Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 October 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Haflong, Assam, India | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Arabian Falcons | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2013 | SAI Guwahati | ||
2013–2016 | AIFF Elite Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Chennaiyin | 2 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Chennaiyin B | 1 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Minerva Punjab (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2018–2019 | → Gokulam Kerala (loan) | 2 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Kerala Blasters | 2 | (0) |
2020 | Bengaluru United | 5 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Odisha | 1 | (0) |
2023–2024 | TRAU | 17 | (4) |
2024– | Arabian Falcons | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | India U14 | 6 | (2) |
2014–2016 | India U16 | 8 | (5) |
2016–2019 | India U19 | 8 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:18, 6 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 October 2017 |
Baoringdao Bodo (born 17 October 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for TRAU football club Manipur. [1]
He became India's youngest player in history to play, upon making his senior debut in January 2017. Born in Assam, Bodo represented the India under-19 team and captained the nation at under-17 level.
Born to a Dimasa Kachari family in the town of Haflong, Dima Hasao, Assam, Bodo started playing football at the age of 8 and then his father Mr. Jibon Bodo enrolled him at SAI Guwahati for better football training. In 2013, Bodo was selected for India camp for under 14. He joined AIFF Regional Academy in Kalyani, Kolkata under coach Gautam Ghosh. Bodo was the part of India U16 squad which has won the 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship and also AFC U16 Championship Qualifiers in 2014. Bodo improved a lot then he was promoted to AIFF Elite Academy in Goa. There he has represented India U19 in I-League U18, Subroto Cup and IFA Shield.
In May 2016, Bodo along with four AIFF Elite Academy boys signed with former ISL Champions Chennaiyin FC on a long-term contract. Bodo became the youngest player to ever contracted with any ISL club. [2]
On 1 January 2017, Minerva signed Bodo on loan from Chennaiyin FC for 2016-17 I-League season. On 21 January 2017, Bodo made his league debut, coming-on as 46th-minute substitute for Kamalpreet Singh in an away match against Shillong Lajong at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong. He made his first start for the club against Mumbai FC at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana where he also scored for the club and become the Youngest player to ever score in I-League. [3]
On 23 January 2019, Bodo made a permanent transfer to Kerala Blasters FC on a long-term deal. [4]
On 11 June 2020, Bodo signed a two–year deal with Odisha FC. [5]
In January 2024, Bodo moved abroad, signing with UAE Third Division League club Arabian Falcons. [6]
Bodo first represented India at the under-14 level. [7] He was part of the under-16 side that won the 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship and participated in the qualifiers for the AFC U-16 Championship. Bodo then went on to represent the under-19 side in the IFA Shield where he was adjudged MVP of the tournament and Top scorer of the tournament.
Former AIFF Academy coach Gautam Ghosh has described Bodo as "a really talented player with a bright footballing brain" who has the versatility to play as a winger on either flank, as a playmaker or as a striker. Bodo has been praised for his aerial ability, creativity, and bursts of acceleration. He has been referred to as a Neymar and has also been called the Indian Neymar Jr. by mainly Indian media.
Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chennaiyin | 2017–18 | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Chennaiyin B | 2017–18 | I-League 2nd Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Minerva Punjab (loan) | 2016–17 | I-League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
Gokulam Kerala (loan) | 2018–19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | ||
Kerala Blasters | 2018–19 | Indian Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Bengaluru United | 2020 | I-League 2nd Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
Odisha | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Odisha total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
TRAU | 2022–23 | I-League | 13 | 3 | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 16 | 4 | |
Career total | 36 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 6 |
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