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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 |  Nepal |
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.