Boris Singh Thangjam

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Boris Singh
Personal information
Full name Boris Singh Thangjam
Date of birth (2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Imphal, Manipur, India
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Right Back
Club information
Current team
Jamshedpur FC
Number 2
Youth career
AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–19 Indian Arrows 31 (2)
2018 ATK 2 (0)
2020–2021 ATK Mohun Bagan 0 (0)
2021– Jamshedpur FC 13 (2)
National team
2015 India U17 31 (4)
2017 India U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:10, 6 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:55, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

Boris Singh Thangjam (born 3 January 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Jamshedpur FC in the Indian Super League.

Career[edit]

Born in Manipur, Thangjam was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[1] After the tournament, Thangjam 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.[2] He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He started and scored the third and final goal in the 90th minute for the Indian Arrows as they won 3–0.[3]

International[edit]

Thangjam represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[1]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 23 February 2018[4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Indian Arrows 2017–18 I-League 12 1 0 0 12 1
2018–19 I-League 19 1 0 0 19 1
Career total 31 2 0 0 0 0 31 2

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. "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.
  3. "Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City". Soccerway.
  4. Boris Singh Thangjam at Soccerway