Denechandra Meitei
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yendrembam Denechandra Meitei | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Manipur, India | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kerala Blasters | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Mohun Bagan | ||
| 2009 | Sambhalpur Academy | ||
| 2011–2013 | Pune | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Pune | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–18 | Churchill Brothers | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | NEROCA | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | TRAU | 12 | (0) |
| 2020– | Kerala Blasters | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2020 | |||
Yendrembam Denechandra Meitei (born 28 March 1994) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Kerala Blasters in Indian Super League.
Career
Early career
Born in Manipur, Meitei started playing football from the age of 10 years.[1] He initially trained at a local stadium to improve his technical ability.[1] He eventually managed to make it into his district team and then the Manipur football team in the youth nationals.[1] Then in 2008 he was signed by Mohun Bagan A.C. to join their academy.[1] After a one-year stay at the academy, Meitei joined the Sambhalpur Academy in Orissa.[1] However, due to problems with both academies in terms of how they taught academics, Meitei dropped out of both.[1] He then went back to Manipur to play for a local club.[1]
Then, after going back to Manipur, James Singh of Mumbai F.C. recommended Meitei to trial at Pune F.C. for a spot in the Pune F.C. Academy.[1] Meitei trialed for the spot in the academy and passed.[1] While with the Pune F.C. Academy Meitei had won the I-League U19 twice.[1]
Pune Football Club
On 10 October 2013, Meitei made his professional debut for Pune F.C. in the I-League against Mohun Bagan A.C. at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which he came on in the 89th minute for Pierre Douhou as Pune won the match 2–0.[2]
Kerala Blasters FC
On 5 August 2020, it was announced that Meitei would join Kerala Blasters from TRAU FC.[3]
International
Meitei has represented India at the under-13 level in which he played for them in a tournament in Bangladesh.[1]
Personal
Meitei's favorite footballer is David Beckham.[1]
Career statistics
- As of 10 February 2018[4]
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pune | 2013–14 | I-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Churchill Brothers | 2017–18 | I-League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| TRAU | 2018–19 | I-League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Kerala Blasters | 2020–21 | ISL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "14. Y. Denechandra Meitei". Pune Football Club. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "PUNE VS. MOHUN BAGAN 2 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "Denechandra Meitei joins Kerala Blasters". ANI News. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Denechandra Meitei at Soccerway