Bikash Yumnam

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Bikash Yumnam
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-09-06) 6 September 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Lilong Chajing, Manipur
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Kerala Blasters
Number 21
Youth career
2017–18 Minerva Punjab
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 RoundGlass Punjab 20 (1)
2020 → Indian Arrows (loan) 9 (0)
2023–2025 Chennaiyin 31 (0)
2025– Kerala Blasters 0 (0)
International career‡
2017–18 India U16 0 (0)
2019–2022 India U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:55, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2023

Bikash Yumnam (born 6 September 2003) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.

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Club career

Yumnam was included in The Guardian's 2020 edition of their list of 60 footballers for the next generation in October 2020. He made his I-League professional debut for Indian Arrows on 5 February 2020, at Tilak Maidan against NEROCA FC, he started and played full match as they drew 0–0. [1]

On 16 January 2023, Yumnam joined Indian Super League side Chennaiyin on a permanent deal. [2] He made total 38 appearances for the club across two seasons before leaving it in January 2025. [3]

Kerala Blasters

On 19 January 2025, Kerala Blasters announced the signing of Yumnam from on a long-term deal, which would keep him at the club until 2029. [4]

International career

Bikash was part of the Indian U-16 team that reached the quarterfinals of the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship in Malaysia. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals by South Korea. [5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 May 2022 [6]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
RoundGlass Punjab 2019–20 I-League 0000–00
2020–21 9000–90
2021–22 11100–111
RoundGlass Punjab total2010000201
Indian Arrows
(loan)		 2019–20 I-League9000–90
Chennaiyin 2022–23 Indian Super League 0000–00
Career total2910000291

    Honours

    India youth

    References

    1. ↑ "Indian Arrows 0–0 NEROCA". Soccerway.
    2. ↑ "ISL 2022-23: Chennaiyin FC signs defender Bikash Yumnam". Sportstar . The Hindu. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
    3. ↑ "Pritam Kotal signs for Chennaiyin FC; Bikash Yumnam joins Kerala Blasters FC on long-term deal". www.indiansuperleague.com. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
    4. ↑ "ISL: Kerala Blasters sign Bikash Yumnam from Chennaiyin FC". Khel Now. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
    5. ↑ "Bikash Yumnam, My Football Journey: 'It's always been a dream to qualify for the World Cup with India'". theathletic.com (Archived). Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
    6. ↑ Bikash Yumnam at Soccerway
    7. ↑ TEAM SPORTSTAR, 21:34 IST (5 August 2022). "India beats Bangladesh to clinch U20 SAFF Championship". sportstar.thehindu.com. Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Sportstar. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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