Alen Deory (born 12 January 1996) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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in the

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and the India national team.

Career

Early career

Born in

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, Deory belongs to

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community (an indigenous Assamese community). He started his career when he joined the football program of the

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in Assam. He then joined the

Tata Football Academy Tata Football Academy (Tata FA or TFA) is an association football academy situated in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India, sponsored by Tata Steel, which owns ISL outfit Jamshedpur FC. It is one of the renowned football academies in India. History ...

in 2011 but only stayed for three-months before traveling to

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in the

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to join the

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after receiving an IMG-Reliance Scholarship. While at the IMG Academy, Alen was a part of the India IMG Academy team that defeated the United States women's senior team in a friendly match 4–0. After spending a couple years at the IMG Academy, Deory came back to India to join the

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Academy in

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. While with the AIFF Academy, Deory, along with teammate

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, took part in the Nike All Asia Camp where they were both selected to join the All-Star squad in

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Shillong Lajong

On 21 July 2014, it was announced that Deory signed his first professional contract when he signed for

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in the

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NorthEast United (loan)

After signing for

, Deory sign on with their

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affiliated club,

NorthEast United NorthEast United FC is an Indian professional football club based in Guwahati, Assam that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was founded on 13 April 2014 during the inaugural season of Indian Supe ...

, on loan for the 2014 season. Deory then made his professional debut for NorthEast United on 8 November 2014 against

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. He came on as a 61st-minute substitute for

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as NorthEast United drew the match 2–2.

Mumbai City

After having a good season with Shillong Lajong FC,

Mumbai City Mumbai City Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra that competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was founded in August 2014, during the inaugural season of ...

roped him to strengthen their attack. The 24-year-old Deory featured in only a single game for the club before leaving the side.

Mohammedan SC

Mohammedan SC signs one of India’s most promising youngster Alen Deory from Indian Super League club Mumbai City FC.

ARA FC

In 2021, he signed for

side,

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International

Deory has played for India at the under-13, under-14, under-16, under-19 and India U23 levels. He made his debut for the under-13 side in 2009 before joining the under-14 side the next year. Deory was a part of the under-16 team that played in the

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and then the under-19 team for the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers. In July 2017, he was selected in final India U23 squad which travelled to Qatar to play

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and scored a goal against Turkmenistan U23.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

India * Intercontinental Cup:

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Personal life

Deory's favourite player is

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, and he also looks up to NorthEast United teammate Koke.

References

External links

ALEN DEORY Profile

Indian Super League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Deory, Alen 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from Guwahati Indian footballers Shillong Lajong FC players NorthEast United FC players Mumbai City FC players ARA FC players Association football midfielders Footballers from Assam Indian Super League players India youth international footballers