| Ricky Shabong | |
| Fullname: | Ricky John Shabong |
| Birth Date: | 29 December 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Shillong, Meghalaya, India |
| Currentclub: | Punjab |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Position: | Central midfielder |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Indian Arrows |
| Caps1: | 28 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Mohun Bagan SG |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Rajasthan United (loan) |
| Caps3: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Punjab |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 32 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019– |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 19:22, 23 September 2023 (UTC) |
Ricky John Shabong (born 29 December 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Indian Super League club Punjab.
From Royal Wahingdoh FC, he has selected to the Indian national U-14 team in 2016. He was part of the Indian U-16 team that reached the quarterfinals of the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship in Malaysia. The midfielder was in the starting XI of each one of India's four matches. Ricky made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the 2019–20 season against Gokulam Kerala F.C. He started and played full match as Indian Arrows lost 0–1.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Indian Arrows | I-League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Indian Arrows total | 28 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| Mohun Bagan SG | 2021–22 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Mohun Bagan total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Rajasthan United (loan) | 2021–22 | I-League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Punjab | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 47 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | |||
India U-20