P. C. Rohlupuia Explained

PC Rohlupuia
Birth Date:16 January 1999
Birth Place:Mizoram, India
Currentclub:Sudeva Delhi
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:2016–2018
Youthclubs1:East Bengal
Years1:2018–2020
Clubs1:East Bengal
Caps1:8
Goals1:0
Years2:2020–2022
Clubs2:Mumbai City II
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2020–2024
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:2022
Clubs4:Kenkre (loan)
Caps4:10
Goals4:0
Years5:2024–
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Club-Update:21:50, 21 February 2023 (UTC)

PC Rohlupuia (born 16 January 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who played as a central midfielder for I-League 2 club Sudeva Delhi.

Career

Rohlupuia started his career with the youth academy of East Bengal FC and played for the East Bengal F.C. U-18 side. The Academy coach, Ranjan Chowdhury, scouted Rohlupuia from Mizoram and brought him to East Bengal, where he developed as a ball-playing central midfielder. He reached the semi-finals of the 2017-18 U-18 I-League, where he impressed throughout the campaign and scored 2 goals, but the team lost to Shillong Lajong FC in the semi-finals by 2-0.[1]

East Bengal FC

2018–19

In 2018-19, under coach Alejandro Menendez, Rohlupuia was promoted to the senior side and was part of the team which toured Malaysia for the pre-season and played 4 friendlies as a part of the preparation for the 2018-19 I-League. He joined the team as a central midfielder but spent most of the season on the reserve bench and played only in one game as he made his senior debut when he came on from the bench against Minerva Punjab F.C. away at Tau Devi Lal Stadium, Chandigarh, on 3 March 2019, which East Bengal FC won 1-0. Rohlupuia played just 8 minutes in the game.[2]

2019–20

At the start of 2019-20 season, Rohlupuia signed a three-years contract extension with East Bengal, along with Manoj Mohammed and Prakash Sarkar, keeping him at the club until 2022.[3]

He was started in the very first game of the Centenary Season as a central midfielder beside Lalrindika Ralte, against Army Red in the 2019 Durand Cup which East Bengal won 2-0 with goals from Jaime Santos Colado and Bidyashagar Singh.[2]

Career statistics

Club

ClubSeasonLeagueCupAFCTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
East Bengal2018–19I-League100010
2019–20701080
Mumbai City2020–21Indian Super League000000
Kenkre (loan)2021–22I-League10000100
Career total1801000190

Honours

Club

East Bengal:

runner-up: 2018-19Mumbai City:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lajong blanks East Bengal to reach maiden U-18 Youth League final. sportstar.thehindu.com. Sportstar. 25 May 2018. 10 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20210803211144/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/indian-football/lajong-blanks-east-bengal-to-reach-maiden-u-18-youth-league-final/article23981852.ece. 3 August 2021. Shillong.
  2. Web site: MATCHES OF PC ROHLUPUIA. Soccerway. 10 November 2019.
  3. Web site: East Bengal extend contract of three youngsters. The Times of India. 8 November 2019.