William Lalnunfela
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 July 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kolasib, Mizoram, India | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Aizawl | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pui Pui | |||
| Vengthar VC | |||
| 2011–2013 | Pune | ||
| 2013–2014 | Chanmari | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Aizawl | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2016 | |||
William Lalnunfela (born 6 July 1995) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Aizawl in the I-League.
Career
Early career
Born in Kolasib, Mizoram, Lalnunfela started playing football at the age of twelve, starting off as a goalkeeper before switching to a striker.[2] He spent the first two seasons of his footballing career with his local club, Pui Pui, before joining the under-16 side of his village team, Vengthar VC.[2] After playing for the club in a Red-Ribbon inter-village tournament, Lalnunfela was scouted by Pune, an I-League club, and was told to trial with their academy.[2] With the Pune Academy, Lalnunfela finished as the top scorer in the 2013 edition of the I-League U20 while the academy won the tournament for two seasons in a row.[2] After graduating from the academy in 2013,[3] Lalnunfela moved back to his home state and signed with Chanmari.[4] He also played for the Mizoram state side in the Santosh Trophy in 2014 and 2015 and the side that won the gold medal for football at the 2015 National Games of India.[4][5]
Aizawl
In 2015, Lalnunfela joined Aizawl and played for the club in the I-League 2nd Division the season they earned promotion to the I-League and the Mizoram Premier League.[6] He made his professional debut for the club in the I-League on 28 February 2016 against Bengaluru FC. He came on as a halftime substitute for Albert Zohmingmawia as Aizawl lost 1–0.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 7 May 2016[8]
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aizawl | 2015–16 | I-League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ "William Lalnunfela". Eurosport.
- ^ a b c d D'sa, Edwin (13 April 2013). "In Pune, a Mizo sniper calls the shots". Times Crest. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "20 first-batch Peninsula Pune FC Academy cadets graduate". Goal.com. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Santosh Trophy Champion Mizoram team home coming 12th March 2014". Lamtluang News. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "National Games 2015". NG2015. 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ Bhutani, Rahul (10 May 2015). "Aizawl F.C. Champions". The Hard Tackle. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ^ "Bengaluru FC 1-0 Aizawl". Soccerway.
- ^ William Lalnunfela at Soccerway