| Personal information | |||||||||||||
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| Full name | Boris Singh Thangjam | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 3 January 2000 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Imphal, Manipur, India | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger, right-back | ||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | Goa | ||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| AIFF Elite Academy | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Indian Arrows | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | ATK | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Indian Arrows (loan) | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Mohun Bagan | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Jamshedpur | 41 | (5) | ||||||||||
| 2023– | Goa | 24 | (3) | ||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | India U17 | 31 | (4) | ||||||||||
| 2017 | India U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2025– | India | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:38, 24 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 August 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||
Boris Singh Thangjam (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist., born 3 January 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Goa and the India national team.
Club career[edit | edit source]
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 career[edit | edit source]
Thangjam represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[1]
Thangjam made his debut for India national team on 19 March 2025 in a friendly against the Maldives.[4]
Career statistics[edit | edit source]
Club[edit | edit source]
- As of 21 April 2023[5]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Indian Arrows | 2017–18 | I-League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| Indian Arrows (loan) | 2018–19 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| ATK | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| ATK Mohun Bagan | 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jamshedpur | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 24 | 4 | ||
| Jamshedpur total | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 7 | ||
| Goa | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 72 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 9 | ||
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Appearance(s) in Super Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Qualifier for AFC Champions League group stage
International[edit | edit source]
- As of 29 August 2025[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours[edit | edit source]
Jamshedpur
- Indian Super League premiership: 2021–22[7][8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "India vs Maldives football match highlights: Sunil Chhetri scores on comeback as IND win 3–0". Indian Express. 19 March 2025.
- ↑ Boris Singh Thangjam at Soccerway
- ↑ Template:NFT
- ↑ "ISL 2021–22: Jamshedpur win the League Winners Shield | Goal.com". goal.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ↑ "Jamshedpur FC clinch League Winners' Shield after beating ATK Mohun Bagan". Indian Super League. 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.