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Lalengmawia Ralte
Personal information
Full name Lalengmawia Ralte
Date of birth (2000-10-17) 17 October 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Aizawl, Mizoram, India[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Indian Arrows 15 (1)
2019–2021 Northeast United FC 32 (1)
2021– ATK Mohun Bagan FC 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 India U17 25 (0)
2021– India 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 Jan 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2021 (UTC)

Lalengmawia (born 17 October 2000), commonly known as Apuia, is an Indian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club NorthEast United FC and India national football team. He is the youngest player in the history to captain an Indian Super League club, by doing so for NorthEast United FC, at an age 20 years and 44 days.

Early life

Lalengmawia belongs to Indian state of Mizoram. His father works as butcher.[1][2] He started playing football at the age of 6.[2] He represented his school in Subroto Cup.[1]

Club career

Apuia started his club career with the developmental club Indian Arrows, making two appearances in their 2017–18 season.

NorthEast United

In 2019, he was signed by the Indian Super League club NorthEast United. On 30 November 2020, Apuia captained the NorthEast United side for the first time in their 1–1 away draw against Goa.[3] It made him the Youngest captain in the history of the Indian Super League at 20 years and 44 days. Apuia even went on to be awarded Hero of the Match.[4]He scored his first goal for NorthEast United in a 2-0 win against Kerala Blasters on 26th February 2021. Apuia's contract is extended until 2022.[5]

International career

On 2 March 2021, Apuia got selected for the 35-man-squad national camp ahead of India national team's friendlies against Oman and UAE.[6] On 25 March 2021, he made his international debut for India against Oman, which ended on a 1-1 draw.[7][8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 February 2021[9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Indian Arrows 2017–18 I-League 2 0 1 0 – – 0 0 3 0
2018–19 11 1 1 0 – – 0 0 12 1
NorthEast United 2019–20 Indian Super League 10 0 – – – – – – 10 0
2020–21 22 1 – – – – – – 22 1
Career total 45 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 47 2
Notes

Honours

Individual

  • FPAI Indian Football awards: Young Player of the Year (2020-21)[12]


References

  1. ^ a b c Roy, Rohit (26 September 2017). "FIFA U-17 World Cup Indian team stars: 10 things to know about talented midfielder Lalengmawia". Sports Keeda. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b Bhatt, Gautam (13 October 2017). "FIFA U-17 World Cup: Lalengmawia's clan has an evening to remember in Delhi". The Indian Express. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. ^ "NorthEast United FC's Lalengmawia becomes the youngest captain in ISL". footballexpress.in. 4 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Gerard Nus: Giving Lalengmawia the captaincy shows that he has my full trust". Indian Super League. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Apuia to remain at NorthEast United FC". Football Express. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Bipin Singh, Ishan Pandita in 35-man probables list for Oman, UAE friendlies". scroll.in. 2 March 2021.
  7. ^ "India vs Oman, Match Highlights: Manvir Singh's equaliser sees India grind out draw under immense pressure". First Post. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Manvir Singh header ensures 1-1 draw for India vs Oman". The Telegraph India. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  9. ^ Lalengmawia Ralte at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  10. ^ "NorthEast United FC midfielder Lalengmawia wins Hero-of-the-Month award for February". Indian Super League. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  11. ^ "ISL 2020-21: From Lalengmawia to Roy Krishna - All the season award winners | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  12. ^ "FPAI Indian Football awards: Sunil Chhetri, Arindam Bhattacharya and other winners | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
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