Ricky Shabong


Ricky John Shabong (born 29 December 2002) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Indian Super League club Punjab.

Ricky Shabong
Personal information
Full name Ricky John Shabong
Date of birth (2002-12-29) 29 December 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Shillong, Meghalaya, India
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
Punjab
Youth career
Royal Wahingdoh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Indian Arrows 28 (0)
2021–2023 Mohun Bagan SG 1 (0)
2022Rajasthan United (loan) 17 (0)
2023– Punjab 0 (0)
National team
2017–2018 India U17 32 (1)
2019– India U20 7 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:22, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

CareerEdit

From Royal Wahingdoh FC, he has selected to the Indian national U-14 team in 2016. He was part of the Indian U-16 team that reached the quarterfinals of the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship in Malaysia. The midfielder was in the starting XI of each one of India's four matches.

Ricky made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the 2019–20 season against Gokulam Kerala F.C. He started and played full match as Indian Arrows lost 0–1.[1]

Career statisticsEdit

ClubEdit

As of 14 February 2023[2]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Indian Arrows 2019–20 I-League 16 0 0 0 16 0
2020–21 12 0 0 0 12 0
Indian Arrows total 28 0 9 0 0 0 28 0
Mohun Bagan SG 2021–22 Indian Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022–23 1 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 2 0
Mohun Bagan total 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Rajasthan United (loan) 2021–22 I-League 17 0 0 0 17 0
Punjab 2023–24 Indian Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 46 0 1 0 0 0 47 0
  1. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

HonoursEdit

India U-20

ReferencesEdit

  1. "Indian Arrows 0-1 Gokulam Kerala". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  2. Ricky Shabong at Soccerway