Lalthathanga Khawlhring
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lalthathanga Khawlhring | ||
Date of birth | 30 March 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Mizoram, India | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Kerala Blasters | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016 | Bethlehem Vengthlang | ||
2016–2017 | DSK Shivajians | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | DSK Shivajians | 4 | (0) |
2017–2020 | NorthEast United | 29 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Aizawl (loan) | 17 | (1) |
2020– | Kerala Blasters | 19 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:13, 24 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 January 2020 |
Lalthathanga Khawlhring (born 30 March 1998) popularly known as Puitea is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters.[1]
Club career[]
Bethlehem Vengthlang[]
Born in Mizoram, Lalthathanga began his career with Bethlehem Vengthlang in the Mizoram Premier League before joining DSK Shivajians's academy.[2] After the 2015–16 season, Lalthathanga was named as the best midfielder in the league.[2]
DSK Shivajians[]
On 8 January 2017 Lalthathanga made his professional debut for DSK Shivajians in their opening I-League fixture of the 2016–17 season against Mumbai. He started and played the full match despite DSK Shivajians falling 1–0 at the Cooperage Ground.[3]
North East United[]
Loan to Aizawl[]
On 29 July 2017, NorthEast United announced that they had completed a transfer for Lalthathanga, who signed a three-year contract but was immediately loaned to Aizawl for the 2017–18 season. He was a mainstay for Aizawl during the season, and would finish the season with a solitary goal.
Return to North East United[]
After successful season with Aizawl, Lalthathanga came back to NorthEast United for season 2018–19 season. On 1 October 2018, he made his debut against Goa. He played one more season there and made a total of 29 appearances for the club.
Kerala Blasters[]
On 16 September, he was signed by Kerala Blasters FC on a three year deal.[4] He made his debut for the Blasters against ATK Mohun Bagan on 20 November 2020, coming as a substitute in the 47th minute, where the match ended 1-0 in favour of ATK Mohun Bagan.[5] He scored his first-ever goal in Indian Super League and for the club against Bengaluru FC on 20 January 2021, coming on as a 46th minute substitute for Jordan Murray and the match ended 2–1 in favour for Kerala Blasters.[6]
Puitea was included in the Kerala Blasters squad for the 2021 Durand Cup, and played all three matches for the club in the tournament.[7] He played his first match of the 2021–22 Indian Super League season on 25 November 2021, which ended in a 0–0 draw as a substitute for Ayush Adhikari in the 60th minute of the game.[8][9]
Career statistics[]
- As of matches played till 12 January 2022[10]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Durand Cup | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
DSK Shivajians | 2016–17 | I-League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
Aizawl (loan) | 2017–18 | I-League | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
NorthEast United | 2018–19 | Indian Super League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 0 |
2019–20 | Indian Super League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |
NorthEast United total | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
Kerala Blasters | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 |
2021–22 | Indian Super League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Kerala Blasters total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
Career total | 70 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 2 |
Honours[]
Individual[]
- Mizoram Premier League Best Midfielder 2015–16[2]
References[]
- ^ "Lalthathanga Khawlhring: Why Kerala Blasters decided to sign prodigy". Khel Now. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Aizawl FC are Mizo Premier League Champions". The All India Football Federation. 17 December 2015. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Mumbai 1-0 DSK Shivajians". Soccerway.
- ^ Sportstar, Team. "ISL 2020-21: Mizoram youngster Khawlhring joins Kerala Blasters". Sportstar. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ Sportstar, Team. "ISL 2020-21: Kerala Blasters vs ATK Mohun Bagan - Talking Points". Sportstar. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "ISL 2020-21 highlights: Kerala Blasters FC beats Bengaluru FC 2-1". Sportstar. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ Sportstar, Team. "Durand Cup 2021: Kerala Blasters FC announces squad". Sportstar. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "ISL 2021-22 Highlights: NorthEast United FC and Kerala Blasters Play Out 0-0 Draw". News18. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Sportstar, Team. "ISL 2021-22, NorthEast United vs Kerala Blasters Highlights: KBFC's Diaz and Sahal miss big chances as match ends in goalless draw". Sportstar. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Lalthathanga Khawlhring at Soccerway
External links[]
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Mizoram
- Indian footballers
- DSK Shivajians FC players
- NorthEast United FC players
- Aizawl FC players
- Association football midfielders
- Footballers from Mizoram
- Mizoram Premier League players
- I-League players
- Kerala Blasters FC players
- Indian Super League players