Loken Meitei Explained

Loken Meitei
Fullname:Moirangthem Loken Meitei
Birth Date:4 May 1997
Birth Place:Manipur, India
Currentclub:Delhi
Position:Midfielder / Winger
Youthyears1:2012–2014
Youthclubs1:Royal Wahingdoh
Years1:2014–2016
Clubs1:Royal Wahingdoh
Caps1:2
Goals1:0
Years2:2016–2017
Clubs2:Real Kashmir
Caps2:6
Goals2:0
Years3:2017
Clubs3:Sagolband United
Caps3:9
Goals3:1
Years4:2017–2018
Clubs4:Kerala Blasters
Caps4:6
Goals4:0
Years5:2018–2019
Clubs5:Kerala Blasters B
Caps5:7
Goals5:1
Years6:2019–2020
Clubs6:TRAU
Caps6:5
Goals6:0
Years7:2020–2022
Clubs7:East Bengal
Caps7:1
Goals7:0
Years8:2022–2023
Clubs8:Real Kashmir
Caps8:8
Goals8:0
Years9:2023–
Clubs9:Delhi
Caps9:0
Goals9:0
Nationalyears1:2015
Nationalteam1:India U19
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:22:38, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

Moirangthem Loken Meitei (born 4 May 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for I-League club Delhi.

Career

Loken started his career with the youth set-up at Royal Wahingdoh[1] before joining Shillong First Division side Shillong United for the 2014 season on loan.[2]

He made his professional debut for Royal Wahingdoh in the I-League on 27 January 2015 against Bharat FC, coming on as a 93rd-minute substitute for Bekay Bewar as Royal Wahingdoh won 2–1.[3]

Kerala Blasters

On 23 July 2017, Meitei was selected in the 13th round of the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft by the Kerala Blasters for the 2017–18 Indian Super League season.[4] He made his debut for the club on 9 December 2017 against Goa. He started and played 62 minutes as Kerala Blasters lost 5–2.[5]

Career statistics

Club

ClubSeasonLeagueCupAFCTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Royal Wahingdoh2014–15I-League200020
Real Kashmir2016–17I-League 2nd Division600060
Kerala Blasters2017–18Indian Super League601070
Kerala Blasters B2017–18I-League 2nd Division310031
2018–19400040
Kerala Blasters B total71000071
TRAU2019–20I-League500050
East Bengal2020–21Indian Super League100010
Real Kashmir2022–23I-League800080
Delhi2023–24000000
Career total3511000361

Notes and References

  1. News: Royals trounce Green Valley. https://web.archive.org/web/20150222102706/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140226/jsp/northeast/story_18020774.jsp#.VOl80bDF-mE. dead. 22 February 2015. 22 February 2015. Telegraph India. 26 February 2014.
  2. News: Shillong United score five against Nongkrem. 22 February 2015. The Shillong Times. 14 August 2014.
  3. Web site: Bharat FC 1-2 Royal Wahingdoh. Soccerway. 22 February 2015.
  4. News: ISL 2017 player draft, as it happened: ATK, Jamshedpur FC and Pune strike big. 2 November 2017. The Field. 23 July 2017.
  5. Web site: Goa 5-2 Kerala Blasters. Soccerway.