Boris Singh Thangjam

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Boris Singh
Personal information
Full name Boris Singh Thangjam
Date of birth (2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 24)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Indian Arrows 12 (1)
2018–2020 ATK 0 (0)
2018–2019Indian 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:38, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:55, 23 January 2018 (UTC)

Boris Singh Thangjam (born 3 January 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Goa. He has represented India at various youth international levels.

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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]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 April 2023 [4]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indian Arrows 2017–18 I-League 121001 [lower-alpha 1] 0131
Indian Arrows (loan) 2018–19 191002 [lower-alpha 1] 0211
ATK 2019–20 Indian Super League 001 [lower-alpha 2] 00010
ATK Mohun Bagan 2020–21 00000000
Jamshedpur 2020–21 Indian Super League31000031
2021–22 1820000182
2022–23 202003 [lower-alpha 1] 21 [lower-alpha 3] 0244
Jamshedpur total415003210457
Goa 2023–24 Indian Super League00000000
Career total727106210809
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in Qualifier for AFC Champions League group stage

Honours

Jamshedpur

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References

  1. 1 2 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. Boris Singh Thangjam at Soccerway
  5. "ISL 2021–22: Jamshedpur win the League Winners Shield | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. "Jamshedpur FC clinch League Winners' Shield after beating ATK Mohun Bagan". Indian Super League. Retrieved 7 March 2022.