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{{short description|Indian footballer}} | {{short description|Indian footballer (born 2000)}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}} | {{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}} | ||
{{Western name order|Wangjam Suresh Singh}} | |||
{{Meitei name|Wangjam|Suresh|Singh}} | |||
{{Infobox football biography | {{Infobox football biography | ||
| name = Suresh Singh | | name = Suresh Singh | ||
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| height = {{height|m=1.66}} | | height = {{height|m=1.66}} | ||
| currentclub = [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] | | currentclub = [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] | ||
| clubnumber = | | clubnumber = 8 | ||
| position = [[Midfielder | | position = [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|Defensive midfielder]] | ||
| youthyears1 = 2016–2019 | | youthyears1 = 2016–2019 | ||
| youthclubs1 = [[AIFF Elite Academy]] | | youthclubs1 = [[AIFF Elite Academy]] | ||
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| years2 = 2019– | | years2 = 2019– | ||
| clubs2 = [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] | | clubs2 = [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] | ||
| caps2 = | | caps2 = 100 | ||
| goals2 = | | goals2 = 3 | ||
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2017 | | nationalyears1 = 2015–2017 | ||
| nationalteam1 = [[India national under-17 football team|India U17]] | | nationalteam1 = [[India national under-17 football team|India U17]] | ||
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| nationalyears4 = 2021– | | nationalyears4 = 2021– | ||
| nationalteam4 = [[India national football team|India]] | | nationalteam4 = [[India national football team|India]] | ||
| nationalcaps4 = | | nationalcaps4 = 40 | ||
| nationalgoals4 = 1 | | nationalgoals4 = 1 | ||
| club-update = | | club-update = 20:53, 18 March 2025 (UTC) | ||
| ntupdate = | | ntupdate = 22:00, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | ||
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{fb|IND}}}} | | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{fb|IND}}}} | ||
{{MedalCompetition|[[SAFF Championship]]}} | {{MedalCompetition|[[SAFF Championship]]}} | ||
{{Medal|W| [[2021 SAFF Championship|2021 Maldives]]|}} | {{Medal|W| [[2021 SAFF Championship|2021 Maldives]]|}} | ||
{{Medal|Competition|[[CAFA Nations Cup]]}} | |||
{{Medal|3rd|[[2025 CAFA Nations Cup|2025 Tajikistan–Uzbekistan]]|[[2025 CAFA Nations Cup squads#India|Team]]}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Suresh Singh Wangjam''' (born 7 August 2000) is an Indian professional [[ | '''Suresh Singh Wangjam''' (born 7 August 2000) is an Indian professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[Indian Super League]] club [[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] and [[India national football team|India national team]]. He won the [[AIFF Player of the Year Awards#Emerging Player of the Year|2020–21 AIFF Emerging Player of the Year]] award.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sandesh named AIFF Men's Footballer of the Year, Suresh wins Emerging Player award|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/sandesh-named-aiff-mens-footballer-of-the-year-suresh-wins-emerging-player-award|website=the-aiff.com|date=21 June 2021|access-date=21 July 2021|archive-date=10 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310151646/http://the-aiff.com/article/sandesh-named-aiff-mens-footballer-of-the-year-suresh-wins-emerging-player-award|url-status=live}}</ref> He also represented India in the [[FIFA U-17 World Cup]] in 2017. | ||
== | ==Club career== | ||
Born in [[Manipur]] and nicknamed as ''El Torito'' and ''Gooli Suresha'', Wangjam 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, Wangjam 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}}</ref> He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]. He started and played the whole match as Indian Arrows won 3–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Arrows | Born in [[Manipur]], and nicknamed as both ''El Torito'' and ''Gooli Suresha'', Wangjam 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|archive-date=10 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110234754/https://www.espn.in/football/u-17-world-cup/story/3218395/how-14,000-became-21-the-story-of-indias-history-boys|url-status=live}}</ref> After the tournament, Wangjam 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-date=17 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617024057/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8674|url-status=live}}</ref> He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against [[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]]. He started and played the whole match as Indian Arrows won 3–0.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Arrows 3–0 Chennai City|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/29/india/i-league/aiff-xi/chennai-city/2683965/?ICID=PL_MS_04|website=Soccerway|access-date=21 February 2018|archive-date=17 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617044323/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/11/29/india/i-league/aiff-xi/chennai-city/2683965/?ICID=PL_MS_04|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==International== | ==International career== | ||
Wangjam 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"/> | Wangjam 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"/> | ||
==Career statistics== | He made his senior team debut on 25 March 2021 in an 1–1 draw match against [[Oman national football team|Oman]]. | ||
{{updated| | |||
== Career statistics == | |||
=== Club === | |||
{{updated|18 March 2023}}<ref>{{soccerway|suresh-singh-wangjam/513908}}</ref> | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||
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!rowspan="2"|Season | !rowspan="2"|Season | ||
!colspan="3"|League | !colspan="3"|League | ||
!colspan="2"|Cup | !colspan="2"|Cup | ||
!colspan="2"| | !colspan="2"|[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] | ||
!colspan="2"|Total | ! colspan="2" |Other | ||
! colspan="2" |Total | |||
|- | |- | ||
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals | !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals | ||
!Apps | |||
!Goals!!Apps!!Goals | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="3"|[[Indian Arrows]] | | rowspan="3" |[[Indian Arrows]] | ||
|{{Nowrap|[[2017–18 I-League|2017–18]]}} | |{{Nowrap|[[2017–18 I-League|2017–18]]}} | ||
|rowspan="2"|[[I-League]] | | rowspan="2" |[[I-League]] | ||
|15||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |— | |||
| colspan="2" |—||15||0 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[2018–19 I-League|2018–19]] | |[[2018–19 I-League|2018–19]] | ||
|15||0||2{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]}}||0|| colspan="2" |— | |||
| colspan="2" |—||17||0 | |||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="2" | | ! colspan="2" |Total | ||
! | !30!!0!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!32!!0 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan=" | | rowspan="7" |[[Bengaluru FC|Bengaluru]] | ||
|[[2019–20 Bengaluru FC season|2019–20]] | |[[2019–20 Bengaluru FC season|2019–20]] | ||
|rowspan=" | | rowspan="6" |[[Indian Super League]] | ||
|11||0||0||0||3{{efn|name=statsAFCC|Appearance(s) in [[AFC Cup]]}}||0 | |||
|3{{efn|name=DurandCup|Appearance(s) in [[Durand Cup]]}}||3||17||3 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[2020–21 Bengaluru FC season|2020–21]] | |[[2020–21 Bengaluru FC season|2020–21]] | ||
|19||1||0||0||5{{efn|name=statsAFCC}}||0||0||0||24||1 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | |[[2021–22 Bengaluru FC season|2021–22]] | ||
|| | |16||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||0||0||16||0 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[2022–23 Bengaluru FC season|2022–23]] | |||
|22||0||5{{efn|name=SuperCup|Appearance(s) in [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]}}||0|| colspan="2" |—||3{{efn|name=DurandCup|Appearance(s) in [[Durand Cup]]}}||0||30||0 | |||
|- | |- | ||
!colspan="3"|Career total | |[[2023–24 Bengaluru FC season|2023–24]] | ||
! | |19||1||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||0||0||19||1 | ||
|- | |||
|[[2024–25 Bengaluru FC season|2024–25]] | |||
|13||1||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||3||0||16||1 | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="2" |Total | |||
!100!!3!!5!!0!!8!!0!!9!!3!!122!!6 | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="3" |Career total | |||
!130!!3!!7!!0!!8!!0!!9!!3!!154!!6 | |||
|} | |} | ||
{{notelist}} | |||
===International=== | === International === | ||
{{updated| | {{updated|18 November 2025}}<ref>{{NFT player|id=82017 |name= Suresh Singh Wangjam|accessdate=23 June 2021}}</ref> | ||
{| class="wikitable | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan="5" |[[India national football team|India]] | |||
|2021||11||1 | |||
|- | |||
|2022||4||0 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|2023||7||0 | |||
|- | |- | ||
|2024||9||0 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2025||9||0 | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Total | ! colspan="2" |Total!!40!!1 | ||
! | |||
!1 | |||
|} | |} | ||
===International goals=== | ====International goals==== | ||
{| class="wikitable | :''Scores and results list India's goal tally first'' | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Cap !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | |||
|- | |- | ||
| align=center | 1. || 16 October 2021 || [[National Football Stadium (Maldives)|National Football Stadium]], [[Malé]], [[Maldives]] || align=center | 11 || {{fb|NEP}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center | 3–0 || [[2021 SAFF Championship|2021 SAFF Championship Final]] | |||
| 16 October 2021 || [[National Football Stadium (Maldives)|National Football Stadium]], [[Malé]], [[Maldives]] || {{fb|NEP}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center|3–0 || [[2021 SAFF Championship]] | |||
|} | |} | ||
== Honours == | == Honours == | ||
=== | '''India''' | ||
*[[SAFF Championship]]: [[2021 SAFF Championship|2021]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=Outlook Web |date=2022-01-01 |title=India Vs Nepal, SAFF Championship Final: Sunil Chhetri Equals Lionel Messi Feat As Blue Tigers Win 8th Title |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/sports-news-india-vs-nepal-saff-football-championship-final-sunil-chhetri-equals-lionel-messi-feat-as-blue-tigers-win-8th-title/397855 |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=Outlook |language=en |archive-date=21 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321132007/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/sports-news-india-vs-nepal-saff-football-championship-final-sunil-chhetri-equals-lionel-messi-feat-as-blue-tigers-win-8th-title/397855 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
* [[Tri-Nation Series (India)|Tri-Nation Series]]: [[2023 Tri-Nation Series (India)|2023]] | |||
''' | '''Individual''' | ||
*[[ | * [[AIFF Player of the Year Awards|AIFF Emerging Player of the Year]]: [[AIFF Player of the Year Awards#Emerging Player of the Year|2020–21]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Sandesh named AIFF Men's Footballer of the Year, Suresh wins Emerging Player award|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/sandesh-named-aiff-mens-footballer-of-the-year-suresh-wins-emerging-player-award|access-date=2021-07-21|website=the-aiff.com|archive-date=10 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230310151646/http://the-aiff.com/article/sandesh-named-aiff-mens-footballer-of-the-year-suresh-wins-emerging-player-award|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
=== | |||
* [[ | '''Bengaluru FC''' | ||
* [[Durand Cup]]: [[2022 Durand Cup|2022]] | |||
*[[Indian Super League|ISL Cup]] runner-up: [[2022–23 Indian Super League|2022–23]], [[2024–25 Indian Super League|2024–25]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-11 |title=Mohun Bagan win their first ISL league-cup double with extra time win over Bengaluru FC |url=https://www.espn.in/football/story/_/id/44630832/mohun-bagan-vs-bengaluru-fc-live-score-updates-commentary-2024-25-isl-final |access-date=2025-11-07 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> | |||
*[[AIFF Super Cup|Super Cup]] runner-up: [[2023 AIFF Super Cup|2023]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Bengaluru FC squad}} | {{Bengaluru FC squad}} | ||
{{India squad 2023 AFC Asian Cup}} | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh Wangjam, Suresh}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh Wangjam, Suresh}} | ||
[[Category:2000 births]] | [[Category:2000 births]] | ||
[[Category:Living people]] | [[Category:Living people]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Indian men's footballers]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Footballers from Manipur]] | ||
[[Category:AIFF | [[Category:AIFF Academy players]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Arrows players]] | [[Category:Indian Arrows players]] | ||
[[Category:Bengaluru FC players]] | [[Category:Bengaluru FC players]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Men's association football midfielders]] | ||
[[Category:I-League players]] | [[Category:I-League players]] | ||
[[Category:India youth international footballers]] | [[Category:India men's youth international footballers]] | ||
[[Category:India international footballers]] | [[Category:India men's international footballers]] | ||
[[Category:Indian Super League players]] | [[Category:Indian Super League players]] | ||
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportsmen]] | |||
[[Category:2023 AFC Asian Cup players]] | |||
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| Full name | Suresh Singh Wangjam | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 August 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Manipur, India | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Bengaluru | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | AIFF Elite Academy | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Bengaluru B | ||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Indian Arrows | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Bengaluru | 100 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | India U17 | 30 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | India U20 | 2 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | India U23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | India | 40 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:53, 18 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:00, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||
Suresh Singh Wangjam (born 7 August 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Bengaluru and India national team. He won the 2020–21 AIFF Emerging Player of the Year award.[1] He also represented India in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017.
Club career[edit | edit source]
Born in Manipur, and nicknamed as both El Torito and Gooli Suresha, Wangjam was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[2] After the tournament, Wangjam was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time.[3] He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He started and played the whole match as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[4]
International career[edit | edit source]
Wangjam represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[2]
He made his senior team debut on 25 March 2021 in an 1–1 draw match against Oman.
Career statistics[edit | edit source]
Club[edit | edit source]
- As of 18 March 2023[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Indian Arrows | 2017–18 | I-League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 15 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Bengaluru | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 3 | 17 | 3 |
| 2020–21 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 22 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 100 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 122 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 130 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 154 | 6 | ||
International[edit | edit source]
- As of 18 November 2025[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2021 | 11 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 1 | |
International goals[edit | edit source]
- Scores and results list India's goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 October 2021 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | 11 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2021 SAFF Championship Final |
Honours[edit | edit source]
India
Individual
Bengaluru FC
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Sandesh named AIFF Men's Footballer of the Year, Suresh wins Emerging Player award". the-aiff.com. 21 June 2021. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ↑ "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ↑ "Indian Arrows 3–0 Chennai City". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ↑ Suresh Singh Wangjam at Soccerway
- ↑ "Suresh Singh Wangjam". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ↑ Bureau, Outlook Web (1 January 2022). "India Vs Nepal, SAFF Championship Final: Sunil Chhetri Equals Lionel Messi Feat As Blue Tigers Win 8th Title". Outlook. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ "Sandesh named AIFF Men's Footballer of the Year, Suresh wins Emerging Player award". the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ↑ "Mohun Bagan win their first ISL league-cup double with extra time win over Bengaluru FC". ESPN. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.