Rupert Nongrum

Rupert Nongrum

Personal information
Full name	Rupert Lamlang Nongrum
Date of birth	(1996-08-21) 21 August 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth	Meghalaya, India
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Real Kashmir
Number	23
Youth career
2010–2015	Shillong Lajong
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Shillong Lajong	22	(1)
2016	→ Delhi Dynamos (loan)	5	(0)
2017–2018	ATK	15	(0)
2018–2020	NorthEast United	4	(0)
2020–2022	RoundGlass Punjab	23	(4)
2022–2023	NorthEast United	1	(0)
2023–	Real Kashmir	0	(0)
International career
2013	India U19	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022

Rupert Lamlang Nongrum (born 21 August 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Real Kashmir in the I-League.

Career

Shillong Lajong

Born in Malki Meghalaya, Nongrum joined Shillong Lajong as a youth player in 2010. While with Lajong, Nongrum participated in the Subroto Cup with his high school team, Myngken Christian HSS. ^[1] He eventually made it up to the under-19 team where he played for the club in the I-League U19. ^[2] After good performances with the under-19 side, Nongrum was promoted to the reserve side for Shillong Lajong that participated and won the Shillong Premier League. He scored a brace for Lajong in the game that clinched the title for his club against Langsning on 29 November 2014. ^[3]

His performance for the club in the Shillong Premier League earned Nongrum a promotion to the first-team. He made his senior debut for the club on 14 February 2015 in the I-League against Bengaluru FC. He started the match but could not prevent Shillong Lajong losing 2–0. ^[4] On 21 January 2017, Rupert scored his first goal for Shillong Lajong against Minerva Punjab FC and won the match 2-1.

Delhi Dynamos (loan)

on 29 July 2016, ISL club Delhi Dynamos announced the signing of Rupert Nongrum on loan from Shillong Lajong. ^[5] Rupert played as winger under head coach Gianluca Zambrotta in Delhi Dynamos entire season.

ATK

On 23 July 2017, Nongrum has been picked up by Kolkata club ATK.

International

Nongrum was called up to the India U19 side in 2013. ^[6] He was in the India U19 for the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers and made his debut for India U19 against Uzbekistan by coming-on as 46th-minute substitute for Gurba Gagrai. ^[7]

Career statistics

As of 29 December 2022 ^[8]

Club	Season	League			Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shillong Lajong	2014–15	I-League	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
Shillong Lajong	2015–16		9	0	0	0	—		9	0
Delhi Dynamos (Loan)	2016	Indian Super League	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
Shillong Lajong	2016–17	I-League	12	1	0	0	—		12	1
ATK	2017–18	Indian Super League	13	0	0	0	—		13	0
NorthEast United	2018–19		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2019–20		4	0	0	0	—		4	0
Roundglass Punjab	2020–21	I-League	8	2	0	0	—		8	2
	2021–22		15	2	0	0	—		15	2
NorthEast United	2022–23	Indian Super League	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Career total			76	5	0	0	0	0	76	5

Honours

Shillong Lajong

• Shillong Premier League: 2015 ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. BilalI, Shaghil (26 November 2011). "NCC pip Myngken School for Subroto glory". India Today. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
2. "Shillong Lajong trounces ANMA". The Hindu. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
3. "Lajong new SPL champions". The Shillong Times. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
4. "Bengaluru FC 2-0 Shillong Lajong". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
5. "Indian Super League - Delhi Dynamos sign Arjun Tudu, Rupert Nongrum, Chinglensana Singh Konsham - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 2 August 2016.
6. "5 Shillong Lajong Boys in U-19 National Team Exposure Trip". ISikkim. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
7. "All Competitions | AFC". the-AFC.
8. Rupert Nongrum at Soccerway
9. Bharat, Khelchandra (22 November 2015). "Shillong Lajong FC Emerge as Shillong Premier League Champions". indianfootballnetwork.com. Shillong: Indian Football Network. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
10. "Shillong Lajong FC Edge Past Royal Wahingdoh to Clinch Shillong Premier League". NDTV Sports. 21 November 2015. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

External links

• Shillong Lajong Football Club Profile