Bikash Yumnam

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*
Years	Team	Apps	(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.

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]

Club	Season	League			Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
RoundGlass Punjab	2019–20	I-League	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2020–21		9	0	0	0	–		9	0
	2021–22		11	1	0	0	–		11	1
	RoundGlass Punjab total		20	1	0	0	0	0	20	1
Indian Arrows (loan)	2019–20	I-League	9	0	0	0	–		9	0
Chennaiyin	2022–23	Indian Super League	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Career total			29	1	0	0	0	0	29	1

Honours

India youth

• SAFF U-15 Championship: 2017
• SAFF U-20 Championship: 2022 ^[7]

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.
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.