Denechandra Meitei
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yendrembam Denechandra Meitei | ||
Date of birth | 28 March 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Manipur, India | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Kerala Blasters | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2009 | Mohun Bagan | ||
2009 | Sambhalpur Academy | ||
2011–2013 | Pune | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Pune | 1 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Churchill Brothers | 15 | (0) |
2018–2019 | NEROCA | 4 | (0) |
2019–2020 | TRAU | 12 | (0) |
2020– | Kerala Blasters | 7 | (0) |
National team | |||
India U23 | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2022 |
Yendrembam Denechandra Meitei (born 28 March 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.[1]
Club career[]
Early career[]
Born in Manipur, Meitei started playing football from the age of 10 years.[2] He initially trained at a local stadium to improve his technical ability.[2] He eventually managed to make it into his district team and then the Manipur football team in the youth nationals.[2] Then in 2008 he was signed by Mohun Bagan A.C. to join their academy.[2] After a one-year stay at the academy, Meitei joined the Sambhalpur Academy in Orissa.[2] However, due to problems with both academies in terms of how they taught academics, Meitei dropped out of both.[2] He then went back to Manipur to play for a local club.[2]
Then, after going back to Manipur, James Singh of Mumbai F.C. recommended Meitei to trial at Pune F.C. for a spot in the Pune F.C. Academy.[2] Meitei trialed for the spot in the academy and passed.[2] While with the Pune F.C. Academy Meitei had won the I-League U19 twice.[2]
Pune Football Club[]
On 10 October 2013, Meitei made his professional debut for Pune F.C. in the I-League against Mohun Bagan A.C. at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which he came on in the 89th minute for Pierre Douhou as Pune won the match 2–0.[3]
Kerala Blasters[]
On 5 August 2020, it was announced that Meitei would join Kerala Blasters from TRAU FC.[4] He made his first appearance for the club on 29 November 2021, against Chennaiyin FC.[5] On 6 May 2021, Metei signed a new three-year contract with Kerala Blasters, keeping him at the club until 2024.[6]
Meitei was included in the Kerala Blasters squad for the 2021 Durand Cup,[7] and played his first match against arch-rivals Bengaluru FC on 15 September, where he received a red card and the match ended in a 2–0 defeat for the Blasters.[8] He played his first match of the 2021–22 Indian Super League season as a substitute for Nishu Kumar against Bengaluru itself in the 88th minute of the, which they lost 0–1.[9]
International career[]
Meitei has represented India at the under-23 level in which he played for them in a tournament held at Bangladesh.[2]
Career statistics[]
- As of matches played till 30 January 2022[10]
Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Pune | 2013–14 | I-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
Churchill Brothers | 2017–18 | I-League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 |
TRAU | 2018–19 | I-League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 |
Kerala Blasters | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 |
2021–22 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ "First Team - Kerala Blasters FC". Kerala Blasters FC. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "14. Y. Denechandra Meitei". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "PUNE VS. MOHUN BAGAN 2 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "Denechandra Meitei joins Kerala Blasters". ANI News. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "ISL 2020-21 highlights, Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters FC: Albino penalty save helps KBFC earn point vs CFC". Sportstar. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Denechandra Meitei extends contract with KBFC till 2024". Kerala Blasters FC. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Sportstar, Team. "Durand Cup 2021: Kerala Blasters FC announces squad". Sportstar. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Durand Cup: Bengaluru FC beat eight-men Kerala Blasters 2-0". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "ISL 2021-22 Highlights, Kerala Blasters vs Bengaluru FC: KBFC 0-1 BFC". News18. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ Denechandra Meitei at Soccerway
External links[]
- Denechandra Meitei at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Indian footballers
- Pune FC players
- TRAU FC players
- Association football fullbacks
- Footballers from Manipur
- I-League players
- Kerala Blasters FC players
- Mohun Bagan AC players
- Churchill Brothers FC Goa players
- NEROCA FC players
- Indian Super League players