| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Phurba Tempa Lachenpa | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Sikkim, India | ||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Mumbai City FC | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shillong Lajong | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Shillong Lajong | 22 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Real Kashmir | 15 | (0) |
| 2020– | Mumbai City FC | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05 September 2019 | |||
Phurba Tempa Lachenpa (born 4 February 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Mumbai City F.C. in the Indian Super League.
Career
Born in Sikkim,[1] Lachenpa was a part of Shillong Lajong's youth side that competed in the Shillong Premier League.[2] In September 2016, after recovering from a serious head injury, Lachenpa was named the club's player of the month. Shillong Lajong head coach, Thangboi Singto, praised Lachenpa saying "After suffering a serious head injury and undergoing an operation, he recovered and came back stronger and has shown a great improvement".[3]
During the 2016–17 I-League season, Lachenpa was the club's second choice goalkeeper, behind Vishal Kaith. The next season, Lachenpa was made the club's first choice goalkeeper and started in Shillong Lajong's first I-League match of the season against Gokulam Kerala. He kept the clean sheet as Shillong Lajong won 1–0.[4]
Career statistics
- As of 7 February 2018[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shillong Lajong | 2017–18 | I-League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "Two Sikkimese footballers in Shillong Lajong I-League Squad". Sikkim Express. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ↑ "Shillong Premier League 2017: Shillong Lajong defeats Boys Sports Coy 58 GTC". SouthAsiaViews. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ↑ "PLAYER OF THE MONTH: SEPTEMBER". Shillong Lajong F.C. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ↑ "Shillong Lajong 1-0 Gokulam Kerala". Soccerway.
- ↑ Phurba Lachenpa at Soccerway
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