Chesterpaul Lyngdoh is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for Bengaluru United.

Career

Early career

Born in

Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of As ...

, Lyngdoh began his footballing career playing for his school team in the

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. He was then part of the youth set-up of local

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-based club Nangkiew Irat, playing for them in the local state under-19 league. After impressing in the under-19 league, Lyngdoh was selected to join the

Pune F.C. Academy The Pune Football Club Academy was the youth team of Pune F.C., Pune Football Club. They played in the I-League U19, the highest level of youth football in India. The team closed operations in 2016 and were purchased by Indian Super League side ...

Churchill Brothers (loan)

After the

was bought out by

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side

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, Lyngdoh was loaned out to

Churchill Brothers Churchill Brothers FC Goa, or simply known as Churchill Brothers, is an Indian professional football club based in Margao, Goa, that competes in the I-League, alongside Goa Professional League. Founded in 1988 in Margao, the club usually part ...

, who then played in the

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. He played for the club during the 2016 GPL season. He was then included in the squad for Churchill Brothers' upcoming

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season. He made his professional debut for the club on 18 January 2017 in the league against

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. He came on as an 88th-minute substitute for

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as Churchill Brothers lost 2–0. The 19-year-old played a total of 1121 minutes for Churchill Brothers and scored three goals, two of them were the winners against

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and

Mohun Bagan Mohun Bagan Athletic Club is an Indian professional sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, its football section is one of the oldest in India and Asia. The club is most notable for its victory over East Yorkshire Regiment ...

Mohun Bagan

In July 2017, Mohun Bagan signed lyngdoh for the upcoming

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and

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seasons. He made his debut for the club in the

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match against

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.He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win against Railway fc. Later he started for Bagan in their

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season opener match against Minerva Punjab. However he only made 3 appearances for the club and eventually he was released after the

season.

Pune City'B' / Pune City

In March 2018 he returned to

. He was included in the Pune City Reserves squad for the

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. He made his debut for the club in a 0–0 draw against Real Kashmir. He scored three goals from 6 matches which includes a brace against Lonestar Kashmir. His performance for the reserve side caught the eyes of

head coach Ranko Popovic and was included in the first team's squad for

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. Lyngdoh made his debut for the first team of

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on 4 April 2018 coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for

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against

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; Pune city lost 2–3.

Churchill Brothers

In 2019 season he joined Churchill brothers. He was included in the Churchill' squad for

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. However, in the middle of the season first team coach

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included him into the

squad. He made a total of 10 Appearances for the club in the

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Season.

Career statistics

;Notes

Honours

Real Kashmir *

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lyngdoh, Chesterpaul Living people Indian men's footballers Footballers from Meghalaya Pune FC players FC Pune City players Churchill Brothers FC Goa players Men's association football midfielders Goa Professional League players I-League players 1997 births Real Kashmir FC players Indian Super League players Mohun Bagan Super Giant players I-League 2 players Sudeva Delhi FC players Rangdajied United FC players FC Bengaluru United players