Naorem Nongdamba Singh

In this Meitei name, the family name is Naoremand the given name is Nongdamba."Singh" is a name suffix.

Naorem Nongdamba Singh

Personal information
Full name	Naorem Nongdamba Singh
Date of birth	(2000-01-02) 2 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Wabagai, Manipur, India
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Malappuram
Number	16
Youth career
2015–2016	DSK Shivajians
2016–2017	Minerva Punjab
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Minerva Punjab	2	(0)
2017–2018	→ Indian Arrows (loan)	11	(1)
2018–2019	Kerala Blasters B	6	(1)
2019–2020	→ Mohun Bagan (loan)	16	(2)
2020–2021	Kerala Blasters	3	(0)
2021	→ Mohun Bagan SG (loan)	0	(0)
2021–2023	Goa	12	(0)
2023	Mohun Bagan SG	0	(0)
2023–2024	Jamshedpur	8	(0)
2024–	Malappuram	0	(0)
International career‡
2017	India U17	6	(1)
2017	India U20	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:03, 29 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2020

Naorem Nongdamba Singh (born 2 January 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League Kerala club Malappuram. He also represented India in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017.

Club career

Youth and early career

Born in Wabagai, Manipur, Nongdamba Naorem was part of the Minerva Punjab youth team. After the FIFA U-17 World Cup, Nongdamba Naorem 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, on loan from Minerva Punjab. ^{[1] [2]} He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He came on as an 86th-minute substitute for Edmund Lalrindika as Indian Arrows won 3–0. ^[3]

A month later, on 26 December, Naorem scored the first professional goal of his career against Shillong Lajong. Nongdamba Neorem took the ball on the wing, proceeded to beat three Shillong Lajong defenders to get into the box, and then went past one more defender before slotting the ball home past the goalkeeper as Indian Arrows won 3–0. ^[4]

Kerala Blasters

In 2018 he was signed by Kerala Blasters on a three-year deal. He then became the part of the reserve team of the Blasters that competes in the I-League 2nd Division. ^[5] After making 6 appearances there, he was loaned to Mohun Bagan for getting some playing time. ^[6]

Mohun Bagan (loan)

Naorem was one of the key member of Mohun Bagan's I-League winning campaign under Kibu Vicuna. He made 16 appearances for the Mariners and also scored two important goals. ^[7] The deal was done with the swap of Subha Ghosh from Mohun Bagan SG.

Return to the Blasters

In 2020, Kibu Vicuna took over the manager role at Kerala Blasters. He then also brought back Naorem from Mohun Bagan. ^[8] He made his debut for the Blasters against Mohun Bagan SG on 20 November 2020 which ended 1-0 in favour of Mohun Bagan SG. ^[9]

Mohun Bagan SG

On 29 December 2020, Mohun Bagan SG announced that they have signed Naorem from the Blasters on an undisclosed transfer fee plus the swap of Subha Ghosh. ^{[10] [11]}

FC Goa

On 26 June 2021, FC Goa signed a deal with the midfielder Nongdamba Naorem. ^[12]

International career

Naorem scored the equalizer for India U-17 vs Chile U-17 in a friendly match in Mexico before the FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. ^[13] Naorem went on to represent the India under-17 side, that participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. ^[1]

Career statistics

As of 25 March 2020 ^[14]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Minerva Punjab	2017–18	I-League	2	0	0	0	—	—	2	0
Indian Arrows (loan)	2017–18		11	1	0	0	—	—	11	1
Kerala Blasters B	2018–19	I-League 2nd Division	6	1	0	0	—	—	6	1
Mohun Bagan (loan)	2019–20	I-league	16	2	0	0	—	—	16	2
Kerala Blasters	2020-21	Indian Super league	3	0					3	0
Career total			38	4	0	0	0	0	38	4

International (Youth)

Team	Apps	Goals
India U-17	6	1
India U-20	3	0
Career total	9	1

Honours

Mohun Bagan

• Durand Cup: 2023
• I-League: 2019–20

References

1. "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.
2. "Minerva Punjab loaned players". Minerva Punjab (Twitter).
3. "Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City". Soccerway.
4. "Nongdamba Naorem provides moment of magic in Indian Arrows' 3-0 win over Shillong Lajong, watch video". Indian Express. 26 December 2017.
5. "ISL: Kerala Blasters sign Nongdamba Naorem | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
6. "I-League: Mohun Bagan sign Nongdamba Naorem on loan from Kerala Blasters | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
7. Ganguly, Abhishek (19 March 2020). "Mature Naorem flourishes at Bagan". The Times of India. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
8. "ISL: Kibu Vicuna heaps praise on Kerala Blasters duo Sahal Samad and Nongdamba Naorem". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
9. "ISL 2020-21: Kerala Blasters vs ATK Mohun Bagan - Talking Points". Sportstar. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
10. "ISL Transfers Nongdamba Naorem Returns To Mohun Bagan, Subha Ghosh Goes To Kerala Blasters | The Fan Garage (TFG)". thefangarage.com. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
11. "Young Indian Forward Subha Ghosh Joins KBFC". Kerala Blasters FC. 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
12. "Naorem seals transfer to FC Goa". Football Express. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
13. "U-17 football: India hold Chile 1-1". Times of India. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
14. Naorem Nongdamba Singh at Soccerway

External links

• Naorem Nongdamba Singh at Soccerway
• Naorem Nongdamba Singh at AIFF
• "Nongdamba's Unbelievable Solo Goal". Hotstar .