 2018<br />
| clubs11 = [[TRAU F.C.|TRAU]]<br />
| caps11 = <br />
| goals11 = <br />
| nationalyears1 = 2002<br />
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-23 football team|India U23]] <br />
| nationalcaps1 = <br />
| nationalgoals1 = <br />
| nationalyears2 = 2002–2004<br />
| nationalteam2 = [[India national football team|India]]<br />
| nationalcaps2 = 12<br />
| nationalgoals2 = 1<br />
| pcupdate = 3 March 2018<br />
| ntupdate = <br />
| manageryears1 = 2020–<br />
| managerclubs1 = [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]] (assistant coach)<br />
}}<br />
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'''Tomba Singh Wangkheirakpam''' ({{langx|mni|Wangkheirakpam Tomba Singh}}, born 3 April 1982) is an Indian former footballer who played as a [[midfielder (association football)|midfielder]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Abhishek|last=Shukla|date=7 July 2018|url=http://www.indiafooty.com/table/2010-11-i-league-standing/|title=I-League 2010/11 final standings|publisher=Indian Footy|website=indianfooty.com|access-date=3 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918012237/http://www.indiafooty.com/table/2010-11-i-league-standing/|archive-date=18 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is the current assistant coach of the [[I-League]] club [[NEROCA F.C.|NEROCA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arunfoot.com/neroca-name-former-india-midfielder-w-tomba-singh-as-new-assistant-coach/|title=NEROCA name former India midfielder W. Tomba Singh as new assistant coach!|date=15 July 2020|access-date=26 October 2022|website=arunfoot.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200810051830/http://www.arunfoot.com/neroca-name-former-india-midfielder-w-tomba-singh-as-new-assistant-coach/|archive-date=10 August 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Tomba began his footballing career with YWC, Thambalkhong in the junior level before his steep climb to the senior division.<br />
After donning colours of ESU, Wangkhei and USA, Khurai Tomba also played a major role in the State team lifting the Under-19 national Football championship held at Imphal where the hosts defeated [[Sikkim]] 4–1 in the final.<br />
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Catching the eye of talent hunters at the Under-19 championship Tomba started playing for [[Air India FC|Air India]] since 1998 before moving to [[Salgaocar F.C.|Salgaocar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=W Tomba voted footballer of the year|url=http://www.e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=1.10.110104.jan04|access-date=7 December 2014|date=10 January 2011|agency=The Sangai Express|website=e-pao.net|publisher=E-PAO|location=Imphal|archive-date=7 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107072727/http://www.e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=1.10.110104.jan04}}</ref><br />
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==Career statistics==<br />
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===International===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;"<br />
|-<br />
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals<br />
|-<br />
|rowspan=7|'''[[India national football team|India]]'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3125.html |title=Singh, Tomba |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=27 March 2013}}</ref> <br />
|2002||2||0<br />
|-<br />
|2003||5||0<br />
|-<br />
|2004||5||1<br />
|-<br />
!Total!!12!!1<br />
|}<br />
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==Honours==<br />
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'''India U23'''<br />
* [[LG Cup (association football)|LG Cup]]: 2002<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/hcmccup.html#02 |title=Ho Chi Minh City Cups |website=RSSSF |accessdate=19 September 2022 }}</ref><br />
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'''India'''<br />
* [[Afro-Asian Games]] silver medal: [[Football at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games|2003]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asafrgam01.html|title=Afro-Asian Games 2003|access-date=20 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928130141/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asafrgam01.html|archive-date=28 September 2022|website=[[RSSSF]]|first1=Arunava|last1=Chaudhuri|first2=Karel|last2=Stokkermans|date=2001}}</ref><br />
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'''Maharashtra'''<br />
*[[Santosh Trophy]]: [[1999–2000 Santosh Trophy|1999–2000]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Maharashtra snares Kerala in its den |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/maharashtra-snares-kerala-in-its-den/article28013093.ece |access-date=28 April 2022 |website=The Hindu |date=24 April 2000 }}</ref><br />
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'''Manipur'''<br />
*[[Santosh Trophy]]: [[2002–03 Santosh Trophy|2002–03]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Manipur is champion |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/manipur-is-champion/article27879272.ece |access-date=28 April 2022 |website=The Hindu |last=Das Sharma |first=Amitabha |date=6 November 2002 }}</ref><br />
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'''Individual'''<br />
* [[AIFF Player of the Year Awards|AIFF Player of the Year]]: 2003<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/december_daily_news_2007.html.html|title=AIFF PLAYER OF THE YEAR — FROM STARTING |publisher=Kolkata Football|access-date=23 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823101258/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/december_daily_news_2007.html.html|archive-date=23 August 2021}}</ref><ref name="AIFF 2016">{{cite web |title=Jeje Lalpekhlua is 2016 AIFF Player of the Year |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7722 |website=the-aiff.com |access-date=24 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227132308/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7722 |archive-date=27 December 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=All India Football Federation Awards: Sunil Chhetri and Bala Devi win Player of the Year Trophy |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/all-india-football-federation-awards-sunil-chhetri-and-bala-devi-win-player-of-the-year-trophy-240310-2015-02-14 |access-date=26 September 2020 |newspaper=[[India Today]] |date=14 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926234124/https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/all-india-football-federation-awards-sunil-chhetri-and-bala-devi-win-player-of-the-year-trophy-240310-2015-02-14 |archive-date=26 September 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Soccerway|wangkheirakpam-tomba-singh/100109}}<br />
* [http://www.goal.com/en-india/people/india/37079/tomba-singh Profile] at Goal.com<br />
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[[Category:Mohun Bagan Super Giant players]]<br />
[[Category:East Bengal Club players]]<br />
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[[Category:Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games]]<br />
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