Jerry Mawihmingthanga

Not to be confused with Jerry Lalrinzuala.

Jerry Mawihmingthanga

Personal information
Full name	Jerry Mawihmingthanga
Date of birth	(1997-03-09) 9 March 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Mizoram, India
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Odisha
Number	17
Youth career
2014–2016	DSK Shivajians
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	DSK Shivajians	15	(2)
2016	→ NorthEast United (loan)	1	(0)
2017–2019	Jamshedpur	28	(1)
2019–	Odisha	84	(12)
International career‡
2015	India U19	3	(0)
2016–2017	India U23	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:00, 29 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2017

Jerry Mawihmingthanga (born 9 March 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Odisha.

Career

DSK Shivajians

Born in Mizoram, Mawihmingthana started his career with the DSK Shivajians Academy. ^{[1] [2]} In March 2016, Mawihmingthana, along with teammate Lallianzuala Chhangte, went to train with Liverpool Reserves in England. ^{[1] [3]}

Loan to NorthEast United

On 16 May 2016, it was announced that Mawihmingthana, along with Chhangte, would sign on loan for NorthEast United of the Indian Super League from DSK Shivajians. ^[1] He made his debut for the team on 7 October 2016 against Mumbai City. He came on in the 72nd minute for Rowllin Borges. ^[4]

Return to DSK Shivajians

After NorthEast United failed to qualify for the finals, Mawihmingthana returned to DSK Shivajians, only playing one match for NorthEast United. ^[5] He made his senior debut for the club in their first match of the season against Mumbai. He started and played the whole match as DSK Shivajians lost 1–0. ^[6]

On 11 March 2017, Mawihmingthanga scored his first professional goal against Mumbai. He found the net in the 83rd minute as DSK Shivajians went on to win 5–0. ^[7] He then scored his second goal of his career a month later against East Bengal on 17 April 2017. His 29th minute strike was the only goal in a 1–0 victory for DSK Shivajians. ^[8]

Jamshedpur

On 23 July 2017, after completing his season with DSK Shivajians, Mawihmingthanga was selected in the seventh round of the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft by Jamshedpur for the 2017–18 Indian Super League season. ^[9] He made his debut for Jamshedpur in their first ever match on 18 November 2017 against his former club NorthEast United. He started and played the whole match as Jamshedpur drew 0–0. ^[10]

On 17 January 2018, Mawihmingthanga scored his first competitive goal in the Indian Super League in a 2–1 victory against the Kerala Blasters. He opened the scoring just 22 seconds into the match, the fastest goal in Indian Super League history. ^[11] Over the course of the two seasons he spend at Jamshedpur, he would end up scoring once and assisting 4 times.

Odisha

Jerry signed for newly re-branded Odisha for the 2019–20 Indian Super League season, where he would play 17 times, scoring twice and assisting 5 times. The 2020–21 season would be a disappointing one for his team finishing bottom of the table despite Jerry scoring twice and assisting 5 times during the season to match his numbers from his first season.

On 22 April 2021, Odisha announced contract extension with Jerry. ^[12] He had a good 2021–22 season with 3 assists and 2 goals, but Odisha failed to qualify for the 2021–22 ISL playoffs. On 17 August 2022, he scored a brace in the 2022 Durand Cup season opener against NorthEast United, which ended in a thumping 6–0 win for Odisha. ^[13]

International

Mawihmingthana has represented India at the under-19 level. ^[1] In July 2017, after his season with DSK Shivajians, Mawihmingthanga was selected to be part of the India U23 side. ^[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 March 2023 ^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
DSK Shivajians	2016–17	I-League	15	2	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	—		18	2
NorthEast United (loan)	2016	Indian Super League	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Jamshedpur	2017–18	Indian Super League	16	1	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	—		17	1
	2018–19	Indian Super League	12	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	—		13	0
	Total		28	1	2	0	0	0	30	1
Odisha	2019–20	Indian Super League	17	2	0	0	—		17	2
	2020–21	Indian Super League	17	2	0	0	—		17	2
	2021–22	Indian Super League	19	3	0	0	—		19	3
	2022–23	Indian Super League	20	3	5 [lower-alpha 3]	3	—		25	6
	Total		73	10	5	3	0	0	78	13
Career total			117	13	10	3	0	0	127	16

1. Appearances in Federation Cup
2. Appearances in Super Cup
3. Appearances in Durand Cup

Honours

India U23

• South Asian Games Silver medal: 2016

Odisha

• Super Cup: 2023 ^[16]

Individual

• FPAI Young Player of the Year: 2019–20

References

1. "NEUFC Signs Jerry & Zuala, Country's most promising Football Talent". Indian Super League. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
2. Dhar, Pulasta. "Young Jerry makes an impression". livemint.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
3. Banerjee, Ritabrata (6 July 2020). "When Odisha FC's Jerry Mawihmingthanga trained with Trent Alexander-Arnold at Liverpool". www.goal.com. Odisha: Goal. Archived from the original on 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
4. "Mumbai City - NorthEast United". Soccerway.
5. "Chhangte and Jerry return to DSK Shivajians". DSK Shivajians Football Club (Facebook).
6. "Mumbai 1-0 DSK Shivajians". Soccerway.
7. "DSK Shivajians 5-0 Mumbai". Soccerway.
8. "East Bengal 1-0 DSK Shivajians". Soccerway.
9. "ISL 2017 player draft, as it happened: ATK, Jamshedpur FC and Pune strike big". The Field. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
10. "NorthEast United 0-0 Jamshedpur". Soccerway.
11. "Jamshedpur FC's Jerry Mawihmingthanga Scores Fastest Ever Indian Super League Goal". Goal.com. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
12. "Odisha FC extends contract with Jerry Mawihmingthanga". sportstar.thehindu.com. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
13. "Half a dozen for Odisha FC to start the campaign!". odishafc.com. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
14. "India U-23 National Team: Vishal Kaith, Lallianzuala Chhangte Among 23-member Squad For Singapore Tour". 7 July 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
15. Jerry Mawihmingthanga at Soccerway
16. Rawat, Akhil (25 April 2023). "Odisha FC bask in Kozhikode rain; beat Bengaluru FC to claim Hero Super Cup crown". the-aiff.com. Kozhikode: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.

External links

• Indian Super League Profile
• Jamshedpur FC Profile