Suresh Singh Wangjam
Suresh Singh Wangjam (born 7 August 2000), is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Bengaluru and India national team. He won the 2020–21 AIFF Emerging Player of the Year award.[1] He also represented India in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017.
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| Full name | Suresh Singh Wangjam | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 August 2000 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Manipur, India | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Bengaluru | |||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | AIFF Elite Academy | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | Bengaluru B | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Indian Arrows | 30 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019– | Bengaluru | 68 | (1) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | India U17 | 30 | (6) | |||||||||||
| 2017 | India U20 | 2 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2021– | India U23 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021– | India | 27 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:53, 18 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 11 April 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Club career
Born in Manipur, and nicknamed as both El Torito and Gooli Suresha, Wangjam was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[2] After the tournament, Wangjam 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.[3] He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He started and played the whole match as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[4]
International career
Wangjam represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[2]
He made his senior team debut on 25 March 2021 in an 1–1 draw match against Oman.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 18 March 2023[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Indian Arrows | 2017–18 | I-League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 15 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Indian Arrows total | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Bengaluru | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 3 | 17 | 3 |
| 2020–21 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 22 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bengaluru total | 87 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 106 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 98 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 119 | 5 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Super Cup
- Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
International
- As of 24 June 2024[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2021 | 11 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list India's goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 October 2021 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | 11 | Nepal | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2021 SAFF Championship Final |
Honours
India
Individual
References
- "Sandesh named AIFF Men's Footballer of the Year, Suresh wins Emerging Player award". the-aiff.com. 21 June 2021. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- "Indian Arrows 3–0 Chennai City". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- Suresh Singh Wangjam at Soccerway
- "Suresh Singh Wangjam". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- Bureau, Outlook Web (1 January 2022). "India Vs Nepal, SAFF Championship Final: Sunil Chhetri Equals Lionel Messi Feat As Blue Tigers Win 8th Title". Outlook. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- "Sandesh named AIFF Men's Footballer of the Year, Suresh wins Emerging Player award". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2021.