Boris Singh Thangjam

In this Meitei name, the family name is Thangjamand the given name is Boris."Singh" is a name suffix.

Boris Singh

Personal information
Full name	Boris Singh Thangjam
Date of birth	(2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth	Imphal, Manipur, India
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Winger, right-back
Team information
Current team	Goa
Number	17
Youth career
	AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Indian Arrows	12	(1)
2018–2020	ATK	0	(0)
2018–2019	→ Indian Arrows (loan)	19	(1)
2020–2021	Mohun Bagan	0	(0)
2021–2023	Jamshedpur	41	(5)
2023–	Goa	24	(3)
International career‡
2015	India U17	31	(4)
2017	India U20	3	(0)
2025–	India	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:38, 24 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 March 2025

Boris Singh Thangjam (born 3 January 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Goa and the India national team.

Club career

Born in Manipur, Thangjam was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India. ^[1] After the tournament, Thangjam was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time. ^[2] He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He started and scored the third and final goal in the 90th minute for the Indian Arrows as they won 3–0. ^[3]

International career

Thangjam represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India. ^[1]

Thangjam made his debut for India national team on 19 March 2025 in a friendly against the Maldives. ^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 April 2023 ^[5]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Indian Arrows	2017–18	I-League	12	1	0	0	1 [a]	0	—		13	1
Indian Arrows (loan)	2018–19		19	1	0	0	2 [a]	0	—		21	1
ATK	2019–20	Indian Super League	0	0	1 [b]	0	0	0	—		1	0
ATK Mohun Bagan	2020–21		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Jamshedpur	2020–21	Indian Super League	3	1	0	0	0	0	—		3	1
	2021–22		18	2	0	0	0	0	—		18	2
	2022–23		20	2	0	0	3 [a]	2	1 [c]	0	24	4
	Jamshedpur total		41	5	0	0	3	2	1	0	45	7
Goa	2023–24	Indian Super League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			72	7	1	0	6	2	1	0	80	9

1. Appearance(s) in Super Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
3. Appearance(s) in Qualifier for AFC Champions League group stage

Honours

Jamshedpur

• Indian Super League premiership: 2021–22 ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
2. "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
3. "Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City". Soccerway.
4. "India vs Maldives football match highlights: Sunil Chhetri scores on comeback as IND win 3-0". Indian Express. 19 March 2025.
5. Boris Singh Thangjam at Soccerway
6. "ISL 2021–22: Jamshedpur win the League Winners Shield | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
7. "Jamshedpur FC clinch League Winners' Shield after beating ATK Mohun Bagan". Indian Super League. Retrieved 7 March 2022.