Chinglensana Singh (footballer)

In this Meitei name, the family name is Konshamand the given name is Chinglensana."Singh" is a name suffix.

Chinglensana Singh

Personal information
Full name	Chinglensana Singh Konsham
Date of birth	(1996-11-23) 23 November 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Churachandpur, Manipur, India [1]
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Bengaluru
Number	3
Youth career
2010–2011	Mahindra United
2011–2012	Air India
2012–2015	TFA
2015–2016	Shillong Lajong
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Shillong Lajong	32	(2)
2016	→ Delhi Dynamos (loan)	12	(0)
2017–2020	Goa	19	(0)
2020–2024	Hyderabad	63	(2)
2024–	Bengaluru	2	(0)
International career‡
2013	India U19	1	(0)
2021–	India	12	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing   India SAFF Championship Winner 2021 Maldives
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:30, 7 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:34, 6 September 2024 (UTC)

Chinglensana Singh Konsham (born 23 November 1996), simply Sana Singh, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Indian Super League club Bengaluru and the India national team.

Club career

Born in Manipur to a Meitei family, Sana started to play football from the age of seven. ^[3] He started his career in the youth setup of Mahindra United, where he was a part of the team that won the Manchester United Premier Cup in 2010. ^[4] He also played for the Air India under-15 side for a spell. ^[3] In 2012, he joined the Tata Football Academy where he played for their under-17 and under-19 sides. ^[4] While with Tata, Singh helped the academy win the I-League U19 in 2014. ^[3] Singh also went on exposure tours to Sheffield, England, where he played for the Sheffield United under-18 side. ^{[3] [5]}

Shillong Lajong

In August 2015, Sana joined Shillong Lajong. ^[3] On 4 January 2016 it was announced that Singh signed professional terms with Shillong Lajong in the I-League. ^[4] He made his professional debut for the side on 10 January 2016 in the club's opening match of the season against Mumbai. He played the full match as Shillong Lajong drew 0–0. ^[6]

Delhi Dynamos (loan)

Delhi Dynamos announced that they had signed Sana along with his club team-mate Rupert Nongrum on loan from Shillong Lajong for the 2016 Indian Super League season. ^[7] Under coach Gianluca Zambrotta, Sanna featured in a total of 12 games for the Dynamos, playing the majority of the time in his preferred position at center back.

Goa

Sana was predominantly a squad player at Goa in the Indian Super League under Lobera, where he featured for the team 19 times over the course of 3 seasons.

Hyderabad

On 5 September 2020, Sana penned a two-year deal with Hyderabad. ^[8] He played a crucial role and helped the team winning 2021–22 Indian Super League. ^{[9] [10]}

International

Sana has represented India at the under-19 level. ^[4]

On July 24, 2016, it was announced that Sana had been called for an India National Team preparatory camp along with his Shillong Lajong teammate Isaac. ^[11] Sanna made it to the 20 man India National team squad to play an unofficial friendly against Bhutan on August 13, 2017. ^[12] Sana was featured in the game against Bhutan coming on as a 47th-minute substitute for Dhanpal Ganesh. ^[13] He was also an unused substitute when India took on Puerto Rico in a FIFA Friendly in Mumbai on September 3, 2017. ^[14]

On 2 March 2021, Sana got selected for the 35-man-squad national camp ahead of India national team's friendlies against Oman and UAE. ^[15] On 25 March 2021, Sana made his international debut for India against Oman, which ended on a 1–1 draw. ^[16]

Personal life

During the 2023 Manipur unrest, Sana's home was torched, vandalized, and looted in Churachandpur. A football pitch that he built nearby, too, was destroyed due to the riots. He and his family moved to Moirang, his uncle's home, where they took refuge. He pulled out of the Indian football team camp in Bhubaneswar ahead of the 2023 Intercontinental Cup for this reason. ^[17]

He is in relationship with Indian footballer Ngangbam Sweety Devi.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 February 2024 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shillong Lajong	2015–16	I-League	14	1	0	0	—		14	1
	2016–17		18	1	3	0	—		21	1
	Total		32	2	3	0	0	0	35	2
Delhi Dynamos (loan)	2016	Indian Super League	12	0	0	0	—		12	0
Goa	2017–18	Indian Super League	10	0	0	0	—		10	0
	2018–19		7	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2019–20		2	0	1	0	—		3	0
	Total		19	0	1	0	0	0	20	0
Hyderabad	2020–21	Indian Super League	18	0	—		—		18	0
	2021–22		21	1	—		—		21	1
	2022–23		14	1	3	0	6 [lower-alpha 2]	0	23	1
	2023–24		10	0	0	0	3 [lower-alpha 3]	1	13	1
	Total		63	2	3	0	9	1	75	3
Bengaluru	2023–24	Indian Super League	9	0	0	0	—		9	0
	2024–25		0	0	0	0	5 [lower-alpha 4]	0	5	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
Career total			135	4	7	0	14	1	156	5

1. Includes Federation Cup, Super Cup
2. Five appearances in Durand Cup, one appearance in play-offs for AFC Cup
3. Appearances in Durand Cup
4. Appearances in Durand Cup

International

As of 1 March 2025 ^[18]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
India	2021	8	0
	2022	2	0
	2023	1	0
	2024	1	0
Total		12	0

Honours

FC Goa

• Indian Super Cup: 2019 ^[19]

Hyderabad

• Indian Super League: 2021–22

India

• SAFF Championship: 2021 ^[20]
• Tri-Nation Series: 2023

References

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