| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 November 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Mizoram, India | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2020 | Aizawl | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Aizawl | 26 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Mohammedan | 22 | (5) |
| 2024– | East Bengal | 17 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2026– | India | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:15, 16 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:14, 12 November 2026 (UTC) | |||
David LalhlansangaHmar (born 27 November 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club East Bengal and the India national team.
David made his professional debut for Aizawl in the I-League in the 2020–21 season. He scored 5 goals in 26 appearances for Aizawl in the I-League.
In 2023, David signed for Kolkata giant Mohammedan SC and became the top scorer of the 2023 CFL Premier Division with 23 goals as Mohammedan won the title. [1] He also won Golden Boot(top scorer) of the 2023 Durand Cup with 6 goals in just three matches. [2] David won the 2023–24 I-League with Mohammedan Sporting helping them earn a promotion to the Indian Super League. [3] David also received the AIFF Emerging Player of the Year award for his performance in the 2023–24 season. [4]
On 18 June 2024, it was announced that David has signed on a three-year contract with another Kolkata giant East Bengal. [5]
David was called up for the Indian national football team camp for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifier match against Kuwait in May 2024, [6] and got selected in the 27-member squad for the match against Kuwait. [7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Others | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aizawl | 2020–21 | I-League | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 14 | 2 | – | 14 | 2 | |||||||
| 2022–23 | 9 | 2 | 4 [a] | 1 | – | 13 | 3 | |||||
| Aizawl total | 26 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | ||
| Mohammedan Sporting | 2023–24 | I-League | 22 | 5 | 3 [b] | 6 | 17 [c] | 23 | – | 42 | 34 | |
| East Bengal | 2024–25 | Indian Super League | 17 | 4 | 4 [d] | 1 | 1 [c] | 0 | 3 [e] | 1 | 25 | 6 |
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 5 [f] | 1 | 8 [c] | 5 | — | 13 | 6 | |||
| East Bengal total | 17 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 65 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 26 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 110 | 52 | ||
Mohammedan Sporting
East Bengal
Individual