Chesterpoul Lyngdoh Explained

Chesterpaul Lyngdoh

Fullname:

Chesterpaul Lyngdoh

Birth Date:

23 September 1997

Birth Place:

Meghalaya, India

Currentclub:

Bengaluru United

Position:

Midfielder

Youthclubs1:

Nangkiew Irat

Youthyears2:

2014–2016

Youthclubs2:

Pune

Years1:

2016–2017

Clubs1:

Pune City

Caps1:

0

Goals1:

0

Years2:

2016–2017

Clubs2:

→ Churchill Brothers (loan)

Caps2:

15

Goals2:

3

Years3:

2017–2018

Clubs3:

Mohun Bagan A.C.

Caps3:

3

Goals3:

0

Years4:

2018

Clubs4:

Pune City 'B'

Caps4:

8

Goals4:

3

Years5:

2018–2019

Clubs5:

Churchill Brothers

Caps5:

10

Goals5:

0

Years6:

2019–2021

Clubs6:

Real Kashmir

Caps6:

21

Goals6:

2

Years7:

2021

Clubs7:

Ryntih

Caps7:

3

Goals7:

0

Years8:

2021–2022

Clubs8:

Sudeva Delhi

Years9:

2022

Clubs9:

Rangdajied United

Caps9:

7

Goals9:

0

Years10:

2022–

Clubs10:

Bengaluru United

Club-Update:

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Chesterpaul Lyngdoh is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bengaluru United.

Career

Early career

Born in Meghalaya, Lyngdoh began his footballing career playing for his school team in the Subroto Cup.^[1] He was then part of the youth set-up of local Shillong-based club Nangkiew Irat, playing for them in the local state under-19 league.^[2] After impressing in the under-19 league, Lyngdoh was selected to join the Pune F.C. Academy.^[3]

Churchill Brothers (loan)

After the Pune F.C. Academy was bought out by Indian Super League side Pune City, Lyngdoh was loaned out to Churchill Brothers, who then played in the Goa Professional League.^[4] He played for the club during the 2016 GPL season.^[5] He was then included in the squad for Churchill Brothers' upcoming I-League season.^[6] He made his professional debut for the club on 18 January 2017 in the league against East Bengal. He came on as an 88th-minute substitute for Brandon Fernandes as Churchill Brothers lost 2–0.^[7] The 19-year-old played a total of 1121 minutes for Churchill Brothers and scored three goals, two of them were the winners against Bengaluru FC and Mohun Bagan.

Mohun Bagan

In July 2017, Mohun Bagan signed lyngdoh for the upcoming Calcutta Football League and i-League seasons.^{[8] [9]} He made his debut for the club in the 2017–18 Calcutta Premier Division match against Southern Samity.He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win against Railway fc.^[10] Later he started for Bagan in their 2017–18 I-League season opener match against Minerva Punjab.^[11] However he only made 3 appearances for the club and eventually he was released after the I-League season.

Pune City'B' / Pune City

In March 2018 he returned to Pune City. He was included in the Pune City Reserves squad for the 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division. He made his debut for the club in a 0–0 draw against Real Kashmir. He scored three goals^[12] from 6 matches which includes a brace against Lonestar Kashmir. His performance for the reserve side caught the eyes of Pune City head coach Ranko Popovic and was included in the first team's squad for 2018 Indian Super Cup.

Lyngdoh made his debut for the first team of Pune city on 4 April 2018 coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Ashique Kuruniyan against Shillong lajong; Pune city lost 2–3.^[13]

Churchill Brothers

In 2019 season he joined Churchill brothers. He was included in the Churchill' squad for 2018–19 Goa Professional League. However, in the middle of the season first team coach Petre Gigiu included him into the I-League squad. He made a total of 10 Appearances for the club in the 2018–19 I-League Season.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			League Cup		Domestic Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Churchill Brothers (loan)	2016–17	I-League	15	3	—	—	3^[14]	0	—	—	18	3
Mohun Bagan	2017–18	I-League	3	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	3	0
Pune City'B'	2017–18	I-League 2	8	3	—	—	0	0	—	—	8	3
Pune City	2017–18	ISL	0	0	1^[15]	0	0	0	—	—	1	0
Churchill Brothers	2018–19	I-League	10	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	10	0
Real Kashmir FC	2019–20	I-League	12	0	—	—	3^[16]	2	—	—	15	2
	2020–21		9	1	—	—	0	0	—	—	9	1
Rynith FC	2021	I-League 2	3	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	3	0
Sudeva Delhi	2021–22	I-League	7	0	–—	—	0	0	—	—	7	0
Bengaluru United	2023-24	I-League 2	2	2	–—	–—	0	0	–—	–—	2	2
Career total			69	9	1	0	6	2	0	0	76	11

Notes

Honours

Real Kashmir

• IFA Shield

2020^[17]

External links

• Profile

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Notes and References

1. News: Winning start for State school in Subroto Cup. 18 January 2017. The Shillong Times. 8 November 2011.
2. News: U-19 SHILLONG PREMIER LEAGUE 2013: NANGKIEW IRAT DEFEND TITLE. 18 January 2017. The Hard Tackle. 8 July 2013. 2 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202020159/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/u-19-shillong-premier-league-2013-nangkiew-irat/. Bhargab. Sarmah. Shillong.
3. News: Under-19 I-League: AIFF Regional Academy boys beat champions Pune FC. 18 January 2017. SportsKeeda. 6 February 2014. 1 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170201234752/http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/under-19-i-league-aiff-regional-academy-boys-beat-champions-pune-fc. live.
4. Web site: Lyngdoh loaned to Churchill Brothers. FC Pune City (Twitter). 18 January 2017. 2 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202011915/https://twitter.com/FCPuneCity/status/817675974401609728. live.
5. News: Dempo dump Churchill Brothers, open battle for second slot with Sporting. 18 January 2017. Navhind Times. 23 December 2016. 13 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170113004646/http://www.navhindtimes.in/dempo-dump-churchill-brothers-open-battle-for-second-slot-with-sporting/. live.
6. News: Churchill Brothers name squad for I-League comeback!. 18 January 2017. Arunfoot. 7 January 2017. 19 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170119053535/http://www.arunfoot.com/churchill-brothers-name-squad-i-league-comeback/. live.
7. Web site: Churchill Brothers 2-0 East Bengal. Soccerway. 21 February 2018. 22 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180822185839/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/01/18/india/i-league/churchill-brothers-sc/east-bengal-club-fc/2383749/. live.
8. Web site: I-League: Mohun Bagan rope in Chesterpaul Lyngdoh. goal.com. 22 August 2018. 13 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170913234737/http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/i-league-mohun-bagan-rope-in-chesterpul-lyngdoha/1x4e2kpmpaajz16llhdcrjh0mp. live.
9. Web site: I-League 2017/18 : What does the season have in store?. 2020-03-03. en. sportskeeda.com. Sayak Dipta Dey. 17 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20200303034726/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/i-league-2017-18-what-does-the-season-have-in-store. 3 March 2020.
10. Web site: Chesterpaul shines as Bagan pick up 2nd win. https://web.archive.org/web/20180822145911/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170819/jsp/sports/story_168027.jsp. dead. 22 August 2018. telegraphindia.com. 22 August 2018.
11. Web site: I-League 2017/18: Minerva Punjab 1-1 Mohun Bagan: Late equaliser stuns Mariners in season opener. goal.com. 22 August 2018. 22 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180822181357/http://www.goal.com/en-us/match/minerva-punjab-v-mohun-bagan/report/bj5hgwjt2tlzofaz3sue3xhm2. live.
12. Web site: I-League 2nd Division: FC Pune City, Delhi United play out exciting draw. sportskeeda.com. 22 August 2018.
13. Web site: Indian Super Cup 2018: FC Pune City vs Shillong Lajong, Live Score, Commentary & Match Updates. sportskeeda.com. 23 August 2018. 16 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220416070348/https://www.sportskeeda.com/live/indian-super-cup-2018-fc-pune-city-vs-shillong-lajong-live-score-commentary-match-updates. live.
14. Appearances in the 2016–17 Indian Federation Cup
15. Appearances in the 2018 Indian Super Cup
16. Appearances in the 2019 Durand Cup
17. Web site: 123rd IFA Shield 2020–21. kolkatafootball.com. 5 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210127002620/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/123_ifa_shield_2020-21/shield_result.html. 27 January 2021. live.