| Ninthoinganba Meetei | |
| Fullname: | Khumanthem Ninthoinganba Meetei |
| Birth Date: | 13 July 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Imphal, Manipur, India |
| Height: | 1.63 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Punjab |
| Youthyears1: | 2015–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | AIFF Elite Academy |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Indian Arrows |
| Caps1: | 25 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs2: | NorthEast United |
| Caps2: | 24 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs3: | Chennaiyin |
| Caps3: | 45 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | Punjab |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | India U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 26 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | India U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 16 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 18:55, 20 April 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 30 September 2019 (UTC) |
Khumanthem Ninthoinganba Meetei (born 13 July 2001), commonly known as Ninthoi, is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Indian Super League club Punjab.
Born in Manipur, Meetei was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[1] After the tournament, Meetei 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.[2] He made his professional debut for the side 5 December 2017 against Minerva Punjab. He came on as an 85th-minute substitute as Indian Arrows lost 2–0.[3]
Ninthoinganba Meetei, fondly known as Ninthoi was signed by NorthEast United following a terrific 2018-19 campaign for the Indian Arrows on a 3 years deal. Ninthoi had a formidable Indian Super League debut with NorthEast United, making 11 appearances and averaging 18 passes per game. He was retained ahead of the 2020-21 season.
On 7 September 2021, Chennaiyin announced that they had completed the signing of Ninthoi on a three-year deal.[4]
Meetei represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[1]
He won the Most Valuable Player Award in 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Indian Arrows | I-League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |||
| NorthEast United | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| Chennaiyin | 2021–22 | Indian Super League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 3 | |||
| Punjab | 2024–25 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 94 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 5 | |||
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