Rupert Nongrum

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Rupert Nongrum
Personal information
Full name Rupert Lamlang Nongrum
Date of birth (1996-08-21) 21 August 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Meghalaya, India
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Real Kashmir
Number 23
Youth career
2010–2015 Shillong Lajong
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Shillong Lajong 22 (1)
2016Delhi Dynamos (loan) 5 (0)
2017–2018 ATK 15 (0)
2018–2020 NorthEast United 4 (0)
2020–2022 RoundGlass Punjab 23 (4)
2022–2023 NorthEast United 1 (0)
2023– Real Kashmir 0 (0)
International career
2013 India U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022

Rupert Lamlang Nongrum (born 21 August 1996) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Real Kashmir in the I-League.

Career[edit]

Shillong Lajong[edit]

Born in Malki Meghalaya, Nongrum joined Shillong Lajong as a youth player in 2010. While with Lajong, Nongrum participated in the Subroto Cup with his high school team, Myngken Christian HSS.[1] He eventually made it up to the under-19 team where he played for the club in the I-League U19.[2] After good performances with the under-19 side, Nongrum was promoted to the reserve side for Shillong Lajong that participated and won the Shillong Premier League. He scored a brace for Lajong in the game that clinched the title for his club against Langsning on 29 November 2014.[3]

His performance for the club in the Shillong Premier League earned Nongrum a promotion to the first-team. He made his senior debut for the club on 14 February 2015 in the I-League against Bengaluru FC. He started the match but could not prevent Shillong Lajong losing 2–0.[4] On 21 January 2017, Rupert scored his first goal for Shillong Lajong against Minerva Punjab FC and won the match 2-1.

Delhi Dynamos (loan)[edit]

on 29 July 2016, ISL club Delhi Dynamos announced the signing of Rupert Nongrum on loan from Shillong Lajong.[5] Rupert played as winger under head coach Gianluca Zambrotta in Delhi Dynamos entire season.

ATK[edit]

On 23 July 2017, Nongrum has been picked up by Kolkata club ATK.

International[edit]

Nongrum was called up to the India U19 side in 2013.[6] He was in the India U19 for the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers and made his debut for India U19 against Uzbekistan by coming-on as 46th-minute substitute for Gurba Gagrai.[7]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 29 December 2022[8]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shillong Lajong 2014–15 I-League 2 0 0 0 2 0
Shillong Lajong 2015–16 9 0 0 0 9 0
Delhi Dynamos (Loan) 2016 Indian Super League 5 0 0 0 5 0
Shillong Lajong 2016–17 I-League 12 1 0 0 12 1
ATK 2017–18 Indian Super League 13 0 0 0 13 0
NorthEast United 2018–19 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 4 0 0 0 4 0
Roundglass Punjab 2020–21 I-League 8 2 0 0 8 2
2021–22 15 2 0 0 15 2
NorthEast United 2022–23 Indian Super League 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 76 5 0 0 0 0 76 5

Honours[edit]

Shillong Lajong

References[edit]

  1. ^ BilalI, Shaghil (26 November 2011). "NCC pip Myngken School for Subroto glory". India Today. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Shillong Lajong trounces ANMA". The Hindu. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Lajong new SPL champions". The Shillong Times. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Bengaluru FC 2-0 Shillong Lajong". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Indian Super League - Delhi Dynamos sign Arjun Tudu, Rupert Nongrum, Chinglensana Singh Konsham - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 2 August 2016.
  6. ^ "5 Shillong Lajong Boys in U-19 National Team Exposure Trip". ISikkim. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  7. ^ "All Competitions | AFC". the-AFC.
  8. ^ Rupert Nongrum at Soccerway
  9. ^ Bharat, Khelchandra (22 November 2015). "Shillong Lajong FC Emerge as Shillong Premier League Champions". indianfootballnetwork.com. Shillong: Indian Football Network. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Shillong Lajong FC Edge Past Royal Wahingdoh to Clinch Shillong Premier League". NDTV Sports. 21 November 2015. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.

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