Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alen Deory Damlong | ||
Date of birth | 12 January 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Guwahati, Assam, India | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | ARA | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010 | Sports Authority of India | ||
2011 | Tata FA | ||
2011–2012 | IMG Academy | ||
2012–2014 | AIFF Elite Academy | ||
2014–2015 | Shillong Lajong | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Shillong Lajong | 24 | (1) |
2014 | → NorthEast United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2015 | → NorthEast United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Mumbai City | 1 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Mohammedan | 0 | (0) |
2021– | ARA | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2009 | India U13 | ||
2010–2011 | India U14 | ||
2011–2012 | India U16 | ||
2013 | India U19 | 3 | (0) |
2017 | India U23 | 3 | (1) |
2018– | India | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:10, 14 October 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:10, 1 June 2018 (UTC) |
Alen Deory (born 12 January 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for ARA in the I-League 2nd Division and the India national team. [1]
Born in Guwahati, Assam, Deory belongs to Tiwa community (an indigenous Assamese community). He started his career when he joined the football program of the Sports Authority of India in Assam. [2] He then joined the Tata Football Academy in 2011 but only stayed for three-months before traveling to Florida in the United States to join the IMG Academy after receiving an IMG-Reliance Scholarship. [2] While at the IMG Academy, Alen was a part of the India IMG Academy team that defeated the United States women's senior team in a friendly match 4–0. [3]
After spending a couple years at the IMG Academy, Deory came back to India to join the AIFF Elite Academy Academy in Goa. [4] While with the AIFF Academy, Deory, along with teammate Udanta Singh, took part in the Nike All Asia Camp where they were both selected to join the All-Star squad in Australia. [5]
On 21 July 2014, it was announced that Deory signed his first professional contract when he signed for Shillong Lajong in the I-League. [6]
After signing for Shillong Lajong, Deory sign on with their Indian Super League affiliated club, NorthEast United, on loan for the 2014 season. [7] [8] Deory then made his professional debut for NorthEast United on 8 November 2014 against Chennaiyin FC. He came on as a 61st-minute substitute for Seminlen Doungel as NorthEast United drew the match 2–2. [9]
After having a good season with Shillong Lajong FC, Mumbai City roped him to strengthen their attack. The 24-year-old Deory featured in only a single game for the club before leaving the side. [10]
Mohammedan SC signs one of India’s most promising youngster Alen Deory from Indian Super League club Mumbai City FC. [11]
In 2021, he signed for I-League 2nd Division side, ARA FC.
Deory has played for India at the under-13, under-14, under-16, under-19 and India U23 levels. He made his debut for the under-13 side in 2009 before joining the under-14 side the next year. [12] Deory was a part of the under-16 team that played in the 2012 AFC U-16 Championship and then the under-19 team for the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers. [13] [14] In July 2017, he was selected in final India U23 squad which travelled to Qatar to play 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification and scored a goal against Turkmenistan U23.
Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Shillong Lajong | 2015–16 | I-League | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
2016–17 | 9 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
2017–18 | 12 | 1 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |||
Shillong Lajong total | 24 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
NorthEast United (loan) | 2014 | Indian Super League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Mumbai City | 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Mohammedan | 2020–21 | I-League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
ARA | 2021 | I-League 2nd Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
Career total | 36 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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India | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
India
Deory's favourite player is Cristiano Ronaldo, [18] and he also looks up to NorthEast United teammate Koke. [19]
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