Suresh Singh Wangjam

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Suresh Singh
Personal information
Full name Suresh Singh Wangjam
Date of birth (2000-08-07) 7 August 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Manipur, India
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bengaluru
Number 7
Youth career
2016–2019 AIFF Elite Academy
2019 Bengaluru B
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Indian Arrows 30 (0)
2019– Bengaluru 44 (1)
National team‡
2015–2017 India U17 30 (6)
2017 India U20 2 (2)
2021– India U23 3 (0)
2021– India 11 (1)
Honours
Representing  India
SAFF Championship
Winner 2021 Maldives
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 October 2021

Suresh Singh Wangjam (born 7 August 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC and Indian national football team. He won the 2020–21 AIFF Emerging Player of the Year award.[1] He Also Represented India In FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017.

Career[]

Born in Manipur and nicknamed as 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[]

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[]

As of 5 February 2022[5]
Club Season League Cup[6] Continental[7] Total
Division 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 0 — — 17 0
Indian Arrows total 30 0 2 0 0 0 32 0
Bengaluru 2019–20 Indian Super League 11 0 3 3 3 0 17 3
2020–21 19 1 0 0 1 0 20 1
2021–22 14 0 0 0 4 0 18 0
Bengaluru total 44 1 3 3 8 0 55 4
Career total 74 1 5 3 8 0 87 4

International[]

As of 16 October 2021[8]
Appearances and Goals by year
Year Apps Goals
2021 11 1
Total 11 1

International goals[]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 October 2021 National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives    Nepal 2–0 3–0 2021 SAFF Championship Final

Honours[]

International[]

India

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Sandesh named AIFF Men's Footballer of the Year, Suresh wins Emerging Player award". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City". Soccerway.
  5. ^ Suresh Singh Wangjam at Soccerway
  6. ^ includes Hero Super Cup and Durand Cup
  7. ^ includes AFC Cup
  8. ^ "Suresh Singh Wangjam". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 June 2021.


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