Thoi Singh

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Thoi Singh
Personal information
Full name Khangebam Thoi Singh
Date of birth (1990-10-05) 5 October 1990 (age 34) [1]
Place of birth Thoubal, Manipur [1]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Calicut FC
Number 27
Youth career
2006 Indian Bank
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2010 Mahindra United 25 (8)
2010–2011 Salgaocar 8 (1)
2011–2012 United Sikkim 32 (10)
2013 Mumbai Tigers
2013–2015 Bengaluru 37 (8)
2015–2021 Chennaiyin 71 (4)
2016 → Bengaluru (loan) 13 (0)
2017 → Mumbai (Loan) 13 (2)
2021–2022 Real Kashmir FC
2022–2023 NEROCA
2024– Calicut FC 12 (1)
International career
2006 India U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Khangebam Thoi Singh (born 5 October 1990) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder [3] for Calicut FC in the Super League Kerala.

Contents

Youth career

Thoi started his career when representing his state Manipur in the Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy, a National level under-16 sub-junior trophy. [4] Thoi signed his first professional contract with Chennai-based Indian Bank in 2006 to represent them in the I-League 2nd Division. [5]

Senior career

His performances with the southern side attracted the interest of Maharashtra-based (now defunct) Mahindra United, where he signed a 3-year contract in 2007. The highlight of his time at Mahindra includes a tournament winning goal in the final of the 2008 Durand Cup against Churchill Brothers. Thoi joined Goa-based Salgaocar in 2010 for the 2010-11 season where he won the league with Salgaocar, though only appearing 8 times and scoring once, and was predominantly used as a squad player. He accepted Bhaichung Bhutia's inviatiton to play for I-League 2nd Division team United Sikkim, where he stayed for two seasons, appearing regularly in the 2011 season and 2012 season alongside Bhutia, Renedy Singh and Sandesh Jhingan. [5]

While United Sikkim gained promotion, Thoi's services was enlisted by newly formed Mumbai Tigers, then known as Dodsal FC for the 2013 I-League 2nd Division. Thoi became the first player to score for the Mumbai-based team when he scored against Army Red in their first professional game on 25 August 2012 at the Ambedkar Stadium in Delhi in the 2012 Durand Cup. [6] [7] Thoi scored twice in the tournament as Mumbai Tigers reached the final, but were beaten 3-2 on penalties by Air India.

Thoi would then be picked up by another newly formed Bangalore based team Bengaluru FC for the 2013-14 I-League. [8] He made 21 appearances in the I-League for Bengaluru FC in the central midfield and scored thrice and helped his side win the league in their first professional season in Indian football. [9] He would continue with Bengaluru for another season by winning the 2014-15 Federation Cup before making 16 appearances and scoring 5 times in the 2014-15 I-League as his team finished runner-up behind Mohun Bagan. [10]

Thoi along with Robin Singh and Sunil Chhetri were contracted to the Indian Super League and will be loaned back to Bengaluru FC for the 2016 I-League season. [11] He was picked up by Chennai-based Chennaiyin for the 2015 Indian Super League for INR 8.6 million during the 2015 ISL Auctions, making him the 3rd most expensive Indian player in the ISL only below his teammates at Bengaluru FC, Sunil Chhetri and Eugeneson Lyngdoh. [12]

International career

Thoi Singh was called up to the India U19 team for the 2006 AFC Youth Championship held in India between 29 October – 12 November 2006. He made his only appearance as a substitute against Jordan U19s playing as a forward. [13] [14]

Honours

Club

Mahindra United
Salgaocar
United Sikkim
Bengaluru FC
Chennaiyin FC
Real Kashmir

Calicut FC

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References

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  2. ↑ "Thoi Singh". Football Database. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Caless, Kit (19 February 2017). "クリケットの街から眺めるインドサッカー界の未来" [The future of Indian football seen from the city of cricket]. vice.com (in Japanese). Vice Japan. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "India's small wonder" . Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Interview with Thoi" . Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Air India win Durand cup" . Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Dodsal FC enters final" . Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Indian Super league auction" . Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Bengaluru FC profile" . Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "Thoi Singh" . Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  11. ↑ "Jindal: Will Chhetri stay with Bengaluru if we do not offer ISL?". Goal.com.
  12. ↑ "Thoi Singh, profile" . Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "AFC championship" . Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  14. ↑ "AFC Youth Championship" . Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "Real Kashmir FC Win Thriller vs Sreenidi for Back-to-back IFA Shield Triumphs". news18.com. News18. 15 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  16. ↑ "Calicut edge Forca Kochi, emerge champions of Super League Kerala". onmanorama. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
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