Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lalthathanga Khawlhring | ||
Date of birth | 30 March 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Aizawl, Mizoram, India | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Odisha | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016 | Bethlehem Vengthlang | ||
2016–2017 | DSK Shivajians | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | DSK Shivajians | 4 | (0) |
2017–2020 | NorthEast United | 29 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Aizawl (loan) | 17 | (1) |
2020–2022 | Kerala Blasters | 36 | (1) |
2023 | ATK Mohun Bagan | 8 | (1) |
2023– | Odisha | 35 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:33, 12 December 2024 (UTC) |
Lalthathanga Khawlhring (born 30 March 1998), commonly known as Puitea, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Odisha.
Born in Mizoram, Lalthathanga began his career with Bethlehem Vengthlang in the Mizoram Premier League before joining DSK Shivajians's academy. [1] After the 2015–16 season, Lalthathanga was named as the best midfielder in the league. [1]
On 8 January 2017 Lalthathanga made his professional debut for DSK Shivajians in their opening I-League fixture of the 2016–17 season against Mumbai. He started and played the full match despite DSK Shivajians falling 1–0 at the Cooperage Ground. [2]
On 29 July 2017, NorthEast United announced that they had completed a transfer for Lalthathanga, who signed a three-year contract but was immediately loaned to Aizawl for the 2017–18 season. He was a mainstay for Aizawl during the season, and would finish the season with a solitary goal.
After successful season with Aizawl, Lalthathanga came back to NorthEast United for season 2018–19 season. On 1 October 2018, he made his debut against Goa. He played one more season there and made a total of 29 appearances for the club.
On 16 September, he was signed by Kerala Blasters FC on a three-year deal. [3] He made his debut for the Blasters against ATK Mohun Bagan on 20 November 2020, coming as a substitute in the 47th minute, where the match ended 1–0 in favour of ATK Mohun Bagan. [4] He scored his first-ever goal in Indian Super League and for the club against Bengaluru FC on 20 January 2021, coming on as a 46th minute substitute for Jordan Murray and the match ended 2–1 in favour for Kerala Blasters. [5]
Puitea was included in the Kerala Blasters squad for the 2021 Durand Cup, and played all three matches for the club in the tournament. [6] He played his first match of the 2021–22 Indian Super League season on 25 November 2021, which ended in a 0–0 draw as a substitute for Ayush Adhikari in the 60th minute of the game. [7] [8] Puitea played a fundamental role in Kerala Blasters 3–1 victory over Mumbai City FC on 2 March 2022, and was chosen as the man of the match in the post-match conference. [9] He formed a solid partnership with Jeakson Singh in the midfield and helped the Blasters to reach the finals, which they lost to Hyderabad on penalties. [10]
On 29 December 2022, Puitea was announced to have agreed to join ATK Mohun Bagan for an undisclosed fee subject to the player completing a medical. [11] On 18 March 2023, he won the 2022–23 Indian Super League trophy as ATK Mohun Bagan FC beat Bengaluru FC in the final on penalties.
Club | Season | League | National Cup | AFC | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
DSK Shivajians | 2016–17 | I-League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
NorthEast United | 2018–19 | Indian Super League | 20 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Indian Super League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Total | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
Aizawl (loan) | 2017–18 | I-League | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 [b] [c] | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |
Kerala Blasters | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
2021–22 | Indian Super League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 [d] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Indian Super League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Total | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
ATK Mohun Bagan | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 8 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
Odisha | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 23 | 1 | 5 [a] | 1 | 7 [c] | 1 | — | 35 | 3 | |
2024–25 | Indian Super League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
Total | 35 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 4 | ||
Career total | 129 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 155 | 6 |
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