| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nongmeikapam Suresh Meitei | ||
| Date of birth | 30 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Manipur, India | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Punjab | ||
| Number | 74 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Army Red | ||
| 2019–2022 | Churchill Brothers | 36 | (0) |
| 2022– | Punjab | 35 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:55, 17 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Nongmeikapam Suresh Meitei (born 30 March 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club Punjab.
Suresh was born on 30 March 1994 in Indian state of Manipur. [1]
Suresh had featured for Army Red in the 2019 Durand Cup. [2] He served as the captain of the club. [3] Suresh played his first match against I-League side East Bengal on 3 August 2019. The match ended 2–0 in favour of East Bengal. [4] Suresh played his second match against the reserve team of Indian Super League side Bengaluru FC on 5 August 2019. The match finished with the scoreline 1–1 draw. [5] Suresh played his third match for the team against the reserve team of Indian Super League side Jamshedpur FC on 9 August 2019. Suresh scored a brace in the match. The game ended 2-2 after final whistle. [6] [7] Suresh played three matches for Army Red and scored 2 goals for the team.
Suresh signed for I-League side Churchill Brothers on 2019. He featured for the club in 2019-20 I-League season. [8] Suresh played his debut match on 26 January 2020 against Gokulam Kerala F.C. The match ended 1–0 in favour of Gokulam Kerala. [9] Suresh again started in the next match against NEROCA FC on 2 February 2020. The match ended 4–1 with Churchill Brothers taking the victory. [10] He played his third match against Chennai City FC on 9 February 2020. The match ended with scoreline 1–2 with Chennai City taking the victory. [11] Suresh played his last match of the season against Kolkata giants East Bengal on 29 February 2019 where he started as a substitute for Glan Martins in the 66th minute of the game. Suresh was booked in the stoppage time. [12] The match ended in a 1–1 draw. [13] Suresh appeared in 4 matches in total for Churchill Brothers at the end of the season. [14]
Suresh stayed at Churchill Brothers for the 2020-21 I-League season. [15] Suresh started in the lineup in the clubs' first match of the season against Indian Arrows on 10 January 2021, which they ended up winning 2-5. [16]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Army Red | 2019 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | |
| 2021 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 [a] | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 [a] | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 [a] | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | ||
| Churchill Brothers | 2019–20 | I-League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | I-League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | I-League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Punjab | 2022–23 | I-League | 10 | 0 | 3 [b] | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 14 | 0 | 2 [b] | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Indian Super League | 11 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 35 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 71 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 5 | ||