Naorem Nongdamba Singh Explained

Naorem Nongdamba Singh
Fullname:Naorem Nongdamba Singh
Birth Date:2 January 2000
Birth Place:Wabagai, Manipur, India
Currentclub:Jamshedpur
Clubnumber:30
Position:Winger
Youthyears1:2015–2016
Youthclubs1:DSK Shivajians
Youthyears2:2016–2017
Youthclubs2:Minerva Punjab
Years1:2017–2018
Clubs1:Minerva Punjab
Caps1:2
Goals1:0
Years2:2017–2018
Clubs2:Indian Arrows (loan)
Caps2:11
Goals2:1
Years3:2018–2019
Clubs3:Kerala Blasters B
Caps3:6
Goals3:1
Years4:2019–2020
Clubs4:Mohun Bagan (loan)
Caps4:16
Goals4:2
Years5:2020–2021
Clubs5:Kerala Blasters
Caps5:3
Goals5:0
Years6:2021
Clubs6:Mohun Bagan SG (loan)
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Years7:2021–2023
Clubs7:Goa
Caps7:12
Goals7:0
Years8:2023
Clubs8:Mohun Bagan SG
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Years9:2023–
Clubs9:Jamshedpur
Caps9:8
Goals9:0
Nationalyears1:2017
Nationalteam1:India U17
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2017
Nationalteam2:India U20
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:21:03, 29 December 2023 (UTC)
Ntupdate:25 March 2020

Naorem Nongdamba Singh (born 2 January 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Jamshedpur. He also represented India in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017.

Club career

Youth and early career

Born in Wabagai, Manipur, Nongdamba Naorem was part of the Minerva Punjab youth team. After the FIFA U-17 World Cup, Nongdamba Naorem was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time, on loan from Minerva Punjab.[1] [2] He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He came on as an 86th-minute substitute for Edmund Lalrindika as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[3]

A month later, on 26 December, Naorem scored the first professional goal of his career against Shillong Lajong. Nongdamba Neorem took the ball on the wing, proceeded to beat three Shillong Lajong defenders to get into the box, and then went past one more defender before slotting the ball home past the goalkeeper as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[4]

Kerala Blasters

In 2018 he was signed by Kerala Blasters on a three-year deal. He then became the part of the reserve team of the Blasters that competes in the I-League 2nd Division.[5] After making 6 appearances there, he was loaned to Mohun Bagan for getting some playing time.[6]

Mohun Bagan (loan)

Naorem was one of the key member of Mohun Bagan's I-League winning campaign under Kibu Vicuna. He made 16 appearances for the Mariners and also scored two important goals.[7] The deal was done with the swap of Subha Ghosh from Mohun Bagan SG.

Return to the Blasters

In 2020, Kibu Vicuna took over the manager role at Kerala Blasters. He then also brought back Naorem from Mohun Bagan.[8] He made his debut for the Blasters against Mohun Bagan SG on 20 November 2020 which ended 1-0 in favour of Mohun Bagan SG.[9]

Mohun Bagan SG

On 29 December 2020, Mohun Bagan SG announced that they have signed Naorem from the Blasters on an undisclosed transfer fee plus the swap of Subha Ghosh.[10] [11]

FC Goa

On 26 June 2021, FC Goa signed a deal with the midfielder Nongdamba Naorem.[12]

International career

Naorem scored the equalizer for India U-17 vs Chile U-17 in a friendly match in Mexico before the FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.[13] Naorem went on to represent the India under-17 side, that participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[1]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Minerva Punjab2017–18I-League200020
Indian Arrows (loan)2017–1811100111
Kerala Blasters B2018–19I-League 2nd Division610061
Mohun Bagan (loan)2019–20I-league16200162
Kerala Blasters2020-21Indian Super league3030
Career total3840000384

International (Youth)

TeamAppsGoals
India U-1761
India U-2030
Career total91

Honours

Mohun Bagan

2019–20

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18. 29 November 2017. The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20180617024057/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8674. 17 June 2018. dead.
  2. Web site: Minerva Punjab loaned players. Minerva Punjab (Twitter).
  3. Web site: Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City. Soccerway.
  4. Web site: Nongdamba Naorem provides moment of magic in Indian Arrows' 3-0 win over Shillong Lajong, watch video. Indian Express. 26 December 2017.
  5. Web site: ISL: Kerala Blasters sign Nongdamba Naorem Goal.com. 2020-10-14. www.goal.com. en.
  6. Web site: I-League: Mohun Bagan sign Nongdamba Naorem on loan from Kerala Blasters Goal.com. 2020-10-14. www.goal.com. en.
  7. Web site: March 19, 2020. Abhishek . Ganguly. Mature Naorem flourishes at Bagan . 2020-10-14. The Times of India. en.
  8. Web site: ISL: Kibu Vicuna heaps praise on Kerala Blasters duo Sahal Samad and Nongdamba Naorem. 2020-10-14. sports.yahoo.com. en-US.
  9. Web site: ISL 2020-21: Kerala Blasters vs ATK Mohun Bagan - Talking Points. 2020-11-21. Sportstar. en.
  10. Web site: 2020-12-29. ISL Transfers Nongdamba Naorem Returns To Mohun Bagan, Subha Ghosh Goes To Kerala Blasters The Fan Garage (TFG). 2020-12-29. thefangarage.com.
  11. Web site: 2020-12-29. Young Indian Forward Subha Ghosh Joins KBFC. 2020-12-29. Kerala Blasters FC. en-US.
  12. Web site: Naorem seals transfer to FC Goa. 2021-06-26. Football Express. en-US.
  13. Web site: U-17 football: India hold Chile 1-1. Times of India. 29 January 2018.