Thoiba Singh Moirangthem

Moirangthem Thoiba Singh (born 12 December 2002) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indian Super League club Odisha.

Thoiba Singh
Personal information
Full name Moirangthem Thoiba Singh
Date of birth (2002-12-12) 12 December 2002
Place of birth Moirang, Manipur, India
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, Right-back
Team information
Current team
Odisha
Number 24
Youth career
AMOFA Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Minerva Punjab 16 (1)
2019–2020 Minerva Punjab B 1 (0)
2020– Odisha 36 (0)
International career
2017–2018 India U16 31 (2)
2018–2019 India U17 2 (0)
2024– India U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:33, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:46, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Club career

He became the youngest player to make a first team debut in Indian football League system at the age of 15. He is also the youngest goalscorer at the AFC Cup, scoring a goal at the age of 16, for Minerva Punjab against Nepali side Manang Marshyangdi in their 1–1 tie on 15 May 2019.[1][2][3]

He became part of Odisha team in both the Indian Super League and AFC Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 February 2023[4]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Minerva Punjab 2018–19 I-League 70007[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]1141
2019–20 910091
Minerva Punjab total 1610071232
Minerva Punjab B 2020 I-League 2nd Division 100010
Odisha 2020–21 Indian Super League 100010
2021–22 18000180
2022–23 1705[lower-alpha 3]1221
Odisha total 3605100411
Career total 5315172654
  1. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  2. Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

References

  1. "Player profile and summary: Thoiba Singh Moirangthem". odishafc.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  2. Roy, Avik (15 May 2019). "Indian Football: Minerva Punjab's Thoiba Singh becomes youngest goal-scorer in AFC Cup history". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  3. Shukla, Kaushal (17 November 2020). "Indian football's Gen Next: 21 under-21 players to watch out for in 2020–21 Indian Super League". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  4. Thoiba Singh Moirangthem at Soccerway


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