Jeje Lalpekhlua

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Jeje Lalpekhlua
Jeje Lalpekhlua (India U23).jpg
Lalpekhlua in 2011
Personal information
Full name Jeje Lalpekhlua Fanai
Date of birth (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991 (age 31)
Place of birth Hnahthial, Mizoram, India
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2007–2008 Pune
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Pune 54 (16)
2010–2011 → Pailan Arrows (loan) 15 (13)
2013–2014 Dempo 18 (5)
2014–2015 Mohun Bagan 12 (1)
2014 → Chennaiyin (loan) 13 (4)
2015–2020 Chennaiyin 56 (19)
2016 → Mohun Bagan (loan) 14 (4)
2017 → Mohun Bagan (loan) 17 (5)
2020–2021 East Bengal 7 (1)
National team‡
2008–2009 India U19 3 (0)
2010–2011 India U23 13 (6)
2011– India 56 (23)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:37, 6 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 November 2019

Jeje Lalpekhlua Fanai (born 7 January 1991) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a striker.

He is the second-highest Indian goalscorer Indian Super League history, and the record highest scorer for Chennaiyin. Jeje won the 2014–15 I-League with Mohun Bagan and the 2015 Indian Super League with Chennaiyin, subsequently won the 2015–16 FPAI Indian Player of the Year and the AIFF Men's Player of the Year Award.[2][3]

He is widely regarded as one of the best Indian footballers of all time.

Club career[]

Youth career[]

Born in the small village of Hnahthial in Mizoram, Lalpekhlua was born in a football fanatic family. His father and elder brother played for a local Mizoram club – The Model Sporting Club, while his uncle represented Mizoram in the Santosh Trophy. Lalpekhlua made his debut for the Model Sporting Club four months after his father had retired from the club.

Despite initial hesitation from his parents in pursuing football professionally, Lalpekhlua came to light after a spectacular performance at the Wai Wai Cup held in Mizoram. On account of his strong performance, Lalpekhlua made it to the Mizoram U-19 team. He impressed youth coach Colm Toal at the U-19 selection camp in Gwalior and got selected for U19 qualifiers.

Pune[]

Jeje was spotted by the Pune FC scouts and he signed for the Red Lizards at the age of 16.[4] Initially playing in their youth setup, Jeje would make his senior debut for Pune, who were then in the I-League 2nd Division, during the 2009 I-League 2nd Division season. The then 18-year old, scored against Sporting Goa on 17 October 2009 in a 2-2 draw, during the 2009–10 I-League season. He scored again in the same season against Chirag United in a 1-1 draw.

2010-11 season: Pailan Arrows (loan)[]

Lalpekhlua in Pailan training in 2011.

On 1 July 2010, Jeje signed for I-League newcomers Pailan Arrows on a one-year loan basis from parent club Pune for the 2010-11 I-League season. The Pailan Arrows team was only made up of Indian under-19 players.[5] During the 2010 Indian Federation Cup, he scored 1 goal for Pailan Arrows in the two games he played. On 3 December 2010, Jeje took part in Pailan Arrows first I-League game, against Chirag United, in a 2-1 loss. On 8 December 2010, Lalpekhlua scored his first ever goal for Pailan Arrows against ONGC FC in a 1-1 draw.[6] After that, Jeje went on a huge goal-scoring run and earned a lot of praise by many top AIFF personnel. On 13 March 2011, Jeje scored 4 goals against Air India in an I-League match which ended in a 5–2 win.[7] He again scored 4 goals against Mohun Bagan in a thrilling 5-4 win, on 29 May which also was his last match for the club.[8] He finished his stellar season with 13 goals in 15 appearances, also becoming the top-scoring Indian player of the season. On 26 September 2011, he won the FPAI Best Young Player Award for the 2010–11 season, beating out players like Raju Gaikwad and Lenny Rodrigues.[9]

2011-12 season: Back to Pune[]

Lalpekhlua in 2011

On 7 July 2011, it was announced that Lalpekhlua was to return to his parent club Pune for the 2011-12 I-League season.[10] Lalpekhlua made his first start and his first overall game for Pune since his return from Pailan Arrows, on 17 September 2011 during the Federation Cup group stage match against Dempo in a 2-1 win.[11] Jeje then scored his second goal in the Federation Cup on 19 September 2011 against East Bengal at the Salt Lake Stadium in a 2-1 loss.[12] Jeje started the 2011–12 I-League season as a regular starter for Pune. In the second game of the season he scored his first goal in the 78th minute to make the score a 1–2 against Sporting Goa, which ended 2–2 on 28 October 2011.[13] Jeje continued his scoring form in the next match as he scored against Chirag United in what was Pune's first win of the season in a 3–1 win on 1 November 2011.[14] He then scored another goal in the I-League against Dempo in the 26th minute on 19 November 2011. Despite the goal, Pune still lost the match 3–1.[15] On 3 January 2012, Jeje came on as a substitute and scored in the 36th minute against Mohun Bagan in a 2-1 win, which also was his last goal of the season.[16] He finished the season with 5 goals.

2012-13 season[]

Jeje scored his first goal of the season in the 51st minute, against now dissolved United Sikkim in the 2012 Indian Federation Cup in a 1-0 win, on 20 September 2012.[17] Jeje then scored in the club's first game of the 2012-13 I-League season on 8 October 2012, in a 3-2 win against ONGC when he converted from the spot kick.[18] He again scored 3 days after, against Mumbai in another 3-2 win. He made his final appearance for the club against Air India on 28 April 2012.[19] He finished the I-League season with 5 goals in 19 appearances.

Dempo[]

On 15 June 2013, Jeje signed for Dempo on a two-year contract.[20] Jeje made his debut for the Goan side during the 2013-14 I-League season, on 22 September 2013 against Shillong Lajong, in which he came on as a substitute for Mandar Rao Dessai in the 55th minute, as Dempo lost the match 3-0.[21] He scored his first goal of the club, a week later, against Mumbai in a 1-1 draw.[22] He scored his 5th and final goal for the club against his former club Pune, on 28 April 2014 in a 3-0 win.[23]

Mohun Bagan[]

On 28 May 2014, it was announced that Jeje would sign a one-year deal with Mohun Bagan.[24] On 11 August 2014, Jeje scored in his debut, in the 41st minute by earning and converting a penalty, in what proved to be the only goal in a 1–0 win in a match against Tollygunge Agragami in the Calcutta Football League.[25] On 11 August 2014, Jeje scored in his debut, in the 41st minute by earning and converting a penalty, in what proved to be the only goal in a 1–0 win in a match against Tollygunge Agragami in the Calcutta Football League.[26]

Chennaiyin (loan)[]

In 1 September 2014, Jeje was loaned out to Chennaiyin for the inaugural 2014 ISL season by Mohun Bagan.[27] On 15 October 2014, Jeje made his debut for the club against Goa, coming on as a substitute for Balwant Singh in the 80th minute. He scored his first goal for the club on 28 October 2014, against Mumbai City in the 26th minute in a thumping 5-1 win.[28] On 16 December 2014, Jeje scored a crucial goal for Chennaiyin against Kerala Blasters in the 2nd leg of the 2014 Indian Super League playoffs semi-final, which took the game to extra time. Chennaiyin won the game by 3-1, but failed to qualify for the finals on aggregate.[29] He finished the season with 4 goals in 13 appearances, which also made him the India top-scorer of the season.

Return to Mohun Bagan[]

On 31 December 2014, Jeje returned to his parent club Mohun Bagan after his loan spell with Chennaiyin for the 2014–15 I-League season. On 28 January 2015, he made his I-League debut for Mohun Bagan against Salgaocar, coming on a substitute for Balwant Singh in the 76th minute in a 0-0 draw.[30] He scored his only goal of the 2014-15 I-League season against his former club Pune on 25 April 2015 in a 2-0 win.[31]

Chennaiyin[]

Jeje was retained by Chennaiyin for the 2015 Indian Super League season.[32] He scored his first goal of the season in the opening match on 3 October 2015, against defending champions ATK in a 3-2 loss.[33] He scored his first career ISL brace against then ISL club Delhi Dynamos on 24 November 2015 in a 4-0 thrashing.[34] He also scored in the 1st leg of the semi-final playoffs against ATK on 12 December 2015 in a 3-0 win.[35] He played in the 2015 Indian Super League Final on 20 December 2015, winning the 2015 ISL title for the first time.[36] He finished the season with 6 goals and 3 assists in 11 appearances. He was also chosen as the Emerging Player of the Season.[37] Jeje scored 9 goals from 20 appearances in the 2017–18 Indian Super League including twice in the playoffs semil-final against Goa. Chennai won their second ISL title with a 3–2 win over Bengaluru in the final and Jeje become the first Indian season top-scorer of the club.[38] 2018–19 Indian Super League season saw a drop in Jeje's form as he only managed to score a single goal in 16 appearances while Chennai finished the season bottom of the table. Jeje missed whole 2018–19 season due to a major knee injury.[39] On 8 September 2020, Jeje announced his exit from the club after six years of association.[40]

Mohun Bagan (loan)[]

On 8 January 2016, Jeje was loaned to Mohun Bagan by parent club Chennaiyin for the 2015-16 I-League campaign.[41] On his return, he scored his first goal against Tampines Rovers in the preliminary round of the qualifying stage for the 2016 AFC Champions League group stage, which ended in a 3-1 win.[42] He then scored his first league goal of the season on 13 February 2016, against eventual champions Bengaluru in a 2-0 win.[43] On 24 February 2016, Jeje scored a brace against Maziya in the 2016 AFC Cup group stage match, in a 5-2 drubbing.[44] He again scored a brace against Yangon United in the 2016 AFC Cup group stage match, on 16 March 2016, in a thrilling 3-2 win.[45] He finished the 2015-16 I-League season with 4 goals in 14 appearances, finishing runner-up to Bengaluru in the process. He also had a productive AFC Cup campaign, chipping in with 6 goals in 7 appearances. He started the 2015–16 Indian Federation Cup campaign by scoring a brace against Salgaocar in the quarter-final 1st leg 3-2 win.[46] He then scored a hat-trick against Shillong Lajong in the semi-final 1st leg 5-0 drubbing, on 8 May 2016.[47] On 21 May 2016, he capped off his exceptional season with Mohun Bagan, by scoring in the final against Aizawl and winning his first Federation Cup trophy. He was adjudged as the top goal-scorer of the 2015-16 Indian Federation Cup campaign with 8 strikes. He was named as the Best Indian Player by his fellow professionals for his stupendous 2016-17 season. [48]

East Bengal[]

On 18 October 2020, Jeje joined East Bengal on a one-year deal ahead of the 2020–21 Indian Super League season.[49] He scored in a 6–5 loss against Odisha.[50]

International career[]

Lalpekhlua playing for India
Lalpekhlua (No 10) in action against Afghanistan in 2011

On 23 February 2011 Lalpekhlua played his first game and scored his first goal for the Indian U-23 team in the 2–1 victory over the Myanmar U-23 team.[51] On 21 March 2011, Lalpekhlua made his debut for the senior India national football team in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification against Chinese Taipei and scored a goal.[52] On 23 March 2011, Lalpekhlua scored two more goals in his second match for the Indian national football team against Pakistan in another AFC Challenge Cup Qualification match.[53] On 25 March he scored 4th goal of his international career against Turkmenistan which helped India tie the match.[54] During India's second leg of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers against the United Arab Emirates on 28 July 2011, Lalpekhlua scored a goal to help India to a 2–2 draw at the Ambedkar Stadium in New Delhi, India but India still were knocked-out 5–2 on aggregate after losing the away leg 3–0.[55] Then on 16 November 2011, Lalpekhlua scored in the 47th minute for India against Malaysia in a Friendly played at the Salt Lake Stadium. The match ended 3–2 in favour of India.[56] After impressing in a trial with Rangers of Scotland, Lalpekhlua participated in his first competitive tournament, the SAFF Cup and started the first match of the tournament against Afghanistan on 3 December 2011.[57] He then scored his first goal of the tournament on 7 December 2011 against Sri Lanka.[58] Then he followed it up by scoring his second goal of the tournament in the Final as India managed to beat Afghanistan 4–0 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on 11 December 2011.[59] He played a sensational game against Lebanon U22 and scored brace in that match, he came up in 65min from the bench. He scored his 10th and 11th goal against Maldives in the Saff Cup semifinals. He recently scored a goal against Puerto Rico in an International friendly played in Mumbai, making it 7 goals in his last 7 games for the Indian National side. He scored only goal for India against Kyrgyzstan on 27 March 2018 but later his goal proved to be just a consolation goal for India since India lost 2-1 to Kyrgyzstan in their last Asian cup qualifier game.

He scored the only goal in a win against Afghanistan in the SAFF Cup group stage match in Bangladesh. He led the Indian U19 team to the South Asian games in Sri Lanka. In the last group stage match he scored a hat-trick against Pakistan in a 5–1 win. He also scored four goals in his first three senior appearances for the India national football team. He also played a crucial role in India's 2011 SAFF Cup championship victory. In the 2015 SAFF Cup, he scored 3 goals, including an equalizer in the final as India won 2–1 after extra time.

Career stats[]

Club[]

Statistics accurate as of 8 October 2021[60][61]

Club Season League Federation Cup/Super Cup Durand Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pune 2009 I-League 2nd Division 2 3 0 0 0 0 – – 2 3
2009–10 I-League 17 2 0 0 0 0 – – 17 2
2011–12 16 5 2 2 0 0 – – 18 7
2012–13 19 5 3 1 2 1 – – 24 7
Pune Total 54 15 5 3 2 1 0 0 61 19
Pailan Arrows (loan) 2010–11 I-League 15 13 1 1 0 0 – – 16 14
Dempo 2013–14 18 5 2 0 0 0 – – 20 5
Chennaiyin (loan) 2014 Indian Super League 13 4 – – – – – – 13 4
Chennaiyin FC 2015 11 6 – – – – – – 11 6
2016 9 3 – – – – – – 9 3
2017–18 20 9 1 0 – – – – 21 9
2018–19 16 1 4 1 – – 5 1 25 3
2019–20 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0 0 0
Chennaiyin Total 69 23 5 1 0 0 5 1 79 25
Mohun Bagan 2014–15 I-League 12 1 4 0 0 0 – – 16 1
Mohun Bagan (loan) 2015–16 14 4 5 8 – – 9 7 28 19
2016–17 17 5 5 1 – – 9 5 31 11
Mohun Bagan Total 43 10 14 9 0 0 18 12 75 31
East Bengal 2020–21 Indian Super League 7 1 – – – – – – 7 1
Career Total 206 67 27 14 2 1 23 13 258 95

International statistics[]

As of 14 January 2019[62]
India national team
Year Apps Goals
2011 15 8
2012 0 0
2013 6 0
2014 0 0
2015 10 3
2016 6 5
2017 9 4
2018 7 2
2019 3 1
Total 56 23

International goals[]

As of 6 January 2019

Under–23[]

Senior team[]

Scores and results list India's goal tally first.[63]

Unofficial international goal[]

Honours[]

International[]

India

Club[]

Mohun Bagan
Chennaiyin

Individual[]

  • FPAI Best Young Player Award: 2010–11
  • AIFF Emerging Player of the Year: 2013
  • Indian Super League Emerging Player of the League: 2015
  • Federation Cup Top Goalscorer: 2015–16
  • Federation Cup Best Player: 2015–16
  • FPAI Indian Player of the Year: 2015–16
  • AIFF Player of the Year: 2016
  • Indian Super League Fans' Player of the Month: December 2017[64]

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