Alen Deory

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Alen Deory
Personal information
Full name Alen Deory Damlong
Date of birth (1996-01-12) 12 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Guwahati, Assam, India
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Shillong Lajong 24 (1)
2014NorthEast United (loan) 5 (0)
2015NorthEast 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]

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Career

Early career

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]

Shillong Lajong

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]

NorthEast United (loan)

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]

Mumbai City

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

Mohammedan SC signs one of India’s most promising youngster Alen Deory from Indian Super League club Mumbai City FC. [11]

ARA FC

In 2021, he signed for I-League 2nd Division side, ARA FC.

International

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.

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 October 2021 [15]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shillong Lajong 2015–16 I-League 304070
2016–17 903 [lower-alpha 1] 1121
2017–18 1211 [lower-alpha 2] 0131
Shillong Lajong total2418100322
NorthEast United
(loan)
2014 Indian Super League 500050
2015 200020
Mumbai City 2018–19 101 [lower-alpha 2] 020
2019–20 000000
Mohammedan 2020–21 I-League000000
ARA 2021 I-League 2nd Division 400040
Career total3619100452
  1. Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Super Cup

International

As of matches played till 1 June 2018 [16] [17]
National teamYearAppsGoals
India 201810
Total10

Honours

India

Personal life

Deory's favourite player is Cristiano Ronaldo, [18] and he also looks up to NorthEast United teammate Koke. [19]

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